[INTERVIEW] ModuleWorks CEO on How the 3D Printing Industry can learn from CNC’s History
The banishment of CNC or injection molding to join flint knives, warp-weighted looms, and other archaic tools in a cobweb-strewn museum is not happeni…
Lulzbot unveils its new TAZ 8 desktop 3D printer: Technical specifications and pricing
US-based 3D printer manufacturer LulzBot has introduced the TAZ 8, a Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) desktop 3D printer developed for industrial envi…
Sculpteo Unveils PA12 Blue: A New 3D Printing Material for Food Safety
Sculpteo, the France-based digital manufacturing company and subsidiary of BASF, has introduced PA12 Blue, a new 3D printing material designed specifically for food handling, preparation and storage. …
Michigan Tech Releases Open-Source 3D Metal Printer for Less Than $2,000
Joshua Pearce’s Sustainability and Accessibility Lab at Michigan Tech has made even more progress towards democratizing technological access by creating an open-source 3D metal printer. The lab has pu…
Diamond's Are Endeavour: 3D Printed Drill Bit
BlueFire Equipment Corporation has announced a key milestone in its 3D printing initiative with the development of a digital model of its proprietary polycrystalline diamond cutter drill bit. The comp…
GrabCAD Launches Gears of Innovation Challenge with Big Cash Prizes
The thing about genius is that, while inherently useful, genius doesn’t pay the bills until it is successfully applied. So, if you’re like poor, ol’ Einstein, wearing the same outfit everyday because …
An Overview of Prodways Technology
When we covered Prodways, the newest French 3D printer manufacturer (made new via acquisition), there weren’t any videos about the company in English. I had to take my, already weak, Spanish skills a…
Interview with Alice from MakieLab at The Guardian
The periodical that brought you the leaks of Edward Snowden presents further hard hitting news with the exploration of 3D printed toys. In the following segment, The Guardian’s Jemima Kiss interviews …
Ford Uses 3D Printed Sand for Prototyping
Maker of a dying technology (personal automobiles), Ford Motor Company, has relied on a living technology to maintain its relevancy, releasing this latest promo video on how the car manufacturer uses …
3DS’ Avi Reichental Lectures at Singularity University
I bet that you didn’t know that 3D Systems CEO Avi Reichental also serves as a faculty member of Singularity University. Or maybe you did; in which case, good for you! Singularity U is a benefit corpo…
BBC Click Tours Stratasys’ Eden Prairie Factory
I thought that, since we published a video of Avi Reichental at Singularity University, it was only fair to give their biggest competitor, Stratasys, a little spotlight, too. Here, Jen Copestake from…
Most Read Articles from Last Week – December 7
Google Enters 3D Printing Arena 3D Systems has entered into a multi-year development agreement with Motorola Mobility LLC, a Google company, to create a continuous high-speed 3D printing production pl…
Euromold 2013 – Day 3 Report
Day 3 of Euromold 2013, as anticipated, had a slightly slower pace than the mania of the previous two, as it saw the 15th annual edition of the Wohlers Conference on 3D Printing and Manufacturing, org…
3DPI.TV – 3D Hubs Releases December Trend Report
Connecting more than 2000 3D printer owners across the world gives 3D Hubs access to key statistics that comes from relying on their users to provide a snapshot representative of the larger picture. L…
3D Systems Acquires 3D Ceramics Printing Company Figulo
Continuously striving to position itself as a 3D printing powerhouse, 3D Systems has acquired yet another company to add to its diverse portfolio of 3D printing technologies. With the acquisition of F…