A problem with current 3D printer heads is a lack of variety of extrudable materials. There are more than most mass media outlets covering 3D printing state, such as nylon, water soluble PVA, wood and…
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Euromold 2013 – Day 1 Report
A bleary-eyed start to the day (at 2.45 am) soon turned around with the help of caffeine — in copious amounts — and I landed in Frankfurt on time and ready to pound Hall 11 of the city’s vast exhibiti…
3D Printing in Italy Means Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
Through Shane’s interview with 3D Hubs and Rachel’s examination of the 3D Hubs Trend Report released this month, we picked up on an interesting area of activity. As Brian Garrett, one of the company’s…
3D Printing — From a New Buyer’s Perspective (2013)
Just over a year ago I reported from the TCT show in the UK about the state-of-the-art in 3D printers at that time from the perspective of a potential new buyer. It appears that was quite a popular fe…
Interview with Brian Garret of 3D Hubs
Following the publication of the 3D Hubs’ Trend Report last week, 3DPI’s Shane Taylor caught up with Brian Garret, one of the founders of 3D Hubs and probed a little further…. 3DPI: How do you see the…
A New Age: The Maker Age
I’ve talked about a ‘MakerNet’ before, but not the term ‘maker age.’ Both of these terms, however, appear on the site of the new product / service I review here — Blokify…
3D Printed Nausea Bracelets
AkuFeel is one of a growing number of medical end-use products that exploit 3D printing to be sold to the general public at an affordable price outside the 3D print shop paradigm. Decomed Design has c…
MakersBay — An eBay for 3D Printers?
MakersBay.com is a new peer-to-peer marketplace designed specially for 3D printing – an online trading platform that aims to bring producers and distributors together with buyers and enthusiasts. Solo…
3D Printing Contributes to Development of New JWST Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope has provided mankind with some of its most inspiring images. Be it the birth of stars, the beauty of supernovae or the fascinating sites of the large impacts of the Shoemake…
3D Printing Data: Exclusive Interview With 3D Hubs
With a phenomenal global network of over one thousand one hundred printers, 3D Hubs has stormed ahead of it’s handful of rivals to become the platform of choice for home 3DP. The printer owner t…