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…
Eplus3D launches new metal 3D printer with up to 64 lasers
Chinese 3D printer manufacturer Eplus3D has launched the EP-M2050, a new large format Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) 3D printer which features …
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…
Materialise IPO?
Belgian 3D printing firm, Materialise, is considering an initial public offering. Insiders have said that it is leaning towards an IPO on either the NYSE Euronext or Nasdaq index. Materialise could ra…
The World's Sexiest 3D Printer?
I try to live as ethical a life as possible. Whilst morals tend to be constant from society to society: don’t kill, don’t rape, don’t steal — ethics vary, both with geography and tim…
Organovo Begins Testing Medication on 3D Printed Liver Cells
Exciting news from Organovo! The 3D bioprinting company, known for its proprietary NovoGen™ printer and the creation of the first fully cellular 3D-printed liver tissue, has just released information …
As Father and Son Activities Go, Building Prosthetic Hands Wins Hand Over Foot
Beware: Confusing names ahead! We have Richard Van As, Ivan Owen, Liam Owen, Paul McCarthy, and Leon McCarthy. It may be hard to keep them all straight! My fifth post working for 3DPI was on the coll…
Graphic 3D Printed Detail Achieved on Comic Hero MONO
Comic books. Graphic novels. Some sneer, some argue about what they should be called, some appreciate the artistic merit and ability to portray that which other media could not and some see an opportu…
Shapeways Shop Owners Featured in Neiman Marcus
Shapeways has presented a new method for independent designers to make it onto the shelves of well-known retailers, proving that in the world of web 2.0, it might be more about getting noticed than wh…
New 3D Printing Service Bureau Born in Minnesota
From the birthplace of FDM comes a 3D printing service bureau that hopes to meet the manufacturing needs of both the surrounding Minnesota area and around the globe. As one of an increasing number of …
Think Thin — Stratasys Releases New Digital ABS2 Material for Connex Range
Stratasys has just launched a new digital material, developed exclusively for the Objet Connex line of multi-material 3D printers, dubbed Digital ABS2. Based on PolyJet technology, Digital ABS2 is use…
The Buccanneer Shows its True Specs: Too Little Too Late?
Just when you thought that the Buccaneer 3D Printer from Pirate3D couldn’t get any better… it gets worse. Pirate3D has finally released the specs of their final machine, after obliterating Kickstarte…
A New Age: The Maker Age
I’ve talked about a ‘MakerNet’ before, but not the term ‘maker age.’ Both of these terms, however, appear on the site of the new product / service I review here — Blokify…
Take a Seat — With 3D Printed Organic Functionality
Designer Erik Klarenbeek has developed an organic chair with the aid of 3D printing. The studio specializes in what it deems the unusual by incorporating material and perspectives from nature into the…
Acuity Design’s Helix 3D Printer Promises Breakthroughs In Consumer 3D Printing
Fed up with the limitations of RepRap printers, the founders of product development firm Acuity Designs decided to see if they could design and build their own precision additive fabricator. It turns …