Spare Parts 3D launches new AI-powered 2D-to-3D model digitization tool
French software start-up Spare Parts 3D (SP3D) has launched the beta program of Théia, its new digital tool that can automatically create 3D models fr…
EOS enables serial production with the new M 290 1kW metal 3D printer
Munich-based 3D printer manufacturer EOS has announced the launch of the EOS M 290 1kW laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D printer. An upgraded ve…
AM Forum Berlin 2024 to see HP debut its new material
After announcing its partnerships with DyeMansion and Accel Digital Solutions (ADS), HP is set to exhibit 3D printed parts made from a new material tailored for its industrial 3D polymer solutions, at…
Is 3D Printing the Ultimate Industrial Revolution? Find Out in a New Book
The world of 3D printing moves so incredibly fast and its influence is spreading so rapidly that sometimes it just makes your head spin to consider all the possible implications of what many are calli…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Takes 3D Printing Fast and Big
While I was at the AeroDef conference last week, I spoke with Dr. Ron Ott, Deputy Director of Energy & Transportation Science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), who told me that Oak Ridge ha…
Bulgaria Feels the Benefit of History With Three-d-(print)ing Cooperation
Threeding has announced that it has entered a cooperation agreement with the Regional Historical Museum of Pernik, Bulgaria to 3D scan museum exhibits and sell the digital models on their website. The…
3D Printing Inventor To Receive Honour From National Inventors Hall of Fame
Chuck Hull will join the likes of Eli Whitney, Thomas Edison, the Wright brothers, Henry Ford and Steve Jobs as it is announced that the inventor of 3D printing and founder and CTO of 3D Systems will …
3D Printed Device to Track and Treat Heart Disease
The futurists were right! Soon, we will be able to monitor the various biological systems that make up our bodies, tracking the health of various organs and preventing illnesses like precogs catching …
Virginia Tech Hosts Student Competition to Create 3D Printed Aircraft and Ground Vehicles
Virginia Tech recently announced the Additive Manufacturing Grand Challenge where students will be encouraged to come up with new designs for remote piloted – they mean drones, but I guess they …
3D Printed Adapter To Turn Glasses Into Google Glass
Google Glass is a device that is anticipated to be a success from its launch later this year. Currently projected to be priced at USD$1500 Google Glass will come in a variety of colours: Charcoal, tan…
Is This Furniture 3D Printed or 3D Assembled?
In October of last year, I covered, with a Seussian veneer, the story of a company that plans to print furniture in ways that will make you grin and drumblurnishure. Just kidding. I’m not going to giv…
Force Sensing Resistors Make for Auto Bed Levelling for 3D Printers
Johann Rocholl, inventor of the deltabot-style RepRap, is continually seeking to upgrade the designs for his 3D printers, when he’s not busy working at Google that is. After successfully building the …
3DPI.TV – Net Artist Lia Explores the Parameters of 3D Printing
Most of us are content with 3D printing’s amazing ability to convert digital models into 3D objects, amazed at the transformation from the virtual to the real. If you’re a net artist, thou…
CAD Users Don’t Really Use 3D Printing, But They Plan To
A recent survey about CAD software conducted by telecom research firm Business Advantage Group offers a bit of insight about how 3D printing technology is (or is not) utilized by CAD software users. …
Mcor Goes to Turkey with Teknodizayn
Manufacturer of the world’s only 3D paper printers is gradually expanding its influence across the globe, landing a reseller in Turkey. Mcor, which until last year maintained most of its network in E…