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…
MTC leverages AMCM’s unique multi-laser beam shaping system
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has acquired the AMCM M 290-2 FLX, an industrial 3D printing system from AMCM, a company affiliated with EOS…
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…
3D Printing with the 3D Builder App on Windows 8.1
Now that Windows 8.1 is equipped with native 3D-printing support, and Microsoft’s first 3D printing app 3D Builder is out, it’s time for us to take a closer look at how 3D Printing on this…
Apple Files A Host of Patents Related to Liquidmetal and 3D Printing
One of the biggest (and most secretive) companies in the world is always going to court a vast amount of speculation. Yesterday saw the wires heat up following the application for a series of patents …
Sneak Peek of Lady Gaga’s 3D Printed Dress
imaterialise has revealed an initial peek of the 3D printed dress designed and produced specifically for Lady Gaga on their Facebook page. Love her or hate her, you just knew this had to happen! There…
Kele, Bobbie Gordon and the World's First 3D Printing Record Store
BACARDI Beginnings is a music mentoring programme teaming up newcomers with more experienced artists in hopes of producing some gems. Well, what has this got to do with 3D Printing, you might be wonde…
Most Read Articles from Last Week – November 23
The Best Free 3D Program Ever? ShapeShifter This is ace. Autodesk has created the simplest way into creating complex shapes for 3D printing yet seen. Beginners: you’ll love this, whilst it takes…
Maker Tests – Melting Point of Nylon
Let’s take a look at things melting! Oh wait, I mean let’s take a look at scientific tests. Brandon Enright plans on experimenting with Shapeways WSF (White, Strong & Flexible) materia…
Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts Announces £350 million funding to support 70 New Centres to Train Tomorrow’s Engineers & Scientists
We all know there is a skills gap, we know it’s going to be a really serious problem unless we train the next generations to fill that gap properly. Today the UK government is announcing steps towards…
Fripp Design and Research to Release Soft Tissue Prostheses Printer Picsima
3DPI’s newest writer, Davide Sher, recently relayed the stunningly real prosthetics of Fripp Design and Research, based at the Advanced Manufacturing Park of Sheffield in the UK. The company behind th…
Robox 3D Printer Kicks off on Kickstarter Ahead of CES in January
Mike introduced the Robox 3D printer earlier this month, and now there is some clearer visibility on this new system as it kicks off on Kickstarter. Apart from the rhetoric typical of new 3D printers …
Sigma Labs Extends Contract with Honeywell Aerospace
With 3D metal printing still in its toddler stages, quality control still leaves a lot to be desired. Sigma Labs is one of the few companies publicly working to solve the problem of ensuring repeatab…
Competing on the Education Front
Both of the major 3D printer vendors (Stratasys via Makerbot and 3D Systems with the Cube range) are taking education very seriously these days — it’s almost as if they are spurring each other on to d…
The Holidays Are Coming – And So is Santa on His New 3D Printed Sleigh
Christmas is always coming, and these days the consumer frenzy starts earlier and earlier, which personally I think is a shame. Don’t get me wrong, I do get all gooey around Christmas — the nativity p…