CADchat’s cloud-based platform offers a better way to manage product development projects
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! Software development firm CADchat has launche…
Meltio and Accufacture launch new large-scale DED 3D printer for the US market
Metal 3D printer developer Meltio and Michigan-based industrial automation firm Accufacture have introduced the Alchemist 1, a new large-scale robotic…
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…
3D Printing Cross Platform Adoption & A Mindset Change in Prototyping at Hyphen
The latest customer story from Stratasys tells a nice story but also throws up a couple of interesting trends in cross platform applications when it comes to 3D printing. The story comes from Christie…
With Young People Like Carson Engaging with 3D Printing — The Future is, Indeed, Bright
Inspiring individuals are nothing new across the 3D printing community. But the latest one, who made contact with me last week, is a young man called Carson Madsen. Aged 14, Carson is using his enthus…
Tales of 3D Printing and Retail from Russia
Across Europe, the United States and indeed the entire globe retail outlets for 3D printing products, accessories and services are burgeoning at an increasing rate. Mike has covered a similar story in…
3D Printing with Bitcoins from London’s 3Distributed
At about the same time that 3D printing began to rise in popularity, Bitcoin started making its way into the zeitgeist. The digital currency, almost free from government control, has been heralded as …
A 3D Printed Gun and the Metal Marketing Mystery
Solid Concepts has manufactured the world’s first ‘3D printed’ metal gun using direct metal laser sintering of powdered metals. Since the story went live just over a week ago there has bee…
10 Reasons to be Bullish About the 3D Printing Industry
Full disclaimer: I’m bullish about the 3D Printing Industry. There, I said it. I’m writing in response to the many declarations of “3D printing is hype” that are meandering about the Internet — you’v…
MakerPoint and the Future of 3D Printing Retail
Ah, MakerPoint. The place where all the teens go on Friday nights to start making. Overlooks the ol’ rock quarry, amiright? Nope. That’s a different kind of point for a different kind of making. Base…
3D Printing to Save Critters is Becoming North Carolina State’s M.O.
Life can be tough for the creatures that haven’t reincarnated themselves to full-human status, yet. Without opposable thumbs and kick-ass forebrains, it’s almost impossible to invent new technologies…
Upon Kickstarter Funding, Helix 3D Printer Announces Stretch Goals
Earlier this month, Colin let us know about the Helix 3D Printer from Acuity Design, based in Missoula, Montana. The design group had already put $70k of their own dollars towards realizing a unique d…
Microsoft Releases 3D Builder App for Windows 8.1 — A Building Base for Easy 3D Printing
After integrating native 3D-printing support into Windows 8.1 and partnering with Stratasys-owned Makerbot to sell Replicators in Microsoft stores, Microsoft has released its first 3D printing app for…
US Attorney General Seeks to Continue Ban on Plastic Guns
The Undetectable Firearms Act, which makes it illegal in the United States to own a gun that cannot be registered by a metal detector, is set to expire on December 9th of this year. Since the announce…
Open Source Appliances Declare “There’s Got to Be a Better Way!”
In the 1950s, manufacturers marketed new appliances to make housework easier, to make life easier. Over the years, these appliances proliferated to the point of absurdity (at least in the United Stat…