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…
UMaine unveils its largest next-generation polymer 3D printer
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! The University of Maine (UMaine) has demonstr…
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…
Disrupting Design with Fab
Fab is calling for all emerging or student designers to disrupt the industry – in a mission to make everyone’s dreams come true! During the ‘Salone Internazionale del Mobile’ event in Milan they are s…
The Guys Behind RepRap – Always Thinking Ahead and now it’s Graphene
I am currently working on a project for 3DPI that involves a historical piece on the 3D printing sector and this prompted me to go over some old interview notes with Adrian Bowyer, the original founde…
Jeshua Lacock’s (3D) Printed Machine with Concrete
Thingiverse user Jeshua Lacock – aka 3DTOPO – has paid his respects to the kinetic machine artist Arthur Ganson with his latest 3D printing design and modelling work called Printed Machine with …
The Team Behind the B9Creator 3D Printer Believe Open Source Is The Way Forward
The B9Creator is one of a handful of 3D Printers in the entry-level space in this sector that is based on the DLP process, which brings with it a focus on accuracy and precision. This 3D printer was a…
USC: Open Source 3D Printed Virtual Projects
The University of Southern California is well-known for being an innovative school in many respects, including bringing 3D printing into education. The latest news in this field took place last weeken…
STEM Academy Partners with Stratasys to Provide Students with 21st Century Skills
The STEM Academy, which is a US, national non-profit status organization dedicated to improving STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math(s)) literacy for all students, recently announced a part…
Rep. Foster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Promote Advanced Manufacturing in America
Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) has today introduced the National Fab Lab Network Act of 2013 to promote advanced manufacturing in the U.S. and invest in the next generation of entrepreneurs and innov…
3D Printing – Endless Motivation for Sharing
When it comes to 3D printing, thoughts often tend towards the endless opportunities to build and create things and shapes that were previously impossible. However, 3D printing is also a perfect techno…
New 3D Printer — EZ3D
EZ3D is the latest Kickstarter project launched by the Colorado based Jake Wood and his partner, seeking funds for the production of a new 3D printer. The pair have focused heavily on trying to impro…
Co-extrusion 3D Printing from PARC
Parc – a Xerox company – has created a novel 3D printing tech called co-extrusion. The name refers to the machine taking two different materials and pushing them out through a single nozzle – without …
3D Printed Nudes
There is a saying here in the UK, that goes “familiarity breeds contempt” but working in ‘3DPland’ it’s a saying that never quite rings true for me, at least as far as my career is concerned, because …
Moedls 3D Scanner Hits Kickstarter
Moedls – the new, consumer-friendly 3D scanner concept that we reported on last month — has gone live on Kickstarter. With the strapline “3D Scanning for Everyone” the campaign is seeking to raise $10…