Direct parameter imports now possible with new CHITUBOX Dental V1.2.0 slicer software
Shenzhen-based 3D printing software company CBD-Tech is set to redefine workflows for digital dentistry professionals with its new CHITUBOX Dental V1.…
Concepts 3D Systems Athena II Smart mSLA Resin 3D Printer: Technical Specifications and Pricing
Concepts 3D Systems Inc., a leader in resin 3D printing technology, has launched the Athena II Smart mSLA Resin 3D Printer. Building on the success of…
Metalysis scaling powder production with new Tekna 40 kW spheroidiser
UK-based metal AM materials producer Metalysis has bolstered its capabilities by acquiring a 40 kW Tekna spheroidiser, aka Teksphero-40. Designed for the production of spherical powders, Tekna’s…
Florentin Hofman’s Rubber Duck arrives in Hong Kong – With a Miniature 3D Printed Version at Hong Kong’s Toys-R-Us
Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman’s famous inflatable rubber duck has seen many continents and corners of the internet during its travels around the world of both digital and physical. It was …
3D Printing & China – Umbrellas, Ninja Scooters & Illicit VPNs
If you ever get the chance to eat pumpkin dumplings – just do it! Ride the Shanghai metro, take a cab, compare the civility of the French Concession with the sterility of the Bund, and visit the peopl…
Laser 3D Printing Breakthrough in China
The Chinese Dalian Municipal Government reports that a team at the Dalian University of Technology have developed a trial version of a new type of 3D printer: with an industrial scale output of some 1…
3D Print with Play-Doh or Clay for a Day
There’s a supremely cool new extruder with accompanying materials just released by the folks at Hyrel 3D. They’ve done what Play-Doh wished it would have thought of years ago by making a 3…
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…
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