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…
Print3DHero Has Your Gold Medalist in Podium Form Thanks to Shapeways
Print3DHero is offering Sochi gold medalist figurines courtesy of Shapeways and available for home delivery. They captured gold on ice and snow and now their likenesses can be in warmer climes of an a…
Harvard Scientists Build 3D Structures Through “Additive Robofacturing”
What defines 3D Printing? Here at 3DPI we often ask ourselves that, especially when facing new, innovative and advanced manufacturing processes that somehow involve 3D structures. Strictly, 3D printin…
Brooklyn Designer Launches a Line of Limited Edition 3D Printed Jewellery
Brooklyn designer Hannah Robinett has just launched Mynlyn, a collection of 3D printed jewellery that will only be produced in small quantities. Each striking design is produced in various materials, …
Digital PlaySpace Acquisition Sees 3D Systems Draw in More Consumers
Even though the pace of acquisition has slowed, one senses it is unlikely ever to stop when it comes to 3D printing company 3D Systems. The company has just announced its latest acquisition, which is …
An Expanded 3D Printing Application Base at Airbus
Airbus, a leading OEM of aircraft and part of the EADS family of aerospace companies, has long been one of the original pioneers utilizing 3D printing for industrial applications. The nature of aircra…
The Wearables Revolution is DIY LED and 3D Printed
Everyone’s getting all riled up about Google Glass and smartwatches. Sure, those tiny computers can tell you your heart rate and your friend’s heart rate and sync them both to a Katy Perry song, but t…
3D Printing & Space (Part 3): NASA
“We’re not driving the additive manufacturing train, industry is, but NASA has the ability to get on-board to leverage it for our unique needs.” So said Ted Swanson recently, who is …
Learn About Saving Lives and Money at Boston’s Additive Manufacturing Medical and Healthcare Conference
Generic “industry” conferences usually are boring. They are interesting only for those directly linked to the particular subject being discussed and even for them it is mostly an obligatio…
Joshua Harker’s 3D Printed Self-Portrait Reveals Digital Disconnect with Personalized Scan
With a 3D scan of his face and a CT scan of his skull, renowned 3D print artist Joshua Harker created a portrait for the 21st Century. The work aims to juxtapose newfound reaches of our vision, discov…
FDM on the Nanoscale?
Back in January of this year a research paper entitled, Toward Nanoscale Three-Dimensional Printing: Nanowalls Built of Electrospun Nanofibers was published by Drs. Minhee Lee and Ho-Young Kim of Seou…
As Bre Put it on Instagram: “Custom shoes for people with custom feet!”
With all of the recent stories surrounding 3D-printed footwear and insoles this year, I know that I am going to see someone wearing 3D printed shoes IRL[1] sometime in 2014. Even if I have to go out a…
iDeator 12 Promises a Big 3D Printer with Fast Speeds
Since we first wrote about the Glacier Summit 3D printer from inDimension3 last October, the company has completely rebranded itself. With new management and a new website, inDimension3, or ID3, has l…