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…
Boston Micro Fabrication launches new dual-resolution, high-precision 3D printer
US-based 3D printer manufacturer Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has launched the microArch D1025, a new 3D printer for the production of micro-scale p…
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 Hacker Gives Printrbot Simple the Thumbs Up
The good people at 3D Hacker have put up a brief review and unboxing video of the Printrbot Simple, the cheap and easy printer billed as “an exercise in 3D printing minimalism.” As Ric poi…
3D Printing with Silk?
In my review of the Inside 3D Printing event in Singapore I mentioned a new material development I came across, having met Sum Kok Meng, who was exhibiting at the university of Singapore booth. He was…
50 Ways to Say "This Igloo is Making Me Thirsty!"
Emerging Objects, the San Franciscan firm known for 3D printing home decor and art pieces from unique materials like wood and concrete, is now in the process of constructing an entire building, albeit…
Afinia Teams with Pitsco Education to bring 3D Printers & Curriculum Materials into the Classroom
I’ve done my fair share of banging on about getting more 3D printers into more schools. As indeed have many others. But it is not just about placing 3D printers in classrooms and hoping for the best, …
New Case Of 3D Printed Personalisation for Telecomm Giant, Orange
Prime 3D-print-on-demand service Sculpteo has facilitated a new case printing feature on the website of European telecom giant Orange, providing a 3D printing customisation tool on its own website. Vi…
Cube 3D Printer Now Available via Major UK High Street Retailers PC World & Currys
Last week 3D System’s Cube 3D printer became available to the general conusmer in the UK via Dixons Retail plc., Europe’s largest specialist electrical retailing and services company ̵…
3D-Printed Metal Sculptures and the Search for Utopia
Ioan Florea’s artwork is very large because his concerns are very large. In July, we covered the artist’s tactile paintings, paint combined with 3D printed elements to form abstractions ov…
Tethers' 3D Printed Radiation Shields for Orbital Satellites
Even though the network of self-replicating 3D printer communities consist of highly intelligent individual units, the replicating machines themselves are not yet self-sustainable and functional with…
“More Likely” that Tesco Will Adopt In-Store 3D Printing
Back in June, Rachel reported on how UK supermarket giant Tesco was “looking” at 3D printing as a service, following a blog post by Paul Wilkinson, an Innovation Ambassador for the company. Now it see…
Thingiverse Gnome Remix Challenge Showcased Artistic Influences
Last month, Thingiverse held a remix contest using a MakerBot design for a gnome. Competitors could manipulate the scan and upload it to the Thingiverse site for a panel of judges. The winner saw the …
GE Aviation in Joint Technology Development Agreement with Sigma Labs Inc. (SGLB)
I love researching, investing in, and writing about 3D printing stocks that are undiscovered compared with companies like Stratasys Ltd., 3D Systems Inc., and The ExOne Corporation. The reason for thi…
Smoothieboard: 3D Printers, CNCs, and Laser Cutters in One Microboard Blend
Arthur Wolf and Mark A. Cooper are to the Maker community what Qin Shi Huang was to China in the 3rd Century BC. As the young king united the country with things like a huge national road system, the …