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…
Natty Industries — Customisable 3D Printing with Personality
Natty Industries, not to be confused with the world’s worst beer, is a UK 3D printing store with more personality than I’ve seen from any business we’ve covered so far. Offering a wide variety of cust…
3D Systems Sells Three Newly Rebranded Phenix 3D Metal Printers
3D Systems has established a reputation for acquiring companies and bringing them under their branding umbrella. And, through a number of strategic acquisitions, together with in-house R&D, they h…
Innovative IP Business Model using 3D Printing, Creative Commons & Open Source
The example of the ‘liberated’ Fused Deposition Modelling patent owned by Stratasys, which Professor Adrian Boywer reiterated as open source in the RepRap Project is the foundation of most…
Chicago Magnet School to Launch $40,000 3D Printing Lab
Gather ‘round and listen up, kids. If you’re going to an elementary school and there isn’t a 3D printer lab, you’re getting screwed — probably because you didn’t get into the magnet program. Because,…
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…