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…
UMaine unveils its largest next-generation polymer 3D printer
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! The University of Maine (UMaine) has demonstr…
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…
Need to Detect Mercury in Your Water Supply? There’s an App for That
You’ve got to love Aydogan Ozcan. The UCLA professor is coming out with new laboratory equipment that relies on accessible technology every few months now. He and his team have previously released a …
3D Printing is Officially a Marketing Buzzword #MorningWin
BelVita Breakfast Biscuits has announced a new contest and 3D printed trophies are among the prizes. Why 3D printed trophies? I have no idea — most likely someone in their marketing department got a l…
Alphaform AG (AFRMF): German Engineering AND Exceptional Value in a 3D Printing Stock
With the 3D printing industry projected to have a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) between 25–30% for the next 5–7 years, well-known 3D printer manufacturers such as 3D Systems (DDD), Stratasys (SSY…
maker6 Comes at Shapeways and 3D Hubs
With all of the new business opportunities presented by the emerging 3D printing market, it’s likely that many competitors will operate within the same space. So, of course a site like Shapeways would…
The Degenerate Chair Generated from Plaster, Sugar and Sake
There have been quite a few 3D printed chairs on 3DPI: the Solid C2 chair that was added to the Stedelijk Museum, the ergonomical cellular loop chair, the redesigned Eames chair, and the Diavolo chair…
Pelvis Proves 3D Printed Implants Stand Test of Time
Though 3D printing is only slowly being adopted as a means of creating custom-tailored implants, the technology has been used for such purposes even before 3D printing was “cool”. About three years a…
MakerBot's Bre Pettis to Join Local Motors Board of Directors
As the crowd-sourced car company Local Motors pushes to build its first production auto entirely with 3D printing by the end of 2014, they’ve made a smart move and added leading 3D printing evan…
A Combination of Disney, Google and MakerBot’s 3D Printed Magic Result in A New Love Story
There’s a new Disney animated short film that will — probably — melt your hearts, if the trailer is anything to go by anyway. I say probably, because if you have a similar disposition to my son when i…
Cash Injection for CGTrader From Intel and Practica to Expand Reach in 3D Printing Market
3D model marketplace CGTrader has just announced that it has closed a funding round with Intel Capital and existing investor Practica Capital. The purpose of the funding is to expand CGTrader’s market…
3DPI.TV – Disney's, Google's and MakerBot's 3D Printed Magic
There’s a new Disney animated short film that will — probably — melt your hearts, if the trailer is anything to go by anyway. “Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story” has been produced by Disney Interactive,…
3DPI.TV – Deloitte Sets Up a New 3D Printing Discovery Centre
When a company like Deloitte dedicates an entire “Discovery Centre” to you, you know you are big. That is true whether you are a multinational company, an investment fund or even a Nation, since Deloi…
Brother is Coy & “Just Looking” Into 3D Printing
Although I do not entirely agree with it, industry consensus seems to be that 3D printing will truly take to the mass market when large traditional manufacturers of “tech” such as Dell, HP…