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…
3D Printing Regulation Development – A European View
Regulatory issues are becoming more and more of a pressing concern for companies and experts involved with 3D printing and additive manufacturing. Just last week, news emerged of the US FDA opening up…
A Faster Way To 3D Print Architecture
3D printing architecture is a relatively new phenomena. As with all new technologies there are constraints as well as benefits, such as the speed of 3D printing technologies for large volume parts. Ti…
This is your Arduino, This is your Arduino on SCAD
The world of makers is amazing and, whenever I try to update myself on what is going on to write about it, I cannot help but think of Blade Runner and home made robots. I’m sure it will happen, and ma…
Walmart CEO Hints Company's Interest in 3D Printing
Walmart is known for a lot of things: being the largest retailer, public corporation, and private employer in the world, being anti-union, suppressing worker wages, using sweatshops, and, of course, i…
Spor: 3D Printed Solar Power For Portable Devices
The benefits of being able to get online with a smart phone, alongside the multiple applications that work without doing so, are many and varied enough for smart phones to have been the product of the…
Isis One 3D Printer Now Has Two Extruders for Soluble Support
Last year, I wrote an article about a RepRap 3D printer, called the Isis One, that had ticked off some members of the RepRap community. After overcoming the initial reactions from other RepRappers, t…
Former Atari CEO Starts 3D Print Vending Business
David Pierce, CEO of The 3D Box, believes in the commercial viability of 3D printing vending machines. Mr. Pierce is not just anyone. He’s the former CEO of Atari and Executive Vice President at Sony.…
IdeaZoo 3D Prints Ideas Locally in Louisiana
So, even if 3D printers don’t wind up in every home across the world, I believe they’re likely to pop up, along with hackerspaces and service bureaus, in most mid- to large-sized towns and cities. At …
Undercutting Consumables of the Inkjet 3D Printing Market
Sure, 3D prints made with inkjet technology can be quite beautiful to look at, what with all them ‘purty colours’ and all. While functional prototyping is a dominant application of this process, perha…
Maker’s Empire Hopes to Make 3D Printing Easy with Tablet App
When I was little, everything was a button to push. For kids these days, everything is a touchscreen to swipe. Maker’s Empire in Australia has taken advantage of the new generation of tablet-friendly …
Toyfabb Gives us a Glimpse Into a 3D Printed World of Toys
Toys, toys, toys — we love them, we love them. Sounds like the line of a song by Lady Gaga but in truth we all love toys and many in the 3D printing world see toys as the first, mass-market consumer a…
New Ceramic Colours by i.materialise
3D printing service provider i.materialise has released a colourful new range of food-safe ceramic materials. The previous colour choices for ceramic prints were in soft pastel tones, but i.materialis…