Siemens launches its new AI-powered assistant for industrial engineering
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! Industrial manufacturing firm Siemens has unv…
Optimizing 3D printing performance with Bondtech’s Core Heating Technology
Core Heating Technology (CHT) from Bondtech, the Swedish manufacturer of world-leading filament feeders, increases 3D printing speeds by over 30%. CHT…
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…
GE Invents 3D Printing Holiday Featuring Anti-NSA Commentary
GE has come to embrace the potential of additive manufacturing and crowd sourcing: previously hosting a design competition for 3D printed jet engine brackets as well as using AM to produce its LEAP en…
3Dagogo 3D Model Repository a Go or No?
With 3D printing now in the public’s eye, it’s no surprise that we continue to see significant numbers of start-ups emerge to see if they can get a piece of the action. So, naturally, there will be a …
Colour and Multi-Materials — 3D Systems Pre-Euromold Announcements
Ahead of their physical unveiling at Euromold this week 3D Systems has revealed two of its new 3D printing developments — the ProJet® 4500 3D printer and the ProJet® 5500X. The company claims that th…
Mass Production using Additive Manufacturing? Yes, Says a New Research Collaboration.
Inside the factory of world’s largest manufacturer of aircraft engines in the fossilized outskirts of Cincinnati, Ohio, GE Aviation is now producing new fuel nozzles using additive manufacturing techn…
Focusing on the Growthobject(ive) with 3D Printing
Founded in 2009, Growthobjects is a digital manufacturing design studio headed by Xavier Tutó and Katia Glossmann (designers), and Jordi Bayer (engineer). They specialize in creating amazing 3D design…
Solidoodle Rolls out V4: A Sleek 3D Printer under $1000
Just as the consumer season reaches fever pitch, Solidoodle has unveiled its new 3D printer, Solidoodle 4, for the consumer market. The fully encased printer can be purchased through the Solidoodle we…
German RepRap’s New Open Source Electronics
For some, releasing an open source version 1.0 is a strategy for a paid version later. For others, it is a way to ensure that in a world where the rate of change of technology is increasing at an expo…
Fun Innovation Undergoes Serious Development — 3D Printing Fusion
The early 90’s rave music phenomenon orientated around all night dances to hard dance music and included the now legendary ‘glow stick’ and other glow-in-the-dark paraphernalia. The …
Eaton’s Venus of Cupertino Docks iPad and Possesses Most Accurate Name in Industry
Plump and fertile, the docking station for an iPad, by Scott Eaton, is the aptly named Venus of Cupertino. For those unfamiliar with California corporate geography, the city of Cupertino houses a base…
Behind the Scenes of Victoria's Secret 3DP Snow Angel
December is just around the corner, and we’re all wishing for a white christmas – well, at least everyone living in a fairly cold climate. Here at 3DPI, we can’t really promise you s…
Stratasys 'Think It – Print It' Education Series
There is no denying that education will play a key role in getting the next generation to adopt 3D printing technology to their lives. Already we are seeing competition in the education front (check R…
InMoov 3D Printed Animatronic Robot Video Update
InMoov is a free, fully functional, 3D-printed robot by Gaël Langevin. The project is open source, so you can easily download most of the parts from the InMoov website. 3DPI’s Mike initially cov…