After the wonder and excitement of the London 3D Printshow dissipated, I felt compelled to write about the use of plastic printing materials. This stemmed initially from a conversation with William Ho…
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Apple Acquiring Kinect Manufacturer PrimeSense?
Earlier this year, rumours sprouted up about Apple’s possible intent to purchase the Israeli company behind the original Microsoft Kinect, PrimeSense, for $280 million. The story soon dissipated, with…
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…
3D Printing in Italy Means Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
Through Shane’s interview with 3D Hubs and Rachel’s examination of the 3D Hubs Trend Report released this month, we picked up on an interesting area of activity. As Brian Garrett, one of the company’s…
Inkimals: Pen and Paper Drawings Become 3D Printed Creatures
Some of the most interesting ways that 3D printing is being used involve not highly technological innovations, but a return to simpler forms of Making that don’t rely on Arduinos or Raspberry Pis. You…
A Smart Software Acquisition —Autodesk to Acquire Delcam
Last week at the 3D Printshow I heard rumours that Autodesk was to acquire UK software company Delcam, a leading supplier of advanced software for the manufacturing industry. Being caught up in the sh…
Wallace Community College in Alabama Receives 3D Printer Donation from China’s Nanjing Zinjin-Lead Electronic Group
In an act archetypical of the globalization in commerce and education in our time, Wallace Community College in Dothan, Alabama has received 3D printers as a donation from Nanjing Zinjin-Lead Electron…
3D Printing & Space (Part 1): An Interstellar Voyager
Voyager 1 has left the solar system. An amazing feat considering it set off from Earth shortly after Elvis left the building for the final time. The technology of species Homo Sapien can now be consid…
The Uplift Prize: Uplifting 1 Billion People at a Time with 3D Printing
Unsurprisingly, the Uplift Prize, formerly the Gada Prize, intends to do exactly what its name implies: award contestants for lifting up the standard of living for a given population. The scale of its…
The Promise of 3D Printers
Aaron Pratt is VP Marketing at Microboards Technology/Afinia. Here he shares his pragmatic views on 3D printing, how far this technology sector has come and where it can go. Coming from a 3D printer m…