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…
Product Liability Law in the World of 3D Printing
It’s not until the battery explodes in your Tesla that you start to worry about product liability law, but it’s an important method for holding manufacturer’s and commercial enterprises accountable fo…
Titan Arm: 3D Printed Strength Receives Dyson Recognition
The Titan Arm — designed by four mechanical engineering students from the University of Pennsylvania — could help those who have severe back injuries regain control of muscles. Other applications incl…
3D Print Artist Of The Year: Isaie Bloch
Artist Isaie Bloch has won this year’s coveted 3D Printshow Artist Of The Year Award. Isaie’s technology of choice is Autodesk’s 3DS Max and the opensource 3D mesh processing wonder that i…
Industries Tell all about 3D Printing Applications at Global Summit in London
If there are still any questions about the possible applications of 3D printing and additive manufacturing within industrial processes and production they will likely be answered at the upcoming 3D Pr…
The Geomagic Capture: 3D Systems’ Industrial-Grade 3D Scanner
We recently covered news about 3D Systems latest gadget, the Sense 3D Scanner, an affordable handheld scanning device compatible with the Cubify suite of 3D modelling tools. The company wastes no time…
Gramohorn II: 3D Printed Acoustic Speaker Art for Your Smartphone
The Gramohorn II[1] is a piece of technology from the 1870s updated for 2013. Free of wires or electronics, this 3D printed smartphone speaker reframes the analog technology of yesteryear as superior …
An Audubon for the Military-Industrial Complex
From Peter Patchen’s studio in Brooklyn, forms blend into new haunting 3D prints evoking multiple meanings and purposes of raptors. Birds of prey and military aircraft inspired the artwork titled “Mig…
Leapfrog Xeed Industrial 3D Printer Breaks Open the Doors and Goes on Tour
It’s been a long time in the making, but Dutch 3D printer manufacturer Leapfrog has finally announced the launch of its professional 3D printer, Xeed. The Xeed is most comparable to Stratasys’ Mojo 3…
3D Printing — From a New Buyer’s Perspective (2013)
Just over a year ago I reported from the TCT show in the UK about the state-of-the-art in 3D printers at that time from the perspective of a potential new buyer. It appears that was quite a popular fe…
Obama’s 3D Printed Voice Unveiled at 3D PrintShow
In the case that I 3D-printed a soundwave, it would either be Joy Division’s iconic cover for the album Unknown Pleasures or the character Soundwave from Transformers, but I guess you could go the pre…
Unknown 3D Printer Company Goes Public
3D printing stocks have been exploding lately with worldwide interest in the technology. Beginning with 3D Systems and Stratasys, a number of companies have held IPOs to take advantage of this intere…
Materialise Magics 18
Materialise, a great, cutting-edge company behind many forward thinking apps of 3D printing tech, has announced its new Magics 18 software. Jargon fascinates me. Cults use it to create a linguistic di…