Materialise Enhances Customization in 3D Printing Through New Collaborations and Software Upgrades
Materialise, a global leader in 3D printing software and services, has introduced significant software updates and forged key partnerships to enhance …
Formnext Frankfurt 2024: all the new 3D printers and launches
Early news from Formnext 2024 indicates that many new 3D printers and the latest additive manufacturing technology will be announced at this monthR…
University of Cyprus leads EU-Backed initiative to develop superior materials for aerospace applications
With the funding from the European Union, the University of Cyprus (UCY) is spearheading the establishment of the Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Materials Competence Centre (AM2C3). Althoug…
3D Printing & the Chinese Factor — Still Unclear, but Slightly Less So?
Looking at the global 3D printing map there is currently a conundrum that at first glance seems puzzling. One of the oft quoted benefits of 3D printing, and additive manufacturing in particular, is th…
Lionhead 3D Printer Grows Up on Kickstarter
The Lionhead combination 3D printer and scanner, the upgrade of the Lionhead Bunny that we covered earlier this month, has finally gone to Kickstarter and it is even more impressive than its elliptic…
3D Printing Enthusiasm — A Day at The TCT Show
What a day! Grab a coffee if you want to read this – I can’t keep it short! The TCT Show + Personalize took place at the NEC in Birmingham UK over the last couple of days. I was gutted to only be able…
Bigger, Badder, Brad’er – a New Supersized Maker 3D Printer on Thingiverse
While many of the most recent consumer/prosumer grade 3D printers are aiming low with previously unheard of price points – often at the expense of other qualities – some men just want to watch t…
Additive/Aerospace Summit Preview
Everyone’s calling it “The Must-Attend Business Event for Additive Fabrication Servicing the Aero-Defense Value Chain!” Ok, so that’s what the promotional materials are calling it, but the Additive/Ae…
NEO 3D & A 3D Printed Economic Revival
NEO 3D is a delta 3D printer made by a team in Indonesia, one of the world’s fastest rising economies, and, from a maker perspective, home to much potential in home based manufacturing. The NEO …
Sigma Labs $5 Million For AM Research
Sigma Labs, Inc. (SGLB) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, B6 Sigma, Inc., was among the winners to be awarded a $5 million grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute…
Monstermatic: Monster in My Pocket Revived for the Web 2.0 Era
Okay they got me. I would totally fund a Kickstarter campaign for a company that wants to make 3D-printed monster customization a reality. I would do it! Because I love monsters. Monstermatic is a 3D …
Phoenix – Pushing Limits in the sub-$400 3D Printer Market
Besides 3D printing, I can’t think of any other sector in the tech industry where it’s almost impossible to keep track of all the interesting new concepts that keep popping up! Granted, mo…
Eh, Go 3D Print Your Mother a Dinosaur, Why Don’t Ya?
Chances are you’ve already watched every lecture on paleontology on the internet already, but, in case you missed it, I’ll point you towards a recent talk given by Dr. Kenneth Lacovara, Associate Prof…
3D Printing Household Item Modelling Challenge
3DHacker has announced a modelling contest for 3D-printable household items — a chance to expose your design and 3D printing skills by entering your original design for a household item. Model submiss…
US National Institute of Standards and Technology's $7.4 million Grant For Additive Manufacturing Research
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to award USD$5 million to the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) for a collaborativ…