Endeavor 3D integrates CO-AM software in its powerful HP printer fleet
Additive contract manufacturer Endeavor 3D has partnered with HP and Materialise to leverage the Materialise CO-AM software platform for improving its…
Boston Micro Fabrication launches new dual-resolution, high-precision 3D printer
US-based 3D printer manufacturer Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has launched the microArch D1025, a new 3D printer for the production of micro-scale p…
American companies to make and sell NASA’s GRX-810 superalloy
NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has announced that it has licensed its GRX-810 superalloy to five US-based companies. Unveiled last year, GRX-810 is an Oxide Dispersi…
NeoMek RP Firm Opens Office In Pennsylvania
The growth of any additive manufacturing company can attest to the traction gained by the 3D printing industry overall. So success for rapid prototyping firm NeoMek Incorporate may indicate the succes…
3DPI.TV – What will LEGO do with 3D Printing
The Danish company LEGO has always proven itself capable of reinventing itself. However, 3D printing poses the biggest challenge LEGO has ever had to face. By opening up to a digital marketplace for i…
3DPI.TV – Undetectable Firearms Act Free of 3D Printing Regulation
3D printed guns have caused some US legislators to try to regulate 3D printing, but the extension of the Undetectable Firearms Act has managed to exclude the technology from any regulation. The law wa…
Undetectable Firearms Act Passed, Free of 3DP Regulation
On December 9th, the Undetectable Firearms Act was extended before its built-in expiration was to take place. The law, which we’ve written about once or twice on 3DPI, was established in the 1980s as …
3D Printing Aids Design Production of Cadillac’s Sexy Two-Door Elmiraj
From a studio gated by tall walls and trees in North Hollywood, Mr. Smart constructed the sketch of what would become Cadillac’s concept car, Elmiraj. In an article with the New York Times, Mr. Smart …
The Third Way: A 'Snap Together' 3D Printer
On one side of the home 3D printer spectrum are self-assembly from the RepRap and Fab@Home projects, on the other are the MakerBot, Ultimaker and kin’s range of pre-assembled commercial printers…
What will LEGO do with 3D Printing?
It is the one million (actually more likely to be a few billion) dollar question: how is LEGO going to exploit the possibilities offered by 3D printing? The Danish company has always proven itself cap…
Paracosm is “Transforming Reality Into 3D Models”
Before writing this article, I looked up what the word “paracosm” meant. It’s an awesome word that I wish I had known about earlier, basically representing any fictional universe with its own languag…
New Extruder = $4 per Pound (£6 per kg) Filament!
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…
Italian Firm Relies on Stratasys for End-Use Production
Stratasys’ largest Italian 3D printing service bureau, Società Progettazione Ingegnerizzazione SRL (Spring SRL), purchased its second Stratasys Fortus 900mc at Euromold this year through the Italian r…
3DPI.TV – A Real Time Processor for 3D Printers
As many 3D printer manufacturers and users know, 3D printers can be painfully slow. Create it REAL has developed a new product meant to be universally available to the 3D printer market: the first rea…
3DPI.TV – Porsche Giving a Taste of 3D Printed Cars
If you invested early enough in 3D printing stocks and can now afford a brand new Porsche, you should probably familiarize yourself with Porsche’s online Car Configurator. It lets you chose the model …