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…
German Scientists 3D Print Lightweight Material Stronger than Steel
Innovation in the 3D printing industry is coming from all sides now, with some of the most important developments occurring in material science. The more materials we can print, the more useful the te…
With 3D Printed Sit Skis the Upcoming Winter Paralympics Are Bracing for a Show
The Paralympic Winter Games, much like the Paralympic Games in general, have been taking place regularly, right after the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, since 1988. Although the audience has been gr…
Reality, “Reality”, and the 3D Printed Worlds of Philip K. Dick
John Hornick just contributed an article to 3DPI about forgeries, determining the real from the false. As he discussed counterfeiting in a 3D printed world, I thought: who better to address the topic …
And the Golden Mousetrap Award for Innovation in (Additive) Manufacturing Goes To…
To most of us here at 3DPI there is no manufacturing other than additive manufacturing (after all, this is 3Dprintingindustry.com, not Industry.com). So, sometimes, reality hits and I have to face the…
Gilded iPhone: Because You Deserve It
Calling all millionaires and billionaires! Remember that gold rucksack you bought awhile back? We both know it’s been gathering dust hanging there next to your tuxedo collection in your walk-in closet…
MakerBot Now Getting Serious About 3D Printing in Education
Stratasys, MakerBot’s parent company, has made no secret of the fact that full blown adoption of 3D creativity at all levels will start with those who are in school today. The company launched i…
3D Systems Preliminary Results for 2013 See 3DP Shares Tumble
When 3D Systems put out a preliminary financial report for its full year 2013 results revising non-GAAP earnings downwards yesterday morning, the markets went somewhat haywire and 3D printing stocks t…
Wanhao’s Bargain Bin replicators
While writing up a post about the Dutch 3D printer shop RIDIX, I came across a Chinese 3D printer manufacturer, Wanhao. There are probably folks in the desktop 3D printing community that have already…
History in the Re-Making, Voxeljet 3D Prints St. Lambert’s Cathedral
There are so many amazing projects going on in the 3D printing world that, as repetitive as it may get, it is always best to contextualize them. The latest project from Voxelijet (and you know that wh…
A Road to Everywhere: Thoughts on 3D Printer World Expo and M&M's
I had a vague idea of what I wanted to see and visit at 3D Printer World Expo, however I’ve learned that it’s never wise to sketch too detailed of an itinerary for a convention of this nature. Much li…
Architecture Students at Pratt Touch Tip of Iceberg with 3D Printed Resort
Two undergraduates at the Pratt Institute of Architecture used Acropora and Rhino to design an artificial iceberg acting as a resort and 3D printed the model with a MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Prin…
MakeVR Goes Live on Kickstarter
There’s been a lot of MakeVR in my life lately. After reading up on and finally getting exposed to MakeVR’s virtual reality 3D modelling system, the software (and accompanying hardware) has finally l…