We wrote about RMRD Tech’s mission to bring clean wind energy to remote communities using a portable micro wind turbine with 3D printed parts back in February. Now, they’ve launched their Kickstarter campaign with an ambitious to do list. Ever…
Fillamentum Launches New Wood and Crystal Clear 3D Printing Filaments
Having tried it personally, I can honestly say that Fillamentum makes some of the best quality filaments around, especially their wooden Timberfill series. So, I was happy to find out that Josef Dolocek, the company’s founder and CEO, was present at…
3D Matter Asks: Is Premium 3D Printing Filament Really Better?
3D printing consulting firm 3D Matter is steadily growing their materials research, previously testing various filament manufacturers and the effects that infill has on the various qualities of an FDM/FFF 3D print. Now, the researchers at 3D Matter have begun…
FabLab Budapest Sets the Stage for Instantly 3D Printable Photogrammetric 3D Scans
Traveling around Europe’s capitals and writing articles for 3DPI, I have had the fortune to visit some of the most amazing FabLabs to find out about their activities with digital manufacturing, especially concerning 3D printing and 3D scanning technologies. After…
Rugged Sprite UAV Guided to Kickstarter Thanks to 3D Printing
At the end of last year, we covered an interesting take on the DIY drone market, a 3D printed drone for scouting hiking trails from above. After successfully completing their 3D printed prototype, the makers of this backpacker’s dream drone,…
A Very Noble 3D Printer: Reviewing the Nobel 1.0 from XYZprinting
In addition to being a writer here at 3DPI, and all my other activities, I run the 3D Printing Economic Research Center (3DPERC) at Korea Maritime & Ocean University in Busan, South Korea. The center’s function is to follow, study,…
There's a New DLP 3D Printer in Town and it Is Ready to Do3D
In the rapidly expanding ocean of 3D printers, DLP-based systems are going through a particularly intense growth phase, which has brought several new models to the market. While Autodesk is leading the way in open source, other companies are trying…
Touch-Generate 3D Models with the Shapr3D App for the iPad
It is not available yet (it has entered a closed Beta phase) but Shapr3D is “shapring” up to be one of the most interesting new 3D modeling apps that leverages touch screen controls. What the makers of Shapr3D basically want to…
Move Over Titanium, 3D Printed Bone Implants are Here
In the rapidly transforming world of medical technology, the best material that was available till now for 3D printed bone implants was titanium, or in certain cases PEEK or PEKK. Of course, other solutions could involve cutting bone from the…
3D Printing Days: Budapest Opens Up Hungarian Market to the World
Now on its third year, the 3D Printing Days conference which just took place in Budapest acted as a spring board for Hungarian companies – as well as a few companies from neighboring nations, such as Romania and Czech Republic…
