There’s a battle going on among a few companies like PrintToPeer, 3D Printer OS, and Astroprint to become the defacto software for desktop 3D printers. I have written about this before, and one of the main problems these companies have…
Welcome to Kideville: CAD Turned Gaming with 3D Printing
Serbian-born Dejan Mitrovic has developed an educational program called Kidesign that brings technical design and 3D printing into classrooms, offices, and museums. The program supplies Bits from Bytes 3D printers, with their own dedicated computer aided design (CAD) software. To…
Where 3D Printing Meets Reality – Reality Computing and REAL 2015
From February 25-27th, REAL 2015 is bringing 3D scanning, 3D design software, augmented reality and 3D printing together under one roof. Literally, because it takes place at The Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. And figuratively, as part of a…
Have a 3D Printer Sitting Idle? Rinkak Will Hire It
Over the past few months, we have seen quite a few different approaches to solving one of the biggest issues facing anyone who has invested in a professional level 3D printer: idle time. While 3D printing adoption is booming, that…
Xavier University Launches Midwest's First MakerBot Innovation Center
Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, is the latest college to bring a MakerBot® Innovation Center to its campus, joining the likes of Florida Polytechnic University and State University of New York, among others. As the first university in the Midwest…
DeltaWASP 3D Printer Quadruples Prosthesis Production for Orthopedic Lab
The printing of prostheses and orthopedic products is definitely one of the most promising markets in the world of 3D printing. As shown by 3DPI’s increased recent coverage on initiatives by Gyrobot, e-NABLE, Nicolas Huchet and Bionico (and many more)…
Wanted: A 3D Scanning Guru with a Fondness for 200-Thousand-Year-Old Artifacts
Though the economy may still be in the crapper for a number of people out there, the 3D printing industry is still booming and the Smithsonian Institution is looking for a new employee. The Smithsonian began embarking on a journey…
ColorFabb Releases Advanced Carbon Fiber Composite 3D Printing Filament
Innovation at colorFabb rarely slows down. Ever since the Dutch filament manufacturer formalized its collaboration with plastics giant Eastman Chemicals, and its extensive list of exclusive polymers, many new products have hit the market, especially those based on the XT copolymer.…
MedShape Inc. Receives FDA Clearance for 3D Printed Titanium Medical Device
Receiving U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance can take a huge amount of time, so when it’s granted to a 3D printing application, the achievement should be noted as quite significant. Regulations can exist for good reason and,…
3D Print Your Minecraft Character into the 3rd Dimension
Minecraft went from being the quaint dream of an independent Swedish video game developer to Microsoft-owned cultural phenomenon in game form, selling over 60 million copies worldwide on multiple platforms. Such a successful brand has plenty of opportunities for merchandising. …
