Hexagon Launches New Digital Factory for Virtual Shop Floor Simulation
Manufacturing technology company Hexagon has launched Digital Factory, a new digitalization solution designed to boost manufacturing productivity. Un…
Axtra3D’s Hi-Speed SLA: a new force in resin 3D printing
Axtra3D is a transformative AM organization bringing high-speed, high-resolution capabilities to the resin 3D printer market. Headquartered in Charl…
AM goes green with 3devo’s new SLS powder recycling process
Register now for our Additive Manufacturing Advantage online event for insights on AM developments in aerospace, space, and defense sectors from industry leaders! 3D printing material proces…
3D Printed Meat – Back in the Headlines
We reported back in August last year about the US based start-up called Modern Meadow and their plans to start printing biomaterials with 3D printers, eventually yielding meat products for human consu…
3D Builder – A New 3D Printer from the Netherlands
Dutch company, Code P-West, has released a new entry-level 3D printer called 3D Builder. The new, fully assembled 3D Builder has a solid metal frame and a standard specification in comparison with the…
Across the Miles — 3D Printing Lends a Helping Hand
All of my friends will tell you that I’m an eternal optimist. The world can be a terrible place, if you think about all of the large-scale problems found in almost every country of the world, but I ha…
DIY Action Heroes: Wayne Losey’s ModiBot
ModiBot is an intriguing build-a-figurine project from a renowned toy designer Wayne Losey. With more than 13 years of experience from Hasbro and Kenner Products under his belt, the success stories he…
Creating 3D Models in Photoshop CS6 Extended
Because 3D printing started in the industries of engineering, manufacturing and architecture; the software used to generate 3D models is rooted in traditional CAD, which can be difficult to use for ma…
Inaugural Shapeways World Meet Up – February 28
Shapeways is proud of the meet up events it organizes, which are great for meeting new people and hearing and sharing stories within the 3D printing community. Sometimes, surprisingly, people find new…
FabClay: Adobe Homes of the Future
An oft mentioned barrier to the widespread adoption of additive manufacturing is the limited types of materials that can be used in the 3D printing process; after all, it’s not very practical to build…
The Promise of 3D Printers
Aaron Pratt is VP Marketing at Microboards Technology/Afinia. Here he shares his pragmatic views on 3D printing, how far this technology sector has come and where it can go. Coming from a 3D printer m…
A 3D Printed Sculpture Show— Bits to Its
Maine FabLab, a part of the MIT FabLab network based in Cambridge, USA; and a place where anyone can make [almost] anything, has announced ‘Bits to Its: 3D Printed Sculpture’. This will be one of the …
3D Printed "Shark" Robot Demonstrates Open Source Platform
Robots are pretty big at the moment, and the latest one to come to our attention is a ‘Shark’ Robot from the Veter project team. But this project is more than just a robot (which, incidentally, is 3D …
Japanese Valentine’s 3D Printed Chocolate
Valentine’s Day is approaching and can produce an unnerving sweatiness and loss of hair for many of us – comparable with the peaking stress levels typically witnessed around Christmas time. In Japan, …
At Stratasys, Extra Curricula 3D Printing is Optional
3D printing is exceptionally good at providing solutions to problems. A great demonstration of this is highlighted by an application coming out of Stratasys. Nothing particularly novel there, you migh…