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…
MakerBot Extends New England Reach to CAD Professionals
MakerBot is making its presence known in Connecticut, where the launch of their retail store has influenced locals, like the non-profit Level Up Village, to adopt MakerBot as their go-to 3D printer br…
Local Motors Launches Dystopian Design Contest
Local Motors, the open source, crowdsourcing auto manufacturer that promises to 3D print a car in the near future, has launched a new contest, in partnership with Boonar Studio, Pixologic, Auto®, and …
Meta 3D Printing App for Virtual Reality Glasses
Start-up wearable technology company Meta has said that its latest Meta.01 developer edition augmented reality headset will come preloaded with a gesture-controlled sculpting and 3D printing app. The …
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 …