Endeavor 3D integrates CO-AM software in its powerful HP printer fleet
Additive contract manufacturer Endeavor 3D has partnered with HP and Materialise to leverage the Materialise CO-AM software platform for improving its…
Boston Micro Fabrication launches new dual-resolution, high-precision 3D printer
US-based 3D printer manufacturer Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has launched the microArch D1025, a new 3D printer for the production of micro-scale p…
American companies to make and sell NASA’s GRX-810 superalloy
NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has announced that it has licensed its GRX-810 superalloy to five US-based companies. Unveiled last year, GRX-810 is an Oxide Dispersi…
The Way It Moves: 17 Year Old 3D Prints Autonomous Walker
Sometimes there are stories about creation that are simultaneously inspiring and disheartening. 3D printing provides quite a few instances of this phenomenon, and a 17 year old gives yet another examp…
3D Printed Portuguese Filigree Solders Together Past and Future
A project carried out by the design and engineering agency WeProductise, together with the PiP Store eco-3D print shop, wants to reinvent the ancient artisan tradition of Portuguese filigree by 3D pri…
Shapeways 3D Prints A Fitting Memorial for a Fallen Soldier – Sgt. Liam Nevins
When soldiers fall in battle, their loved ones and the brave souls who fought at their side find ways to preserve their memory, to honor the sacrifice. Michael Williams of Shapeways found a way to hon…
New 3D Printing Opportunities Opening up at CFPR
Stephen Hoskins of Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of the West of England (Bristol, UK) has made 3DPI aware of a number of opportunities that have opened up at the centre with a speci…
Shapeways Throws Contest for 3D Printed Wedding Bling
Planning my wedding last year, I learned just how much they cost. We poured over websites, looking for the ideal wedding dress, the best klezmer band, and all of the decorations – from pretty f…
Using the Science of Adhesion to Make the Perfect 3D Printer Build Plate
Everything in a 3D printer, even the most basic FFF/FDM platforms, is based on science: physics, thermodynamics, material properties and even computer science all play a vital role in making the machi…
Further Insight into the Great Fredini – Fred Kahl interview by Brian Federal
Last week 3DPI’s Mike reported about the unveiling of 3D Printed Coney Island by the Great Fredini. To give you further information to the story, we’re sharing this recent Fred Kahl interv…
3DPI Editorial Round-Up: May 2014
What a month, as the 3DPI writing team continues to grow — in number and stature — the 3D printing stories are coming through thicker and faster than ever before. A clear trend throughout the month of…
Japanese Company Wants to Keep You from 3D Printing Guns, Knives and Mickey Rat
News broke last month of a Japanese man who was arrested for the possession of five different 3D printed guns. So, although many of us in the United States and the west have already experienced this s…
Jimmy, the 3D Printed Research Humanoid is Ready To Usher In a New Century of Robots
Much has been said about the 21st Century Robot Project by Intel futurist David Johnson. It is an open source, Intel powered, humanoid looking, externally 3D printed robot called Jimmy (according to t…
The MOD-t $249 3D Printer is Go After Collecting More than $400K in 4 Days
Bre Pettis once told me that he started MakerBot because he could not afford Stratasys’ 3D printers and decided to make his own. That paid off: not only did he get the 3D printer he wanted but h…
Anouk Wipprecht’s Electrifying 3D Printed Fashion – You Have to See it to Believe It!
Fashion had a good run for a while, until it culminated in the electrifying (partially) 3D printed ensemble of Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht at the Bay Area Maker Faire. Unable to top her Faraday dre…