[INTERVIEW] ModuleWorks CEO on How the 3D Printing Industry can learn from CNC’s History
The banishment of CNC or injection molding to join flint knives, warp-weighted looms, and other archaic tools in a cobweb-strewn museum is not happeni…
Lulzbot unveils its new TAZ 8 desktop 3D printer: Technical specifications and pricing
US-based 3D printer manufacturer LulzBot has introduced the TAZ 8, a Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) desktop 3D printer developed for industrial envi…
Sculpteo Unveils PA12 Blue: A New 3D Printing Material for Food Safety
Sculpteo, the France-based digital manufacturing company and subsidiary of BASF, has introduced PA12 Blue, a new 3D printing material designed specifically for food handling, preparation and storage. …
3Dwergen – Unique Business Gifts, 3D Printed
Business gifts can be a tricky balance. The motivation for many companies is to ensure their clients remember them with something unique and useful. And more often than not, company logos are used on …
Building and 3D Printing Parts — Rostock Style!
Richard Horne, probably best known to many as RichRap (via his very popular website, twitter, blogger etc), describes himself as “an Engineer at heart with a passion for making things work in th…
MakerBot Rep2 3D Printer — Adafruit Edition
Adafruit and Makerbot have teamed up to bring the makers and prosumers of the world a limited edition of the Replicator 2 3D printer — which includes a MakerBot + Adafruit build plate and a 3d printin…
Father of 3D Printing Sells Significant Share Holding in 3DS
In an interesting snippet of news that broke in the 3D printing world at the end of last week, 3D Systems has declared that co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Charles (Chuck) Hull has sold more …
3D Printed Little Crossbow
Building a crossbow was a challenge for 3rd century artisans, an activity that easily took a week to construct a single bow. Today, the same thing can be done within a day — with the help of a 3D prin…
Renishaw Signs Dental App Licensing Agreement with BEGO
The UK-based industrial tech company Renishaw plc has signed a licensing agreement with German dental prosthodontics and implantology specialist BEGO – fully BEGO Bremer Goldschlägerei Wilh. Her…
3D Print a Rainbow
3D printing accessory outlets are becoming more and more abundant — whether via well established retail brands or new start-ups that sell them specifically. However, to date there has been very little…
Children Can Teach Us Much – Even When They’re 3D Printing
Sometimes I come across stories that make me just want to hug the nearest person to me (another reason why it is probably good that I work alone!) because they are just so lovely and speak of the good…
New Materialise Material – Used in Iris Van Herpen's Dress
The Belgium based 3D printing company Materialise, have just released their new Laser Sintered material called TPU 92A-1. This material is flexible with several unique properties, combining durable el…
Brilliant Brunch at SXSW
The South by Southwest, or SXSW in short, is a conference and festival running in Austin Texas this week covering the latest trends across original music, independent films and emerging technologies. …
Balloon Powered Car
A designer called dominikraskin, who runs his 2D3D gift shop at Shapeways came up with this really simple and fun design. The race car is powered by a balloon attached to the car and as you can see fr…
Stratasys Extreme Redesign Contest Top 10 Finalists Announced
Stratasys announced the finalists for their 9th annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. The global contest is aimed for students and invites them to submit an innovative product design, a redes…
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