nTopology set to bolster generative design platform with new and improved DfAM tools
Engineering software developer nTopology is currently working on a whole slew of new developments for its topology optimization platform. Commercializ…
Anycubic and JBD J1 MicroLED 3D printer: technical specifications and pricing
Desktop 3D printer manufacturer Anycubic is working with display panel specialist Jade Bird Display (JBD) to develop a new consumer-grade MicroLED 3D …
Low-cost titanium alloys for additive manufacturing targetted by IperionX and Oak Ridge National Laboratory collaboration
IperionX, a North Carolina-based advanced materials enterprise, has announced a collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The work concerns …
High Street 3D Printing Services: An Interview with Robert Feld, The Color Company
3D Printing Industry has recently reported on the growth of 3D printing services in the retail sector. One of the first organizations to recognize this potential was The Color Company, a pioneer in th…
i.Materialise Adds Stainless Steel To Its Material Range
One of the most typical questions people unfamiliar with the 3D printing industry tend to ask is about the availability and offering of different materials that can be utilised today. This issue is, i…
A Day at the Engineering Design Show
On Wednesday I was a visitor at the Engineering Design Show at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. This was an inaugural two-day show organised by Findlay Media, publishers of Eureka magazine. Unsurprisingly…
3D Printing: Bring on the Trough of Disillusionment — Please!!
Last week 3D Printing Industry published a post from Graham Tromans that focused on some serious concerns that Graham has about safety issues, specifically in terms on users of entry-level machines an…
Palaeontology and 3D Printing
US scientists and a Danish entrepreneur have been working on reconstructing sea life from ancient times, and we’re not talking recent history but 390 million years ago. Using a combination of co…
A 3D “Alphabet of Alphabets”
Some time ago Johnson Banks started a research project called Arkitypo with one of their clients, Ravensbourne. The aim was to develop and showcase the 26 letters of the alphabet in 3D, using 3D print…
Spoiled for Choice: A Gallery Of 3D Printed iPhone Cases
There is no doubting that 3D printing has come a long way from its industrial roots and manifested itself as a serious tool for producing a wide range of consumer objects. To celebrate this paradigm s…
Le FabShop Will Distribute Replicator2 in France
Le FabShop, the French digital workshop, has announced that it will be selling Makerbot products — including the new Replicator2 — in France, through its online shop, le FabStore. Le FabShop, a commun…
3D Systems Acquires Rapidform
In further news from 3D Systems Corporation, the 3D printing giant has just announced that it has acquired Rapidform, a leading global provider of 3D scan-to-CAD and inspection software tools. The dea…
3D Design & 3D Printing Both Feature in The Popular Mechanics Top Ten Tech Breakthrough Awards 2012
The highly recognised Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards were announced recently and have once again been bestowed on those the judging panel deemed to be the greatest innovations of this year. It …
Hybrid 3D Printing & Machining Technology
A few years ago I saw a presentation at a TCT event by Mike Ayre, MD of Crucible Industrial Design, who argued convincingly that the future of additive technologies — specifically for industrial appli…
Teeny Tiny 3D Printed Car
3D printing is proving to be a technology with a strong future and potentially one of the most disruptive technologies of all time. Research with 3D printers is currently underway for a wide range of …
