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…
All Hail the Unholy 3D Printed Cross!
Don’t tell anyone, but I’m not always impressed by 3D printed artwork, or artwork in general, for that matter. I’ve been jaded by the art world after going to CalArts and, also, spending too much time…
A Bagful of 3D Printed Protein Models to Better Understand Diabetes
Brooklyn, NY, based Biologic Models has been producing and experiencing quite a bit of growth in the demand for its physical models of proteins and molecules, cleverly described by Wired UK as “Protei…
Possibilities Made 3D: A Man, His Son & a 3D Printed Toy Car
Over breakfast one morning Grant Schindler’s young son asked him for a remote control car, so he suggested that they use their 3D printer to make one instead. Grant’s son got his toy car, but he also…
The Doge Has Spoken: 3D Printed Meme Winners Announced
The results are in for CGTrader’s 3D printed meme contest! The contest saw a total of 211 3D printable meme models. I’m not one for netspeak , so, to quote CGTrader, “Such much WOW!” Here are some of …
3D Printing & Crowd Funding — Cyborg Girl Looks Good but Needs more Substance?
Language used poorly is often a barrier to understanding — for better or worse it can put people off. When you are asking people to support you financially via crowd funding, it can be an even higher …
3D Print This Man’s Face to Avoid Ubiquitous Surveillance
Here is some more 3D printed art that I can get into! Not because of the political commentary at work, so much as the Philip K. Dickian psychosis that it induces. Artist Leonardo Selvaggio has created…
In the Age of 3D Printing You Can Have Any Accessory You Want for Your RC Vehicle
Rapid prototyping has made RC vehicles and robots easier to design. The spread of 3D printing as a manufacturing technology has made them easier to make. Now it is time to fully complement the miniatu…
3D Printing & Nostalgia with the RBB-32
Since I was I child, I have envied those people that could ping a rubber band, with precision, across a room and initiate a rubber band battle. My dad was a master at it and I had teachers (in the day…
Rapid.Tech and FabCon Ready for the Off — With Something New for Industry and Makers
The second edition of the FabCon 3.D exhibition is all set to take place this week, starting on May 15th, in Erfurt, the closest city to the geographical centre of Germany. The modern Erfurt Messe com…
4th Graders Discover New Species of 3D Printed Insects in Their Classroom
Almost a million different species of insects have been identified and catalogued living in almost every imaginable habitat on the planet. Clark Barnett’s 4th grade class just discovered a few more of…
Tindie is the Etsy of 3D Printing and Maker Hardware
As the Maker revolution continues, with the potential to permeate mainstream culture (my bet is that it will!), there are new opportunities for businesses to ride the wave. It didn’t start out with th…
ExOne Continues Adding New Metals for 3D Printing With Superalloy Inconel 625
ExOne’s binder jetting metal 3D printing technology is further proving its worth as a cost-effective industrial solution with the introduction of Inconel 625 to its range of available materials. Incon…