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…
EnvisionTEC Perfactory 3D Printer Opens Up Flexible Opportunities for VDM
Peter van der Meulen is Director of VDM Kunststoftechniek, a product development company in the Netherlands, and he became aware of the potential of 3D printing about three years ago. As a specialist …
The 3D Printed Gun: Individual Freedom, Collective Violence
With the recent atrocities committed in Newton, Connecticut and Aurora, Colorado, it’s only natural that the most prevalent news surrounding 3D printers — particularly in the US — has been about the g…
Miniature Master Piece
Precision car models made from the original designs are an ideal showcase for 3D printing technology and the various fabrication tools being developed for the industry. Solidscape, which is now part o…
Techshops – Fablabs Gone Commercial
Besides the 3D printing hardware manufacturers and the ever-growing number of online services hosting and trading digital designs for money, other types of 3DP business ventures and models have also b…
Mcor Signs Macchingraf to Sell Their 3D Printers in Italy
Mcor Technologies, the manufacturer of the desktop paper 3D printers, announced a channel partnership with Italian Macchingraf, which start the sales of Mcor 3D printers in Italy. Mcor is currently th…
3D Printing Start Up – PanaShape.com
PanaShape.com announces beta testing of their interactive e-commerce platform created for 3D printing. PanaShape.com allows uploading STL CAD files for instant file integrity verification and provides…
Reuseum: 3D Printers for Education
Reuseum Educational Inc. is a US based non-profit organization and part of the Reuseum Scientific, Industrial and Government surplus equipment outlet in Garden City in Idaho. The team at Reuseum is wo…
Transparent Prototypes — 3D Printing in the Cosmetic Packaging Sector
There are many interesting examples of 3D printing’s benefits within the product development process in various industries. The latest comes from the cosmetics sector, specifically the cosmetic packag…
Another 3D Printing Start Up: Parametric Parts
3D printers have reached the price point where they are affordable for home use. Getting started with 3D printing today however can be a challenge to many. If you lack CAD skills, how to create design…
Makerbot – Ouya Partnership
The OUYA game console was a total blast on Kickstarter and this recent project raised $8.5m against their set target of just under one million. This new Android based console is aimed for TV use, allo…
Filastruder – 3D Printing Filament Extruder Hits $130,000 at Kickstarter
Making your own filament for your 3D printer with an affordable Filastruder filament extruder is getting closer. Filastruder that hit their Kickstarter target $5000 within one hour and hit nearly $50,…
A New Life for Old Accessories – 3D Printed iPhone 5 Dock Adapter from Sculpteo
The general speed of development and arrival of new gadgetry in the tech world is generally considered to be a good thing – e.g. for creating an excuse to get the latest spec or design beasts in your …