University at Buffalo develops AI-driven cyber-manufacturing system to increase 3D printing efficiency
A research team from the University at Buffalo (UB) is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), simulation and big data tools to modernize manufacturi…
Photocentric launches its new LC Magna v.2 3D printer – technical specifications and pricing
Photocentric, a developer of resin 3D printers and materials, has announced the launch of its new LC Magna v.2 3D printer. Intended as a successor to …
RAPID + TCT 2022: New 3D printing materials from Formlabs, Uniformity Labs, Jabil, Trumpf, Morf3D and more
America’s most prominent 3D printing event, RAPID + TCT, kicked off this week in Detroit with more than 400 exhibitors showcasing their product and service offerings on the trade show floor. 3D Printi…
A Better Budaschnozzle from Lulzbot
Not satisfied with the status quo and always pushing the envelope, Lulzbot has released a new high performance hot end for RepRaps and other FFF 3D printers. The easily disassembled Budaschnozzle 2.0 …
The ‘Six Million Dollar’ Ear
It seems that the Singularity may be nearer than previously thought. While some scientists are stuck on printing ordinary human organs, scientists at Princeton have skipped years ahead to cybernetics…
They’re Back – 3DLT Template Store Is Off to a New Start
The 3D printable design store 3DLT – which on its initial launch was surrounded by a justified web-wide cloud of controversy due to IP rights issues (including unauthorized designs) – is now back to r…
3D Printing – Tapping into Unused Energy
Watching a huge power station loom into view may look impressive but apart from utilising a great deal of natural resources they are also wildly inefficient. A large power station will typically only …
4D Printing – Skylar Tibbits' Full TED Talk
On February we wrote about the mind boggling concept of 4D printing introduced by Skylar Tibbits at TED2013. If you don’t remember what it all was about, we can tell you that 4D printing in its …
Cody Wilson Unveils The ‘Fully’ 3D Printed Gun to Andy Greenberg at Forbes
Ahead of writing up this brief report the best I can promise is that I will try REALLY hard to stay objective ….. So in the last few hours this link has been sent to me ‘a few’ times. It’s getting, an…
How 3D Printing Works
Last week 3DprintUK released this promotional video explaining how 3D printing works. It’s a nice little introduction if you’ve just stumbled upon this industry or if you have some friends…
3D Systems Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Quarterly financial announcements can be confusing. There are a lot of numbers and jargon, and analysts sometimes widely disagree on what it all means. 3D Systems (DDD) released quarterly earnings th…
Forme It — A Digital Design Library for 3D Printing
Forme It is a new — and somewhat different — start up website built around digital models for 3D printing. ‘What’s so different?’ you may ask, well, a number of things actually. I met and spent some t…
Carl Bass Expertly Managing 3DP Expectations
About a month back, Carl Bass did an interview with PopSci in which the CEO of Autodesk reflected on the current state of 3D printing and its possible future. He said that, while the technology has ma…
The Desktop Plastic Extrusion System for Everyone
Besides the 3D printable model repositories, it seems that the filament sector hasn’t gone unnoticed by aspiring 3D printing market entrants either. We’ve seen idea-level concepts such as the Recycleb…
Making Waves with 3D Printed Surfboard
The passionate surfers and environmentally smart geeks at Madeboards have created the world’s first 3D printed custom-made surfboards. As the brainchild of three forward thinking designers — Sha…
