Generating 3D models from text with Nvidia’s Magic3D
Nvidia, a GPU manufacturer, has announced Magic3D, a generative AI that can produce 3D models from a text prompt. Generative AI for 3D modeling aids i…
New Tygon Ink 1000 UV Ink Transfer Tubing
Ultra-Chemical Resistant Tubing for Universal UV Ink Transfer in 3D Printing Applications Saint-Gobain, a leading manufacturer of polymer transfer tub…
Mechnano introduces new nano-tube-based high-temperature 3D printing material
Arizona-based 3D printing start-up Mechnano has created a novel high-temperature, rigid electrostatic discharge (ESD) material in collaboration with ceramic additive manufacturing materials provider T…
Ben Heck’s Double Decker 3D Printer
Benjamin J. Heckendorn – known in the virtual world as Ben Heck – is a tech-savvy tinkerer, who is famous for his modifications applied to different consoles and personal computers. As a man that is p…
3D Printing Pilot in UK Schools Funded by Dept for Education
The Department for Education (DfE) is running a small trial to investigate the use of 3D printing technologies in teaching mathematics, physics, computer science and engineering and design. The pilot …
Printrbot Runs a 12 Days AFTER Christmas Sale
From its website, Printrbot, the entry level 3D printer company that sells its proprietary 3D printers and a host of ancillaries, is doing a daily deal of one item – some currently in the store, some …
BatBot — A 3D Printer From Korea
We concluded at the end of last year with how the low-end 3D printer market took a big leap forward in terms of new entrants and new models being introduced to the market throughout 2012. This trend l…
USPTO to Host Additive Manufacturing Partnership Meeting
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will be hosting an Additive Manufacturing Partnership meeting on Wednesday 23rd January 2013, held at the Alexandria campus. The meeting will serv…
Incredible but True: 3D Printed Lamp Powers Itself
3D printing technology often brings applications that showcase the most incredible forms or the most complicated functions. Rarely are we confronted by an application that fullfils both — beautifully.…
From the Editor
First I would like to wish all 3DPI readers a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. As ever, this time of year offers a time for reflection together with feelings of anticipation as we plan for…
2012 – Top 5 3D Printing Applications by Eetu Kuneinen
Selecting the winner for my top 5 was actually easier than I thought. 1. Recycling – Yes, I know it’s a wide area to cover, and there were so many innovations around recycling 3DP applications d…
2012 – Top 5 3D Printing Applications by Ari Honka
1. Design work Design is a broad area and cannot easily be classified as an application, however for me 3D printing offers designers free reign for the first time in history. Ever since humans started…
2012 – Top 5 3D Printing Applications by Rachel Park
This year has seen me traverse a rather topsy-turvy journey professionally, but it’s been a blast and I feel privileged and still very happy to have a minor role in what is one of the most exciting an…
Personal Top 5 3D Printed Apps for 2012 by Juho Vesanto
Today is my turn to showcase my personal top-5 3D printing applications for this year. And that is not the easiest task – considering all of the cool stuff that has emerged this year. I chose a …
EchoRap 3D Printer
In terms of Adrian Bowyer’s original vision when he conceived the RepRap 3D printer project; 2012, in my opinion, is really the year when he can truly say it has come to pass. The open source project …
