Spare Parts 3D launches new AI-powered 2D-to-3D model digitization tool
French software start-up Spare Parts 3D (SP3D) has launched the beta program of Théia, its new digital tool that can automatically create 3D models fr…
EOS enables serial production with the new M 290 1kW metal 3D printer
Munich-based 3D printer manufacturer EOS has announced the launch of the EOS M 290 1kW laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D printer. An upgraded ve…
AM Forum Berlin 2024 to see HP debut its new material
After announcing its partnerships with DyeMansion and Accel Digital Solutions (ADS), HP is set to exhibit 3D printed parts made from a new material tailored for its industrial 3D polymer solutions, at…
Chicago Public Library Due to Open a Free Maker Space Next Month
The Chicago Public Library will open the CPL Innovation Lab at the Harold Washington Library Center next month. The Pop-Up style maker lab will open its door on July 8. Initially trialled over six mon…
David Braam, the Creator of Cura, Video Interview
David Braam, the 3DP brains behind the still relatively unknown all-in-one 3DP slicer & UI software for RepRap (but especially Ultimaker) 3D printers called Cura, has given 3dhacker an interesting…
Success! Zero-G Tests Passed to Send First 3D Printer to Space
Organizations like NASA and the European Space Agency have developed such ambitious additive manufacturing plans as 3D-printed space food, laser sintered moon bases, and printer-mounted robospiders, b…
Danish BluePrinter Appoints UK & Ireland Reseller — John Burn
John Burn Ltd, based in the UK’s manufacturing heartlands, and a reseller of a growing number of industrial and entry-level 3D printers has added the innovative BluePrinter 3D printing technology to i…
voxeljet 3D Printing Tech Supports Hybrid Development of the Imperia GP Roadster
Using trend-setting hybrid technology, the Imperia GP Roadster from Belgium combines pure driving fun with a clear conscience courtesy of a hybrid engine with 350 HP and outstanding torque that helps …
Could Apple be the Saviour of the 3D Printing Industry?
Matt Cildeman, investor and Seeking Alpha contributor, appears to have a thing or two to say about Apple and 3D printing. After previously having written an article recommending buying 3D Systems stoc…
Optomec’s Latest Metal 3D Printer Set to Aid Training and Research in US
Optomec’s LENS (Laser Engineered Net Shaping) 3D printing process is one of the high end metal 3D printing processes used for the production and repair of highly engineered metal components used in in…
Things are Ramping Up at Team Awesome as the 3D PrintShow Goes International
The team behind the highly successful inaugural 3D Printshow, which took place in London last year are ramping things up for extended events over the next 12 months. Team Awesome (the organisers) has …
Reconstructing 500 Year Old Mary Rose Soldiers
The Mary Rose, an English Tudor-era warship, alongside her crew of 200 sailors, 185 soldiers, 30 gunners and a dog all had their date with destiny in 1545 after a fight with the French galleys. After …
The Uplift Prize: Uplifting 1 Billion People at a Time with 3D Printing
Unsurprisingly, the Uplift Prize, formerly the Gada Prize, intends to do exactly what its name implies: award contestants for lifting up the standard of living for a given population. The scale of its…
Astrium’s initiative encourages additive layer tech in Africa
Astrium, one of the leading European companies involved with space technologies, has launched the first phase of it’s ‘ALM with Africa’ initiative. The aim of the project is to encourage the uptake o…
MyMiniFactory by iMakr Goes Live
iMakr, as highlighted by Juho at the end of last month, has revealed and launched it’s online 3D printing-specific 3D model repository. The stock of models held on myminifactory.com are particularly s…