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…
3DPI.TV – The Wolf of Wall Street Gets Some 3D Printed Assistance
Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the recent blockbuster the Wolf of Wall Street, travels the world in his luxurious yacht, Nadine, gallivanting and carousing and, eventually sinking. In …
It is Finished — 3D Printing The Forbidden City
Last October, Leapfrog 3D printers started 3D printing China’s ‘Forbidden City’ in its entirety, in collaboration with Dutch museum De Nieuwe Kerk and the Chinese Nanjing Museum. The project was an on…
Dell Will be Selling MakerBot's 3D Printer & Scanner Range in the US from February
Following the news that Dell has placed an order for 5000 Zortrax 3D printers from the Polish manufacturer, the computer giant has also been forging a deal with MakerBot. Originally the assumption was…
The Wolf of Wall Street Gets Some 3D Printed Assistance
I haven’t seen the Wolf of Wall Street yet. When I found out that there wasn’t going to be an actual stock trading wolf in it, I decided to pass. Now that I know that 3D printing was invol…
Ultimaker GB Launches 3D Printing Schools Initiative
Ultimaker has been working with education institutions in the UK and will launch into the Education sector. The move will continue a wave of 3D printing in the education system as academics move to ro…
3D Printing for the Masses at Trideus.be
The massive wave of 3D creativity that originated in Northwestern Europe has been at the forefront of bringing 3D printing to the masses. Visionary artists such as Janne Kittanen, now at 3D Systems, f…
Solid Concepts Think Big at the Pacific Design & Manufacturing Tradeshow
Solid Concepts — a company that has managed to stoke much publicity regarding their announcement of the world’s first 3D printed metal gun, as I covered in a somewhat controversial 3DPI article …
Maxing iPad Loudness with 3D Printing
Whilst Apple’s iDevices are designed to require a relatively low requirement of vital ‘hidden-cost’ add-on peripherals — in part because of the vast amount of non-vital paraphernalia that …
GE’s 3D Printing Know-How Benefits Oil & Gas Division
GE Aviation’s LEAP engine was, in some ways, hailed as a proof-of-concept for how 3D printing could be used in mainstream manufacturing. Playing off the success of the engine’s 3D printed metal fuel n…
German RepRap Tweaks its X400 3D Printer
The X400 from German RepRap has been covered here on 3DPI before, both when it was released and when it received its CE certification. The large printer, with a print volume of 400 x 400 x 350 mm (alm…
LeapFrog Convinces Retailers to Go 3DP
Trying to convince retailers to adopt 3D printing? Dutch 3D printer manufacturer, LeapFrog, has produced a brief brochure, titled “Desktop 3D Printing: Adding Value for Retailers”, outlini…
Smooth 3D Printing Accessories are a Hit on Kickstarter
Christopher LoBello has quickly reached his Kickstarter goal for the Makeraser and Makelastic accessories for finishing 3D prints well ahead of schedule. Both products, which Mike introduced last year…