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…
Stratasys’ Objet 500 Connex3 Comes to Italy & That's Not All …
In the past few months Stratasys has only announced one new industrial 3D printer platform, but it is a big one: the Objet 500 Connex3 is a superior 3D printer that produces objects with multiple mate…
A Copy of the Open Source, 3D Printed Robot Pops Up in the UK
Does this fella look familiar? That’s because it’s Gaël Langevin’s open source, 3D printed InMoov robot. Only, it’s not Gaël’s. It’s a copy, made by a group of researchers at the University of Lincoln…
3D Printing’s Potential for Space Apps Is Getting Astronauts’ Imagination Flying
We have said it before, 3D printing and space are a “match made in heaven;” 3D printing is also good at getting people’s imaginations to “go where no one has gone before.” There are so many potential …
Sigma Labs Files Patent for 3D Printing Quality Control Sensor System
Sigma Labs, developers of the in-process quality control system PrintRite3D, has been hoping to establish itself as a necessary part of integrating 3D printing into mainstream manufacturing. After si…
MD Helicopters Turns to 3D Printing for Advanced New Hybrid Design
Demand for helicopters has grown exponentially during the past decade both for military and civilian use. One of the companies that most benefited from the higher number of requests is MD Helicopters,…
A Promise is a Promise — Ultimaker Releases Source Files for its 2nd Gen 3D Printer
Always nice when companies stick to their word, and this past weekend Ultimaker has done just that. When the pro open-source company released the Ultimaker 2 3D printer six months ago, they promised t…
The Foodini 3D Food Printer Hits Kickstarter!
3D food printing can be a hard concept to wrap your head around. Questions arise, like: what is it exactly that’s being made into 3D dimensions? Does it cook the food? And, most frequently, what’s the…
Nervous System’s 3D Printed Bodice is a Beautiful Proof of Kinematics Concept
Following Nervous System’s launch of its Kinematics app towards the end of last year, the generative design studio has introduced a beautiful proof-of-concept in the form of a 3D-printed nylon bodice,…
J Crew, Ralph Lauren & Macy’s Help Launch a New Fashion Tech Mentoring Program
The New York Fashion Tech Lab is looking to merge fashion and technology by hosting a competitive search for the world’s top fashion tech innovators. Chosen applicants will be mentored and aided in la…
SELF Footwear 3D Prints Feet for Bespoke Footwear
There’s a footrace afoot, with numerous competitors entering the 3D printed shoe market. In case you haven’t caught up with them, the benefit of 3D printed shoes might lay in the ability to scan a pe…
3D Pioneer Systems Plans Entire 3D Printing Suite of Tools
3D Pioneer Systems (OTC:DPSM) is a new 3D printer manufacturer that plans to run full speed right out of the gate. They’re already trading on the Pink Sheets, have a 3D printer in the works, are devel…
Camtek Launching First-Ever 3D Printer For Printed Circuit Board Industry
Camtek Ltd. (CAMT) is launching the first commercial 3D printer for the PCB (Printed Circuit Board) industry this year. The company announced this development in a press release stating: “As a future …