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…
Kinect yourself a 3D printed mini-me with Shapify
3D printed figurines – or miniatures – of oneself are all the craze lately in the UK. Prices are still steep (starting at £160 for a high quality “clone”) but a company called Shapify want…
Chuck Hulls' Award From The Economist
Chuck Hull, 3D Systems’ founder and the original inventor of 3D printing with the Stereolithography process, has received The Economist’s prestigious 2013 Innovation Award. The Awards aim …
The F-Word at Industry City in Brooklyn
Since shoppers have abandoned the shopping malls their forefathers built in favour of online retail, Michigan Avenue has become a barren wasteland during the holidays (I’m assuming). To bring consumer…
MAD Honour for Wilfried Vancraen
The Museum of Art and Design has chosen Wilfried Vancraen as one of this year’s honourees. The distinguished award is for the decades that Materialise has been working with designers and scientists to…
Smithsonian 3D Scans Bring Museum to Your Files and 3D Printer.
It may start with a few dedicated individuals, but the trail now blazed at the Smithsonian will lead to a proliferation of data, culture and history with its new X 3D project. The project currently wo…
Philadelphia Becomes First City to Grandstand with Banning of 3D Printing Guns
In what is most likely an act of paranoia or a strange sort of marketing campaign for the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia has become the first city to ban the practice of 3D printing guns. This c…
Mediabistro Gains Momentum in the 3D Printing Industry
Nasdaq listed Mediabistro Inc. (MBIS) has made an early and swift move into the leadership position of the 3D printing business-to-business trade show market and it’s beginning to pay off in the…
Let’s 3D Print our World Differently!
Guest author Sadaf Atarod picks up another thread in the conversation about sustainable materials for home 3D printing, as started by Richard Horne last week on 3DPI. Both of these guest authors were …
Stratasys Throws a Curve Ball & Smacks Afinia with Lawsuit
Never nice when things get ‘icky’ but that’s what is happening Stateside in the 3D printing industry. Today, Stratasys Inc., the North American-based subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd. has released a press …
colorFabb Releases its Own Brand of Wood Filament
For awhile there, the mysterious Kai Parthy held the title for most innovative filament developer for FFF 3D printing, first making waves with his LAYWOO-D3 wood filament, then his pseudo concrete LAY…
3DPI Interview with Project Runway Finalist Justin LeBlanc
My wife, Danielle, and I just got finished watching the most recent, 12th, season of Project Runway. When you take away the product placement and Heidi Klum, the show displays some great fashion and t…
ArmyCoCreate and the US Military’s Make-a-Thon
We’ve already covered the army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF), mobile fablabs that the military can use to 3D print mission critical parts in the heat of warfare. The REF has taken the Maker spirit one…