Siemens Launches New Startup Support Program at CES 2025
Industrial manufacturing firm Siemens has launched its new Siemens for Startups program at the Las Vegas CES 2025 technology trade show. This ne…
Concepts 3D Systems Athena II Smart mSLA Resin 3D Printer: Technical Specifications and Pricing
Concepts 3D Systems Inc., a leader in resin 3D printing technology, has launched the Athena II Smart mSLA Resin 3D Printer. Building on the success of…
Metalysis scaling powder production with new Tekna 40 kW spheroidiser
UK-based metal AM materials producer Metalysis has bolstered its capabilities by acquiring a 40 kW Tekna spheroidiser, aka Teksphero-40. Designed for the production of spherical powders, Tekna’s…
McDonald’s Dreams of 3D Printing
It seems that HP, Staples, UPS and Asda aren’t the only large corporations to jump on the 3D printing bandwagon. Everyone’s favourite “chicken” nugget supplier also dreams of incorporating the hottest…
Seeing the World Through 3D Printed Frames
We’ve covered companies pursuing the use of AM in producing unique eyewear, but these firms have relied on plastic. Both the Bay Area Protos and the German Mykita use Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) …
Encryption Through Destruction with Disarming Corruptor
Artist Matthew Plummer-Fernandez is interested in distorting the forms of 3D printed objects as a means of conveying the translation processes that occur in the digital and physical worlds. 3D scans d…
Teens Replicate Artistic Masterpieces in MET’s Program with Cubify Sculpt and Cube 3D Printer.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art held a teen program promoting the swirl of art and technology with 3D printing. Over this last summer, the MET held a guided event with selected teens from the New York …
Solid Concepts Is Lastest 3D Printing Vendor in the Fashion Stakes
The AVEDA Congress is a world-renowned hair show, so you would be forgiven for wondering how on earth that links to 3D printing but it does — in the unique and complex forms of three high-fashion head…
Canon & 3D Systems Finalise Distribution Agreement 3D Printers
Since 3D Systems announced that Canon Marketing had joined its network of resellers in Japan much excitement has circulated investment sites. Here at 3DPI we get that investors tend to read the invest…
DesignSpark Challenge from RS Components and Allied Electronics
Have you got some decent CAD skills and some ingenious engineering ideas? You might consider entering the DesignSpark Challenge from RS Components and Allied Electronics for a chance to win up to £5,0…
Makeraser Erases Unsightly ABS Overhangs and Rough Spots
Most users of FFF 3D printers know that their ABS prints are going to come out a bit rough around the edges. There are support structures that need to be broken off, overhangs that need to be flattene…
AMETEK Acquires Creaform
AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) has announced its USD$120million acquisition of Creaform, Inc., a company that develops and manufactures innovative portable 3D technologies, and provides 3D engineering servi…
Trends Report from 3D Hubs Throws Up An Interesting Glimpse into the 3D Printing Industry
3D Hubs, is the organization that earlier this year, just over six months ago in fact, launched what they call “the world’s largest collaborative production platform for 3D printer owners and makers.”…
Materialise IPO?
Belgian 3D printing firm, Materialise, is considering an initial public offering. Insiders have said that it is leaning towards an IPO on either the NYSE Euronext or Nasdaq index. Materialise could ra…
The World's Sexiest 3D Printer?
I try to live as ethical a life as possible. Whilst morals tend to be constant from society to society: don’t kill, don’t rape, don’t steal — ethics vary, both with geography and tim…