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…
The 3D Printed Gun Story Continues to Get Coverage
I should probably declare at the outset that my opinions on the Wiki Weapons Project are quite strong and that this post is unlikely to be objective. I resent the fear-mongering, negativity and contro…
A 3D Printing Retail Service — Introducing Blu-Bin
3D printing retail outlets are, it seems, popping up by the week. It suddenly seems to have occurred to some in the industry that physical locations are the logical next step for engaging the consumer…
3D Designer Chris Yonge @ TEDx: How 4 Elements Will Transform Our Relationship To Things
Chris Yonge, a partner in MakersFactory, presented his vision of the future at TEDxSantaCruz and talked about what open products look like and how we can change our relationship with the things around…
Latest on 3D Systems
South Carolina based 3D Systems is keeping up good pace and constantly appearing in the news with new announcements: acquisitions, product updates and mainstream media exposure. Acquisitions Yesterday…
First it was the Conference, Now a 3D Printing Exhibition Round Up @TCTLive 2012
At the end of last week I wrote a round up of the TCT Conference, because during the event the conference auditorium is where I have traditionally had to concentrate my time and effort. It is always w…
The 3D Printer Spy Brings Great Visuals from the TCT Live 2012 Show Floor
At last week’s TCT Live 2012 exhibition there were a host of 3D printers on display for visitors to watch, question and interact with. Many of these were caught on camera by the 3D Printer Spy, …
Maker Faire New York 2012: A Weekend of 3D Printing and Open Source Goodness
This year’s Maker Faire was held this bygone weekend at the New York Hall of Science and the timing couldn’t have been more appropriate. The preceding weeks brought us the Form 1 and Replicator 2, thu…
Mcor Adds a Plus to its Matrix 3D Printer
At the recent TCT Live 2012 Exhibition, Mcor Technologies, a company that manufacturers the only line of paper 3D printers in the world, launched an upgrade of its Matrix 3D printer — the Matrix 300+.…
A Round Up of 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Developments at the TCTLive Conference
The TCT Live 2012 Conference on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing turned out to be a milestone for me as it was the last one that I will be involved with organizing — after 16 years there were so…
Kickstarter Money Pouring In For Form 1
Buzz surrounding the just announced Form 1 3D Printer is not limited to just general media hype – the concrete demand for the innovative 25 micron layer capable device is also evident. With still almo…
3D Printing Cellulose Tightens the Gap Between Engineering And Arts Students
Last week the big news regarding 3D printable materials were about Laywoo-3D, a FDM filament created out of a wood/polymer composite which could produce amazingly realistic looking results – resemblin…
Stratasys & Edison Nation Presents: 9th Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge
Stratasys recently launched the 2013 Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge – a design contest for innovative students that has awarded over 100,000 USD in scholarships. The 2013 contest is organised …