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…
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 …
Moss & Materialise Present Factory 2.0: For Warhol & 3D Printing Lovers
The Andy Warhol Museum, curator and creative director of Moss Bureau, Murry Moss and the Belgian-based 3D printing firm Materialise have teamed up to present “Factory 2.0,” a set of art in…
Zortrax' Pro 3D Printer Going Well on Kickstarter
The new, and sturdy looking, Zortrax M200 professional desktop 3D printer by Zortrax currently has 64 backers on Kickstarter with USD$92,048 pledged of a USD$100,000 goal, with some 22 days still to g…
LAYBRICK – A New Filament From the Creator of LAYWOO-D3
LAYBRICK is a new rough filament from inventor Kai Parthy from CC Products, the same man who brought the name of the wood-like LAYWOO-D3 to everyone’s lips last year. LAYBRICK has many of the same qua…
A Sea Full of Mermaids & One 3D Printed Mermaid
This summer sees the Teylers Museum in the Netherlands curating and hosting an exhibition dedicated to the subject of mermaids. Running from last Saturday, 25 May through until 15th September 2013 the…
Shape-It-Up: Hand Gesture Based CAD
Shape-It-Up is a new interactive based interface for CAD. It comes from C-Design Lab at Purdue University and the output appears surprisingly good, appearing to be aimed at a general amateur, although…