Siemens launches its new AI-powered assistant for industrial engineering
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! Industrial manufacturing firm Siemens has unv…
Optimizing 3D printing performance with Bondtech’s Core Heating Technology
Core Heating Technology (CHT) from Bondtech, the Swedish manufacturer of world-leading filament feeders, increases 3D printing speeds by over 30%. CHT…
Materialise adds novel AM materials to its portfolio
Belgian 3D printing company Materialise has introduced three new materials to its AM portfolio. These materials include Polyamide 12S (PA 12S), Polyamide 11 (PA 11) for Multi Jet Fusion, and Carbon Fi…
If Anyone Can Make some World Cup 3D Printed Noise, SambaCan
Football fever has been ramping up over the last few weeks as the 2014 World Cup approaches. Kick off of the first game is due tomorrow and the 3D printing industry has not been immune to the global e…
With 3D Printing, Losing Face Can Be a Good Thing — and Definitely a UFO!
There are those who ruin a reputation by losing face and then there are those who just build a new one. Unidenitfied-Fabulous-Objects, an artistic duo from Berlin belong in the second category: the me…
OpenCreators – An Introduction
With the Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo, South Korea right around the corner, we thought we would take a moment to introduce one of the show’s guest speakers to our readers. Kang Min Hyuck …
3D Printlife Wants to Show that You CAN 3D Print Your Life!
Take an (almost) empty apartment, a cute guy, a cuter dog and a 3D printer and what do you get? Well, according to the peeps behind California based 3D printing company, 3D Printlife, it’s a perfect m…
Making a Business Out of Filament "Scraps"
Once a friend of mine came over to my house with his filament that I used in my 3D printer to make him an object he needed. When we were done he cut off a piece of the filament to take the rest of the…
3D Printed Robot, Jarvis, Delivers The News To Students in Georgia
Under the tutelage of Dr. Stephen Sweigart, students at Johns Creek High School in Johns Creek, Georgia have used their engineering talents and 3D printer to create “Jarvis”, their school robot. For t…
Zurich Assesses the Risks of 3D Printing
Leave it to the insurance companies to break a perfectly working toy! 3D printing was going great, heading towards the mass market, until Zurich, Switzerland’s largest insurance company, got involved …
Introducing The Form 1+ — FormLabs' New 3D Printer Adds Up
With today being day 1 of the RAPID 2014 show, the longest serving 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing event in the US, it should not be too surprising to see the new launches coming thick and fast…
Stratasys Understands the Importance of Flexibility & Combines It With Some Colour
Stratasys’ Objet brand has always kept a step ahead in terms of the broad range of materials — including digital materials — that it offers. For a long time, the company has been a supplier of flexibl…
Is This the Embryo of the Next Great 3D Printed Idea?
New Orleans based Richard Twiggs Jr. has undertaken many different projects with 3D printing in the past, ranging form a venture with ThinkPrint3D, the second 3D print bureau in Louisiana, to 3D print…
Yes, Some 3D Printing Patents Are Expiring. So What?
At the beginning of this year we wrote about expiring 3D printing patents. Yes, several early 3D printing patents have expired or are expiring. So what? Contrary to the legions of writers who predict …
Instructables Releases DIY Coffee Machine Tutorial Made using Recycled Materials and 3D Printing
With this new Instructable you can create a sustainable coffee maker using recycled materials and easy to replace parts. This may seem like a lot of work for a machine that you can purchase for $20.00…