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…
Optimizing 3D printing performance with Bondtech’s Core Heating Technology
Core Heating Technology (CHT) from Bondtech, the Swedish manufacturer of world-leading filament feeders, increases 3D printing speeds by over 30%. CHT…
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…
Mcor Presentation at Rapid 2013
Gary Fudge from Mcor Technologies gives a presentation at RAPID 2013 on how Unisource uses Mcor 3D Printers for making packaging prototypes. The presentation runs about 20 minutes and will give you an…
Digital Grotesque – Amazing Study of 3D Printed Architectural Concepts
Digital Grotesque is an intriguing conceptual study of architectural spaces by Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger. The project’s tangible manifestation consists of an enclosed room, which is …
Tightening the 3DP Supply Network with SupplyBetter
As 3D printing makes itself comfortable in the social structure, it’ll be necessary to quickly navigate the rising numbers of 3D printing services to find the best supplier to manufacture a give…
Stilnest – A New 3D Printed Jewellery and Accessories Service Promises to be Different
Stilnest is the newest member in the ever-growing crowd of 3D model repositories. However, Stilnest – based in Germany and focusing on accessories (i.e. currently mainly jewellery) – promi…
Dedicated RepRap 3D Printing Hub at TCT
The RepRap community is set to have a dedicated hub at the upcoming TCT Show + Personalize in September. According to the organisers, the event will truly honour its broad commitment to reach 3D print…
Gallery of 3D Printing Fashion & Accessories from the Materialise Malaysian Fashion Show
A selection of images showing the amazing work of the highly acclaimed fashion designer, Melinda Looi, as highlighted at the Materialise Fashion show last week in Malaysia. [nggallery id=97] Image Cre…
Tesco is Latest Supermarket to “Look” at 3D Printing
On Wednesday a blog on supermarket giant Tesco’s website appeared, simply titled “3D Printing.” The post expounds the activities of the Tesco technology team, of which the blogger, Paul Wilkinson is a…
Velleman & Maplin Swoop into the 3D Printer Space
I’ve just picked up on an interesting development in the 3D printing retail space and on the back of the recent Amazon and Tesco news, as well as the Staples service and retail offerings — the phenome…
It’s a BIG Deal — Stratasys & Makerbot
So, after the initial leak following an investor meeting a couple of weeks ago, which was followed by numerous rumours and rather a lot of speculation (ours included), the news comes through that yes …
3D Printed Surgical Guides Make Their Malaysian Debut
[Disclaimer: If you are squeamish, you may find the images distressing.] A 37-year-old Malaysian man has now joined the growing number of people worldwide whose lives have been significantly improved …
Bitscape – An Online City Building Game with a 3D Printed Twist
Rhett Dashwood, an Australian designer, has combined elements of scale modelling, social and communal interaction and gaming in his Bitscape project, which is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.…
Forget Photos, Twinkind’s 3D Prints are Portraits from the Future
One of my favourite technologies from sci-fi is the transporter room. Scanning and converting yourself into ones and zeros and reconstructing you seemingly from nothing. Sounds eerily similar to a cer…