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…
The Algaerium Bioprinter: Making Superfood for the Future
It seems that, these days, you can do almost anything with algae, even grow your own biofuel. Artist, designer, architect and scientist, Marin Sawa, is carrying out artistic experiments in 3D bioprin…
Rubicon – Yet Another Prosumer 3D Scanner — This One for Under $200
Cost, speed, resolution, maximum scanning size and ease of use were among the most relevant characteristics of what a good 3D scanner should demonstrate, as we listed last week when covering the Dimbo…
Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University Constructs $30 Million AM Center
Last month, we told you about two contests being held by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, one devoted to 3D-printed fashion and the other dedicated to reinventing the abacus, b…
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…
Watertight Mesh Certification – Creating Quality Standards for 3D Models
With more and more 3D model repositories coming online all the time, it seems that the basic categories included in each service are always more or less the same, built using inspiration/ctrl+c gather…
3D Printed: One in a Million — (Baby) Bird
It was lovely to hear from Michiel Cornelissen over the weekend. Michiel is a talented designer, hailing from the Netherlands, who, among other things is currently pushing boundaries as he explores 3D…
Econolyst Launching Research into the Supply and Demand for 3D Printing Service Bureaux
Econolyst, a consultancy that dedicates itself exclusively to 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing and that has a 20 year pedigree and superb reputation, has just launched a research initiative l…
Lots of “Z’s” Around this Past Week — This One is Zim from ZeePro
Visually, the closest comparison to the ZeePro Zim – a second Z-related 3D printer presented for your consideration – that comes to mind is the PandaBot. Pandabot was a 3D Printer that was…
3-Sweep Sweeps the Net with Smart 2D to 3D Conversion
Blowing up across the 3D printing Internet last week was the following video, which demonstrated a software with the ability to convert 2D photographs into complete 3D models, possibly opening up a wh…
OpenDive: Strapping a Phone to Your Face Never Felt So Free
So, you’ve already decided to strap your phone to your face in order to escape a world so strange that it would cause you to strap a phone to your face, but you don’t want to shell out the dough for t…
ThreeASFOUR Have Nailed the Concept of 3D Printing Fashion & it Comes with a Religious Twist
The three designers behind the threeASFOUR fashion label have put together a fascinating exhibition at the Jewish Museum in New York City. Gabriel Asfour, Adi Gil and Angela Donhauser are the designer…
Bespoke Modeling & 3D Printing in the Cloud for Medical Training & Applications
The latest announcement from 3D Systems introduces immediate availability of Bespoke Modeling. This is a trademarked software service for medical professionals that is based in the cloud, and reports …