Amazemet scaling metal 3D printing with Siemens’ Xcelerator software
Polish metal 3D printing company Amazemet has adopted industrial manufacturing firm Siemens’ Xcelerator software portfolio. The Warsaw Universit…
Formlabs launches new 3D printers Form 4 and Form 4B
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! 3D printer OEM Formlabs has launched its new desktop re…
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…
Zortrax Fulfills Kickstarter Rewards, Sets Sights on Future
When Shane last wrote about the Zortrax M200 desktop 3D printer on Kickstarter, the project had yet to fulfill its $100,000 goal. The Zortrax team is pleased to announce that, not only have they excee…
Nike’s Series of 3D Printed Shoes Continue Doing It
“I’m a well-trained athlete in top physical condition, but when I play my sports, I need the right equipment in order to fully utilize my prowess. That’s where 3D printing comes in.” – yours tru…
Go Bananas — Windows 8 3DP App Released by South African Teens
3D printing from your smartphone may soon be a ubiquitous part of life, with an increasing number of companies releasing smartphone 3DP apps, such as MakerBot’s new MakerBot Mobile app. Most of these …
3D Printing to Scan Your EEGs
The phrase “we want to lower the barrier of entry for brain-computer interfaces” may be the strongest indicator yet that you are, indeed, living in the future. In order to achieve that futuristic drea…
3D Printed Prosthetics for Sudanese Amputees — Initiated by Project Daniel
Mick Ebeling is making a deep impact with a very simple approach: Help one, help many. Founder of Not Impossible Labs, a nonprofit that creates tech solutions for real-world problems, Ebeling was move…
3D Orthotics: Australia Embraces Custom 3D Printed Insoles
Calling all Aussie readers! What are you doing on January 30th? If you’re into 3D printing and you happen to be in Brisbane, you might set aside some time to attend the official launch party for 3D Or…
3DPI.TV – Picatinny 3D Printing Provides Cheaper Electronics to Troops
Picatinny Arsenal has revealed a litany of potential electronic applications for additive material and 3D printing. Most of the projects listed would have a direct impact in the military field, and an…
3DPI.TV – Epson Wants Ability to 3D Print "Anything" Within 5 Years
We’re still waiting for the multinational 2D printer companies to make their way into the 3D printing fray. At the moment they seem to be dallying on the fringes. HP has hinted at plans to enter the m…
The Matterform 3D Scanner creators host an AMA on Reddit, scan bagels
Last week as the Matterform guys kicked off ahead of what sounds like a great CES experience for them, they were kind enough to host an AMA on Reddit. If you’re not familiar with Reddit, it is essenti…
Epson Wants Ability to 3D Print “Anything” Within 5 Years
We’re still waiting for the multinational 2D printer companies to make their way into the 3D printing fray. At the moment they seem to be dallying on the fringes. HP has hinted at plans to enter the m…
Is 3D Printing GermanRepRap’s Food Safe Filament Food Safe?
If you’ve been 3D printing colourful flatware for your kids, has anyone ever told you what a bad parent you are? ABS isn’t a particularly bio-friendly plastic and the FDA’s requirements for food safet…
If You Teach Them, They Will Build Them
The most amazing aspect of 3D printing, at least the FFF based RepRap style of 3D printing, is that it is a relatively simple technology enabling people to produce complex objects through their own cr…