Endeavor 3D integrates CO-AM software in its powerful HP printer fleet
Additive contract manufacturer Endeavor 3D has partnered with HP and Materialise to leverage the Materialise CO-AM software platform for improving its…
Boston Micro Fabrication launches new dual-resolution, high-precision 3D printer
US-based 3D printer manufacturer Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has launched the microArch D1025, a new 3D printer for the production of micro-scale p…
American companies to make and sell NASA’s GRX-810 superalloy
NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has announced that it has licensed its GRX-810 superalloy to five US-based companies. Unveiled last year, GRX-810 is an Oxide Dispersi…
The Economic Consequences of Misguided Educational Decision Making
Knowing Maggie Philbin’s background – a technology orientated BBC presenter, who has set up her own children’s ‘TeenTech’ enterprise to counter her frustrations at the UK government’s “lack of action”…
Trains Trams and 3D Printed Models
Guido Mandorf, a vintage tram enthusiast, living in Dusseldorf, has found a better way to bring back the past by utilising cutting edge 3D techniques, including 3D printing, to fuel his hobby. From th…
Updated version of Faro’s free SCENECT 3D scanning software
FARO, the US-based NASDAQ-listed company specializing in 3D measuring and imaging software and devices, has released a new version of its Scenect 3D scanning software, with the latest iteration being …
French Survey Copter partners up with Stratasys to create 3D Printed Drones In-house
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or as they’re more commonly called drones are not exactly a new concept – neither in the most familiar military context or in other more peace-oriented settings. However…
Nottingham’s 2013 International Conference on Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing is Just Around the Corner
The 2013 International conference on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing, hosted by Nottingham University and organised by Econolyst, will take place on 9th & 10th July at the Nottingham Belfry…
3D Printing of Optical Components – A New R&D Venture in the Cross Sea of Academia and Business
Academics and privately owned companies are often considered to represent two very opposing camps, where one fundamentally strives for internationally acknowledged publications and the other for strai…
Will MakerBot Sell Out?
I don’t know. That’s the correct answer if you don’t have any hard facts. But! That hasn’t stopped me from speculating. See, MakerBot, the 3D printing start-up first to achieve…
Inside 3D Printing Expo Heads to Chicago This July
Following on from the success of the inaugural Inside 3D Printing event in New York City in April, which attracted more than 3,000 attendees and industry leading exhibitors like MakerBot, Stratasys an…
REASON Poll: 62% Say Americans Should be Allowed to Own 3D Printers
A year ago 3D printing was a technology that a growing minority of the population of industrialized nations had heard of. Now, owing to one man and his gun, it is a technology that the industrialized …
KVR Introduces 3D Printed Tortoise Lamp
KVR Design and Prototyping is a proudly South African product design studio and 3D Printing consultancy based in Woodstock, Cape Town’s creative hub. The company is also delightedly introducing the fi…
German RepRap Now Offers Versatile FabliTec 3D Scanner
German RepRap, developer and manufacturer of the PRotos and the X400 3D printers, is now offering a versatile 3D scanner to complement its 3D printer range. The FabliTec 3D scanner, like the German Re…
What does a 3D-printed guitar sound like?
This week, 3DPI put out a story on 3D printed guitars. They look cool, but how do they sound? Judge for yourself!…