Spare Parts 3D launches new AI-powered 2D-to-3D model digitization tool
French software start-up Spare Parts 3D (SP3D) has launched the beta program of Théia, its new digital tool that can automatically create 3D models fr…
EOS enables serial production with the new M 290 1kW metal 3D printer
Munich-based 3D printer manufacturer EOS has announced the launch of the EOS M 290 1kW laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D printer. An upgraded ve…
AM Forum Berlin 2024 to see HP debut its new material
After announcing its partnerships with DyeMansion and Accel Digital Solutions (ADS), HP is set to exhibit 3D printed parts made from a new material tailored for its industrial 3D polymer solutions, at…
BotBQ New Nozzle Testing – 3D Printed Food
Have you heard of BotBQ? Who knows, maybe this time next year you will be 3D Printing your Xmas meals with this little piece of innovation. That’s right, we’re talking about 3D Printing fo…
3D Printing At Ford
Ford is using additive manufacturing for prototyping all kinds of parts from engine to transmission. 3D Printing allows creating multiple iterations at the same time, so the actual testing can …
3DPI.TV – Roundup of Many Expiring 3D Printing Patents
3D printing is a 30-year old technology that is currently entering the mainstream, to great fanfare. Conventional wisdom is that intellectual property has driven innovation by creating competition, wh…
3D Printed Loudspeaker Part 1 – Cornell Research
This Sunday’s double video feature is about 3D Printed Loudspeakers. The first to get their video out to the public was Cornell researchers in Hod Lipson’s Creative Machines Lab. Their goa…
Many 3D Printing Patents Are Expiring Soon: Here’s A Round Up & Overview of Them
I. Background 3D printing is a 30-year old technology that is currently entering the mainstream, to great fanfare. Despite the 3D printing industry’s double-digit (%) growth over the past y…
The Environmental Impact of 3D Printing
Feeling good and content after your Christmas celebrations? While you’re gearing up for New Year’s Eve, it might be good to slow down a bit and do some intellectual activities – say,…
3D Printed Speaker Part 2 – Josef Prusa
The second part of our 3D Printed Loudspeaker Video Feature is brought to you by Josef Prusa, the guy behind one of the most popular Open Source 3D printer Prusa Mendel. He is a bit disappointe…
3DPI Writer, Evan Chavez’s Top 5 3D Printing Applications of 2013: A Biased View
As I formed this list, I noticed a trend or a thread that might not be apparent at first glance. Those looking for more commentary on 3D printed firearms will be disappointed, but it is a hot button i…
Most Read Articles from Last Week – December 28
Da Vinci 3D Printer: A Renaissance For High Quality but Low Cost Da Vinci, renaissance man. From new painting materials to mirror writing to helicopters to parachutes to planes to submarines to……
3DPI.TV – 3D Scanning Preserves Ancient Irish Language
If you could head way back to Kerry County, Ireland in the year 5 AD, you’d find yourself amidst the Ogham alphabet as a series of notches and lines etched pristinely in stone. Ongham stones are amon…
3DPI Founder, Eetu Kuneinen’s Top 5 3D Printing Apps of 2013
I remember lively the time I was undertaking this same task last year. It’s really incredible to look back and realise how much the industry has moved forward by comparing last year’s applications wit…
3D Scanning Preserves Ancient Irish Language
If you could head way back to Kerry County, Ireland in the year 5 AD, you’d find yourself amidst the Ogham alphabet as a series of notches and lines etched pristinely in stone. Travel back to the cur…