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…
Nadya Peek at Solid Conference 2014: Making Machines that Make
Nadya Peek, a phd student at MIT Center for Bits and Atoms gave a keynote speech at the Solid Conference 2014. In her speech Nadya talks about small scale automation and making digital fabrication equ…
Paraplegic with Exoskeleton to Kick First Ball at World Cup Thanks to 3D Printing
At the World Cup in São Paulo this year, the world will come together, not just to compete in the most popular sporting event across the globe, but to give a young, Brazilian paraplegic the ability to…
3DPI.TV – Turn Your Smartphone Into a Microscope
Dr. Steve Lee, at the Australian National University Research School of Engineering, along with Dr. Tri Phan, of Sydney’s Garvan Institute of Medical Research, have developed a novel method for fabric…
3D Printing Piracy Keeps Hitting 3DP Designers
The most discussed concerns surrounding IP and 3D printing come from manufacturers, mostly because they have the loudest voices in the room. The piracy of physical objects could stand to cost huge sum…
Could the Braille OwnFone Become a Killer App for 3D Printing?
Ever since Google presented Project Ara in collaboration with 3D Systems I have started to think about what a killer app for 3D printing could look like and how it will probably be linked to mobile co…
Stunning Sights: 3D Printing Improves Rig for Time Lapse Photography
Doug Urquhart knows a beautiful world, a stunning perception he shares with time-lapse photography, and 3D printing makes his vision appear with newfound ease. After tinkering and experimenting with 3…
The Return of the Ferrari 312P
The refurbishment of classic racing car engines is extremely time-consuming and costly. Needless to say it is also very challenging technically. But what used to take a year can now be done in weeks t…
3DLT & PieceMaker: In-store 3D Printing
John Hauer and the 3DLT team have a head for business. We have seen manifold 3D printing marketplaces emerge recently, some better than others. The ones doing well aren’t necessarily the best. They ar…
Mamba3D Printer Has Just 6 Days to Go on Kickstarter
In March of this year, we covered the Mamba3D printer. Back then, we weren’t really able to see the printer in all of its glory, as the company behind it, MyMatics, prepared for its Kickstarter launch…
Thousand Hand Bodhisattva Reincarnated with 3D Printing in China
3D scanning and 3D printing technology have begun to play an extremely important role in preserving historical artefacts and my guess is that it won’t stop any time soon. In China, they’re using the t…
MatterHackers Release 1st MatterControl Update
MatterHackers just released the first update for its simple to use 3D printing management software MatterControl. Among the multiple new features is the ability to effortlessly turn 2D images into 3D …
Sculptify’s FLEX Flees Filament in Favour of Pellets
There’s an image in the mind of most people introduced to desktop 3D printing of a long tube of plastic filament going into one end of a printer and coming out as a 3D object at the other. Sculptify, …