nTop and Nvidia enhance computational design in new partnership
Software developer nTop will integrate its computational design software with GPU manufacturer Nvidia’s ray tracing and Omniverse technologies in a ne…
Xolo launches new Xube² volumetric 3D printer: technical specifications and pricing
Berlin-based 3D printer manufacturer Xolo has launched the Xube², its new volumetric 3D printer. Leveraging the company’s proprietary Xolography…
Nikon SLM expands copper 3D printing in the US with Tucker Induction Systems
Induction heating firm Tucker Induction Systems has partnered with metal 3D printer manufacturer Nikon SLM Solutions to offer copper 3D printing services in the United States. The strategic part…
A Day at the Engineering Design Show
On Wednesday I was a visitor at the Engineering Design Show at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. This was an inaugural two-day show organised by Findlay Media, publishers of Eureka magazine. Unsurprisingly…
3D Printing: Bring on the Trough of Disillusionment — Please!!
Last week 3D Printing Industry published a post from Graham Tromans that focused on some serious concerns that Graham has about safety issues, specifically in terms on users of entry-level machines an…
Palaeontology and 3D Printing
US scientists and a Danish entrepreneur have been working on reconstructing sea life from ancient times, and we’re not talking recent history but 390 million years ago. Using a combination of co…
A 3D “Alphabet of Alphabets”
Some time ago Johnson Banks started a research project called Arkitypo with one of their clients, Ravensbourne. The aim was to develop and showcase the 26 letters of the alphabet in 3D, using 3D print…
Spoiled for Choice: A Gallery Of 3D Printed iPhone Cases
There is no doubting that 3D printing has come a long way from its industrial roots and manifested itself as a serious tool for producing a wide range of consumer objects. To celebrate this paradigm s…
Le FabShop Will Distribute Replicator2 in France
Le FabShop, the French digital workshop, has announced that it will be selling Makerbot products — including the new Replicator2 — in France, through its online shop, le FabStore. Le FabShop, a commun…
3D Systems Acquires Rapidform
In further news from 3D Systems Corporation, the 3D printing giant has just announced that it has acquired Rapidform, a leading global provider of 3D scan-to-CAD and inspection software tools. The dea…
3D Design & 3D Printing Both Feature in The Popular Mechanics Top Ten Tech Breakthrough Awards 2012
The highly recognised Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards were announced recently and have once again been bestowed on those the judging panel deemed to be the greatest innovations of this year. It …
Hybrid 3D Printing & Machining Technology
A few years ago I saw a presentation at a TCT event by Mike Ayre, MD of Crucible Industrial Design, who argued convincingly that the future of additive technologies — specifically for industrial appli…
Teeny Tiny 3D Printed Car
3D printing is proving to be a technology with a strong future and potentially one of the most disruptive technologies of all time. Research with 3D printers is currently underway for a wide range of …
Disney's Research On 3D Printing Technology
Even though recent news regarding 3D printing has, for the most part, been about empowering the almighty consumer and unleashing the design forces within, this does not mean that the people on the oth…
Video: 3D Printing – A New Divide
Keynote address by Nicholas Wang of Makible, at The New Context Conference in Japan recently. The presentation is in English, don’t be scared off by the introduction in Japanese. And if you can overlo…
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