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…
UMaine unveils its largest next-generation polymer 3D printer
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! The University of Maine (UMaine) has demonstr…
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…
vrAse on Kickstarter: Strapping a Phone to Your Face Never Looked So Good
So, you’ve already planned on strapping a big piece of equipment to your face in order to escape a world that would snicker at you for strapping a big piece of equipment to your face, but you’re not s…
Miniature 3D Printed Chairs from Urban Soundscapes
The raw and industrial beauty of the urban landscape is in the eye of the beholder. This beauty – regardless of the individual stance each one of us has on the matter – is spreading all over the world…
3D Printed — A Reinterpretation of the Bremen Town Musicians
Heather Gorham is a well-known painter and sculptor from Dallas who has garnered considerable attention for her Animal Tower work of art. The piece was digitally generated in sections by the artist —…
Into its Second Year of Operations, NAMII Second Call for AM & 3D Printing Projects
A year on from the establishment of the US’ National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) and the organization, driven by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NC…
StyleShapes.com: A Community Magazine for 3D-Printed Jewellery
Quickly, the 3D printing web is becoming a vast shopping mall where users can idle by the variety of stores devoted both to the large megastores and the small boutiques. And, while the megastore Shap…
Executive Interview — Espen Sivertsen
Last weekend, one of our video features was Type A Machines’ CEO, Espen Sivertsen’s presentation at TEDxLivermore. Here, in 3DPI’s ongoing Executive Interview Series, Espen discusses the story o…
The Kraftwurx Story: Patenting Customized 3D Printing in the Cloud
As Twitter user, @matt_avo, put it: “what’s this patent bullshit?” On August 20, 2013, Chris Norman, CEO of Kraftwurx, was granted the patent for an online customizable 3D printing service causing som…
Makerbot’s Entry into the Fashion Stakes – The Verlan Dress
Oh yes, it is another 3D printed dress! This one comes to you courtesy of a designer that has been here before, but also from a 3D printer platform that has not — Makerbot’s Replicator 2 — using a new…
Desktop 3D Printing Pharmacies: Democratizing Medical Care and What Happens When Drugs are Legal
When I was in high school, sitting around the dinner table with my friend and his parents, his dad mentioned that he was an anarchist. I don’t remember how it came up, but, because they’re both doctor…
FabSecure – Fabulonia's solution to 3D printing platforms and IP rights
The 3D printing industry is full of confrontation and opposites. Depending on the stance, it can either be considered environmentally sustainable or a waste of limited natural resources; a true democr…
Get Your Moto On – Motorola Ups the Customization Stakes
Following on from MAKEwithMOTO, which Mike covered back in July, the concept is evolving further. The MAKEwithMOTO concept is a couple of months into a road trip with some hi-tech making gear, includi…
First Public Airing of 3Doodler at Show in Berlin
Do you remember 3Doodler, the 3D Printing Pen with a successful Kickstarter campaign which we covered on 3DPI on February? A lot of people were very enthusiastic about this product, but there were som…