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…
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…
The Other Half of Jolla’s Smartphone is a 3D Printed Smart Cover
Though it may be unfamiliar to mainstream smartphone users, Finnish smart phone manufacturer and software developer, Jolla, has been working away to make smartphone technology even smarter by relying …
I Learned How to 3D Print a Drag Queen So You Don’t Have To
My name is Michael Molitch-Hou and this is my story. I tell it only so that you won’t make the same unfortunate mistakes that I have. And so that I can brag about the time that I 3D printed, and subse…
3D Printing Eyewear — A New Platform Makes it Inclusive and Easy for Anyone
3D printed eye-wear is not a new concept, some talented designers have been pushing the boundaries in terms of original, stylized eyewear. Just some of the notable developments include Protos, Mykita,…