Siemens launches its new AI-powered assistant for industrial engineering
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! Industrial manufacturing firm Siemens has unv…
UMaine unveils its largest next-generation polymer 3D printer
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! The University of Maine (UMaine) has demonstr…
Materialise adds novel AM materials to its portfolio
Belgian 3D printing company Materialise has introduced three new materials to its AM portfolio. These materials include Polyamide 12S (PA 12S), Polyamide 11 (PA 11) for Multi Jet Fusion, and Carbon Fi…
3D Printed Friction Shifter for your Bike
The method of transportation for many in this age of both booming personal and macro level sustainable economics is the humble bicycle. However, even though it is an invention dating back some 200 yea…
3D Printing with Liquid Metal Heralds a New Era of Electronics, Metals and Robot Apocalypse
3D printing with metal had been conceived of since the early 1970s and, in practice, has mostly been achieved using laser sintering (LS) although these days most people seem to be calling it laser mel…
Blastproof – New 3D Printed Tools for Landmine Removal
Chris Natt is an industrial designer who has shifted his focus from working with clients evaluating the success of his personal contribution by looking at the last numeral lines to building something …
3D Printed Micro Rock Crawlers
This week we’ve already been to the dark side of the unnatural hybrid moon with a 3D printed robotic spider, but today the world of Unmanned Motorized Objects brings us a more traditional exampl…
Leopoly: Cloud Crowd 3D Design
Any newcomer to the 3D modelling marketplace has to offer something unique to its audience and peeking its head out of the crowd is Leopoly. Leopoly is a cloud-based modelling software platform that …
When Are Drones Like Guns? — When They Are 3D-Printed
Some things citizens tolerate or encourage in the hands of the collective, with no or few problems; but, as the possibility to make at home via 3D printing, CNC, etc. continues to become exponentially…
Deloitte and 3D Systems Align to Accelerate Adoption and Implementation of Advanced Design and Manufacturing Solutions
In a joint announcement Deloitte (a leading consulting firm) and 3D Systems (a leading 3D printing firm) have revealed an alliance that will support companies and industries looking to adopt and integ…
3D Printing on NBC Science of Innovation
NBC’s Science of Innovation takes a look 3D Printing in this short introductory video. Check out the video below:…
Ceramic 3D Printing at Medalta
Artists, designers and researchers were invited to Medalta facilities for three weeks to explore the possibilities of ceramic 3D Printing. Check the following video to see how it all went, and to get …
eBay's Exact 3D Printing App
Following in the footsteps of Amazon, online auction site and retailer platform eBay is dipping its toe into the 3D printing pond, which is well on its way to becoming a great lake and could be headin…
Most Read Articles from Last Week – July 13
Additive Manufacturing and Industrial Tooling (Part 1) The global tooling industry runs into hundreds of billions of dollars. In fact, I believe it is the single largest ‘horizontal’ industry that eff…
3D Printing News in South Africa
3D Printing is definitely starting to grow in Africa. A few weeks ago 3DPI reported about the Agents of the 3D Revolution, who have now hosted a 3D printing event in South Africa. For this weekend, ch…