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…
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…
Celebrate the Importance of a Common Standard with 3D Printed EUR Pallets
Sometimes we just take them for granted, but the adoption of a common standard for pallets, in 1961, did wonders for international commerce. Here’s an interesting trivia tidbit — it allowed for …
Renishaw Strives to Raise Young Engineers
Due to the decreasing cost in electronics and the increasing spread of knowledge via the Internet, building cool stuff hasn’t ever been easier. Given the right push, young people have the ability to g…
A 3D Printing Stock with a PE of 40: Meet MGI
Investors in 3D printing stocks looking for a 3D printer manufacturer with high growth, cutting-edge patented technology and strong fundamentals may want to consider adding MGI Digital Graphic Technol…
The Big, the Small and the Beast of 3D Printers Take Over NYC
Almost like one of those monster movies, or perhaps a Sergio Leone spaghetti western, a few new 3D printers squared off at New York City’s first 3D PrintShow last week. Among them were the largest FFF…
Leapfrog Launches New 3D Printer, a New 3D Printing Education Store and Printer Bundle
Dutch 3D printer manufacturer Leapfrog has just released a massive new 3D printer that they’ve dubbed the Creatr XL. Less an upgrade of Leapfrog’s previous printer it’s more like the Creatr’s big brot…
A Filament Fill As Fine Restaurant Explores the Aesthetic of 3D Printing
Riding high on the crest (cress?) of the wave of new food 3D printers such as the chocolate, vanilla sugar, mint, sour apple, cherry and watermelon flavoured output of the Chefjet Pro by 3D Systems th…
Them Crazy (Japanese) Cowboys Have Gone and Done It Again
Why do we — as a global society — have such a morbid fascination with guns? It is not only about shooting them, that is just a part of it that we leave to hunters, soldiers, criminals (and a few too m…
Pinterest + Shapeways = Pinshape? A New 3D Printing Model Library in Beta
The 3D printables marketplace is getting a wee bit crowded, as start-ups take advantage of global interest in 3D printing by pushing their own version of 3D model libraries onto the net and asserting …
The Copycat and the 3D Printer Wolf
Whether you feel Damien Hirst is a revolutionary artist, deserving of his estimated net worth (circa $300 million), or a hack capitalist who’s an easy target for critics who lack the nerve to go after…