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…
3D-Printed Fully Adjustable Mouse
Charlie Pyott of PyottDesign LLC has created an innovative size-adjustable 3D printed case for a mouse. The outer surfaces of the mouse can be individually positioned for an ergonomic fit, then locked…
3D Printer Boldly Heading to Space Station in 2014!
NASA intends to send a 3D printer boldly where no 3D printer has gone before — next year — to the International Space Station (ISS). According to Made In Space, the organization that is working NASA…
3D Printing Baby Talk
Baby girl talks about her 3D Printer, or should I say “Fee-Dee Printer”. She’s only 2.5 years old, but she’s already embracing this technology. Future generations are truly lea…
Example of Home 3D Printing
What do people really do with their 3D Printers at home? Andrew Man-Hudspith is 11 years old, and already he is becoming quite the inventor and maker. This kid even made a powerpoint presentation to …
Buccaneer Update: X Marks the Spot on Kickstarter
Great things have been promised by Pirate3D regarding the democratisation of 3D printing, with the introduction of the Buccaneer 3D printer, which went live on Kickstarter today. It seems many are buy…
Shapeways Introduces A New, Experimental, Bendy, Stretchy and Sometimes Squishy 3D Printing Material
Following the announcement of Materialise’s rubber-like 3D printing material earlier today, word has reached us that Shapeways too, is pushing the bendy and stretchy with the introduction of the new, …
Can 3D Printed Jet Engine Parts Save Us from Global Warming?
With air travel steadily increasing and jet exhaust contributing to about 3% of global CO2 emissions, it’s become clear that something needs to be done about the effect that jet engines have on …
Materialise Expands Its Material Portfolio Again — With the Company’s First Flexible Material
Materialise’s material development work, which is extensive, invariably makes an appearance within a real application before it is made universally available. The latest material R&D has been with…
Teleport-It 3D
Star Trek analogies abound for the ‘Replicator’ technology generically known as 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. Forthcoming release Teleport It 3D is the latest addition to a growi…
Amazon’s CEO Doesn’t See 3D Printing As a Threat To Their Business Model
Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, was issued with a question regarding the company and the potential effects of 3D printing on its business at Amazon’s annual shareholder’s meeting last week. Whilst reco…
Siemens Donates $440 million In AM Developments at YSU
WKBN has reported that electronics giant Siemens has made a donation of $440 million to Youngstown State University (YSU) with the specific purpose of preparing students for careers in additive manufa…
Local Motors 3D Printed Mirror Mods
You may have heard of Local Motors, the open source and crowd built automotive design company. As one might expect from a car company that has car purchasers build the car they buy, Local Motors has …