Amazemet scaling metal 3D printing with Siemens’ Xcelerator software
Polish metal 3D printing company Amazemet has adopted industrial manufacturing firm Siemens’ Xcelerator software portfolio. The Warsaw Universit…
Formlabs launches new 3D printers Form 4 and Form 4B
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! 3D printer OEM Formlabs has launched its new desktop re…
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…
Human Insecurity in 3D Printed Robot Form
Artist Sean Hottois seems to have a fascination with human psychological quirks and, maybe, robots. And maybe robots with human psychological quirks. Some might even go as far as to call those quirks …
3D Printing A 3D Spot of the Future in Beautiful, Decadent Lisbon
The way I found out about 3D Spot, the actual first 3D printing retail space in Portugal, is typical of my experiences in the 3D printing industry. I was scheduled to go to Lisbon for a holiday weeken…
3D Print Your Brand New DARwIn Mini Robot
Danielle and I were pretty impressed by Jimmy, the open source 3D printable robot from Intel, but, after watching a NOVA special on robots, Danielle fell in love with an even cuter bot named DARwIn (S…
Making Perfume Even More Unique with a Hint of 3D Printing
Direct glass 3D printing may still be a mirage but the Stölzle Glass Group, a large European company specializing in the production of high end glass bottles and containers for the Perfumery & Cos…
Skating to Success — 3D Print A Skateboard
Solid Concepts is one of North America’s large additive manufacturing service bureaus and fulfills prototyping and manufacturing for aerospace, architectural model making, automotive, firearms and med…
3DPI.TV – The ZeGo Delta Bot Hybrid 3D Printer
The ZeGo deltabot on Indiegogo is less of a 3D printer and more of a transformer. With interchangeable toolheads, the delta-style robot goes from 3D printer to 2D plotter to pick-and-place machine eas…
AstroPrint Offers More Cloud-Based 3D Printing
There’s an obvious demand for the ability to 3D print whatever you want from wherever you want, as numerous options for wireless, cloud 3D printing present themselves. Shortly after PrinttoPeer launch…
MoMA Store Kicks Back with the 3Doodler and More Crowd Sourced Creations
In a celebration of successfully crowd-founded objects that made it – or have a chance to make it – into popular culture, New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has launched a new Kic…
No One Will Ever Believe You Won a 3D Printer and 3D Printed Bill Murray
A few months back, we covered a 3D printables repository called Pinshape, a sort of Pinterest for 3D printing that allows designers to sell or giveaway their 3D printable designs. The site, still in b…
Proto-Pasta Brings Carbon Fiber PLA to 3D Printing Public
Since the successful completion of their Kickstarter campaign back in October of last year, Proto-Pasta has been making steady progress towards establishing itself as a Kickstarted business. The proje…
Denticles Are the Key to Reproducing Shark Skin, and 3D Printing is Capable
Shark skin is an amazing feat of engineering in nature. Tiny teeth or ‘denticles’ line the surface of the skin, creating turbulence that reduces drag. With this in mind, engineers have tried to mimic …
US FDA Wants An Open Dialogue About 3D Printing Medical Devices
The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is the regulatory body governing the safety of American’s health when it comes to pharmaceuticals, food and medical devices. It is, perhaps, the …