Slant 3D’s API update features new filament options
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! Slant Concepts spinoff Slant 3D has updated its 3D Prin…
Rosotics unveils new metal 3D printer and partners with Siemens to “revolutionize” manufacturing
Metal additive manufacturing company Rosotics has launched the Halo “supercreator,” a new large-format metal 3D printer targeting aerospace, naval, an…
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 Fingerboard Skatepark
Fingerboarding is a relatively new phenomenon and an activity that has gone largely unnoticed by many. As it turns out, there is a community of hobbyists who are building their own fingerboard parks –…
will.i.am – Scream & Shout ft. Replicator 2
3D printers are the new cool kid in town and we get to see more product placements across the media on a daily basis. The latest one comes in will.i.am’s latest music video “Scream & Shout” which …
Choc Edge – Festive Chocolate from 3D Printers
As the festive season is closing in, we are all starting to think about the food items and delicacies we will enjoy during the holidays. UK based Choc Edge Ltd. is a company that has made their busine…
Do we really need grants to stimulate innovation in 3D Printing?
Dr Phil Reeves is the managing director of Econolyst, a UK Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing consultancy firm working with both AM technology vendors and users. For more information visit www.e…
Making Big Things on a Small 3D Printer
Many hobbyist 3D printers have pretty generous build envelopes these days. Large objects, even made in a few pieces, are quite practical. On an older device like my MakerBot Cupcake, the build envelop…
Research into Light and Durable 3D Printed Fractal Structures
We have seen quite a few examples of 3D printed objects being tweaked with different structural software and algorithms – for example by hollowing out or adding new parts in order to make them lighter…
New 3D Software Innovations from Materialise
Materialise, the Belgian-based 3D printing pioneer, introduced its latest software innovations at EuroMold 2012 held in Frankfurt last week, which included some very interesting enhancements. One of t…
3D Systems Takes Quickparts Global
One of the nuggets of news that came from 3D Systems at Euromold last week was that the company’s Quickparts service is coming to Europe. It kind of got lost in all of the 3D printing activity, includ…
3D Printed Strandbeest – New Version
Animaris Geneticus Ondula, the latest creation from the Ducth artist Theo Jansen is not only a handful as a name, but a very impressive and complex 3D printed creation that walks along the beach. This…
Cubify App – Customise Your iPhone with 3D Printed Cases
Customising your mobile phone has been a lucrative business as long as we have had small portable phones available. Cubify has just recently added a new section to its online store, where you can make…
Afinia Adds New Filament Options to 3D Printing Material Range
Afinia, suppliers of the Afinia H-Series 3D printer, has just recently introduced three new varieties of its ‘Value Line’ ABS Filament. The newly added materials include transparent filament as well a…
How 3D Printing fits into My Chosen Career of Model Making
Amanda Darby is a freelance sculptor, model maker, CG modeler and 3D printing specialist. She is based in Bristol and works with a wide range of companies across the UK. Here she shares some of her ex…