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…
Organovo Begins Testing Medication on 3D Printed Liver Cells
Exciting news from Organovo! The 3D bioprinting company, known for its proprietary NovoGen™ printer and the creation of the first fully cellular 3D-printed liver tissue, has just released information …
As Father and Son Activities Go, Building Prosthetic Hands Wins Hand Over Foot
Beware: Confusing names ahead! We have Richard Van As, Ivan Owen, Liam Owen, Paul McCarthy, and Leon McCarthy. It may be hard to keep them all straight! My fifth post working for 3DPI was on the coll…
Graphic 3D Printed Detail Achieved on Comic Hero MONO
Comic books. Graphic novels. Some sneer, some argue about what they should be called, some appreciate the artistic merit and ability to portray that which other media could not and some see an opportu…
Shapeways Shop Owners Featured in Neiman Marcus
Shapeways has presented a new method for independent designers to make it onto the shelves of well-known retailers, proving that in the world of web 2.0, it might be more about getting noticed than wh…
New 3D Printing Service Bureau Born in Minnesota
From the birthplace of FDM comes a 3D printing service bureau that hopes to meet the manufacturing needs of both the surrounding Minnesota area and around the globe. As one of an increasing number of …
Think Thin — Stratasys Releases New Digital ABS2 Material for Connex Range
Stratasys has just launched a new digital material, developed exclusively for the Objet Connex line of multi-material 3D printers, dubbed Digital ABS2. Based on PolyJet technology, Digital ABS2 is use…
The Buccanneer Shows its True Specs: Too Little Too Late?
Just when you thought that the Buccaneer 3D Printer from Pirate3D couldn’t get any better… it gets worse. Pirate3D has finally released the specs of their final machine, after obliterating Kickstarte…
A New Age: The Maker Age
I’ve talked about a ‘MakerNet’ before, but not the term ‘maker age.’ Both of these terms, however, appear on the site of the new product / service I review here — Blokify…
Take a Seat — With 3D Printed Organic Functionality
Designer Erik Klarenbeek has developed an organic chair with the aid of 3D printing. The studio specializes in what it deems the unusual by incorporating material and perspectives from nature into the…
Acuity Design’s Helix 3D Printer Promises Breakthroughs In Consumer 3D Printing
Fed up with the limitations of RepRap printers, the founders of product development firm Acuity Designs decided to see if they could design and build their own precision additive fabricator. It turns …
3D Printing Growing Pains: Facing the Disappointment of Owning a 3D Printer
Now that desktop replicators have been replicating for a while, there are so many options on the market that navigating them can be worse than shopping for health care in the United States. Eager to g…
3D Printing and Poop Make for Strange Bedfellows
Don’t get too excited, but an artist has used 3D printing with poop. Before you go and tell everyone that someone pooped in a petri dish and called it 3D printing and that you’ve been 3D printing the …