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…
UltiMaker Factor 4, a new industrial 3D printer for the factory floor: Technical Specifications and Pricing
Netherlands-based 3D printer manufacturer UltiMaker has launched Factor 4, its new FDM 3D printer for the industrial market. The new 3D printer supp…
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…
Dreaming of Independence — 3D Printing Robotics Make it Real
This is a 3D printing story that is sure to lift your day — reminiscent of the RoboHand story earlier this year — it’s inspiring and speaks of the determination and tenacity, not to mention innovation…
Could Metal Give Japan a 3D Printing Boost?
Have you been keeping up with 3D printing in Japan? Maybe not. According to Reno Tibke at Akihabara News, Japan’s additive manufacturing (AM) sector is rather small compared with other countries, 0.3%…
YouChain's 3D Printed Customizable Key Chains
Today brings us another take on one of the most relevant aspects regarding 3D printing’s actual value-adding potential to the consumer market – personalization. YouChain is a customizable key ch…
3D Systems Features on Fortune’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List for 2nd Consecutive Year
For the second year in a row, 3D printing giant, 3D Systems has made Fortune Magazine’s 2013 list of the fastest-growing companies. Ranking second in the tech category and fifth overall out of the 100…
Anticipating the Inside 3D Printing Event – San Jose
I’ve never been to a conference before. Well, maybe I went to a video game expo when I was a kid (where I got to meet Sonic and Tails). But I definitely haven’t been to a 3D printing conference. An…
Sustainable Footwear from 3D-Printed Moulds
To some, 3D printing resembles an organic process, with an object growing onto a build platform the way a seed might burst forth from the ground and develop into a tree. It was this organic growth, c…
Ultimaker’s Community Spirit
Netherlands based manufacturer of entry-level 3D printers, Ultimaker, is planning on making more of a splash in the UK in the near future. The plans to do so involve establishing a distribution centre…
New Shoes – 3D Printed, of Course
More shoe designers are experimenting with 3D printing, and many of them are collaborating with 3D printing service provider imaterialise to produce their footwear. Granted they’re not your everyday, …
Broken Down Powerlines? 3D Printed Robots to the Rescue
Even though some companies, with consumer electronics manufacturers at the most public forefront, have eagerly showcased TV’s and other appliances working on induction or other truly cordless so…
The First Commercial Watch Made from 3D Printed Gold
In February, I covered a story about a small watchmaker launching a Kickstarter campaign for his line of 3D-printed watches, which featured timepieces made from gold-plated steel. Hoptroff Ltd. of Lon…
TINKR & Monster Cat Team Up to Spawn 3D-Printed Creature
I know what you’re thinking. When’s the next Monster Cat album coming out? Well, Monster Cat fans, since the launch of their first album for free download on The Pirate Bay, the Singaporean indie rock…
Lights, 3D Camera, Action – Full colour replicas without getting your hands dirty
The cry from the crowd with limited 3D modelling capabilities as well as from seasoned modelling veterans eager to see the area bloom has been enough to convince companies that a profitable need reall…