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…
Incredible but True: 3D Printed Lamp Powers Itself
3D printing technology often brings applications that showcase the most incredible forms or the most complicated functions. Rarely are we confronted by an application that fullfils both — beautifully.…
From the Editor
First I would like to wish all 3DPI readers a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. As ever, this time of year offers a time for reflection together with feelings of anticipation as we plan for…
2012 – Top 5 3D Printing Applications by Eetu Kuneinen
Selecting the winner for my top 5 was actually easier than I thought. 1. Recycling – Yes, I know it’s a wide area to cover, and there were so many innovations around recycling 3DP applications d…
2012 – Top 5 3D Printing Applications by Ari Honka
1. Design work Design is a broad area and cannot easily be classified as an application, however for me 3D printing offers designers free reign for the first time in history. Ever since humans started…
2012 – Top 5 3D Printing Applications by Rachel Park
This year has seen me traverse a rather topsy-turvy journey professionally, but it’s been a blast and I feel privileged and still very happy to have a minor role in what is one of the most exciting an…
Personal Top 5 3D Printed Apps for 2012 by Juho Vesanto
Today is my turn to showcase my personal top-5 3D printing applications for this year. And that is not the easiest task – considering all of the cool stuff that has emerged this year. I chose a …
EchoRap 3D Printer
In terms of Adrian Bowyer’s original vision when he conceived the RepRap 3D printer project; 2012, in my opinion, is really the year when he can truly say it has come to pass. The open source project …
U3DPFO Spotted — That’s an Unidentified 3D Printed Flying Object
Japan is sometimes a source of strange innovations – at least from a western perspective. The latest — featuring 3D printing of course — came to us via Shapeways and is surely fun to watch in the vide…
X-Cube
X-Cube is a project created by Dane Christinason that takes the challenge of the Rubiks cube to another level. He created a CAD design of a 3 x 3 x 3 Rubiks cube and added additional layers on four of…
3DS Receives RAMP Award
3D Systems has enjoyed a successful year, and it ends on an equally high note, as the company’s Paramount team was selected as one of Pennsylvania’s RAMP (Research for Advanced Manufacturing in Pennsy…
New Zealand Incorporates 3D Printing into Curriculum
3D Printing Systems has reported that the New Zealand education curriculum is expanding and that next year K-12 students in NZ will have the opportunity to use 3D printers. The new curriculum standard…
Getting Real – The Form 1 3D Printer Produces a Mould
Formlabs dropped me a line last night highlighting that things really are ramping up with the Form 1 3D printer. And it is in the form of an application — and a lovely one at that. One of FormLab’s te…
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