[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…
Schneider Electric’s shortcut? Its new FUNMAT PRO 310 NEO prints up to 7x faster
Schneider Electric has optimized production at its smart factory in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, by integrating the 3D printer manufacturer INTAMSYS’ FUNMAT PRO…
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. …
Researchers at the University of Iowa Develop Multi-Arm 3D Bio Printer
Research into 3D bio-printing has hit the headlines fairly regularly in recent months for a variety of different applications, including the development of human organs for transplant, replacement bod…
3D Printed House – A Reality in Amsterdam?
Dutch studio DUS Architects are making headlines again with their futuristic plans with 3D printing. Last September we wrote about their large scale 3D printer — the KamerMaker — and the company’s pla…
DIYROCKETS Challenge: Design a 3D Printed Rocket Engine and Win $5000
Building nano-satellites has become popular lately. Remember the PongSats and CubeSats? More and more companies and institutions are getting involved in small and nano-scale satellites, packed with el…
Spiderbot – A Delta Tech 3D Printer from France
Spiderbot is a French 3D printer from Qualup SAS’ Myriam and Philippe Boichut. And just to note right away for those wondering – the Spiderbot Delta is not related to its namesake – MIT student …
3D Printed Christmas – Comes More than Once a Year
Half way through March and Christmas tends to exist as a dim and distant memory, and thoughts of December next are not even registering on the horizon. However, if you are a Christmas lover and you do…
A New 3D Printed Jewellery Collection by Michiel Cornelissen
Dutch designer Michiel Cornelissen has just recently unveiled his latest jewellery collection for design label Soonsalon, also based in the Netherlands. The ‘Mesh Matryoshkas’ collection is a modern t…
Dan Jones’ 3D Printed Radio Prototype
Dan Jones, a product design student form Ravensborne University in London, has created a 3D printed radio prototype for his Uni assignment. The body has been manufactured with a Zprinter 450 powder 3D…
Makerbot Customizer Winners
Makerbot announced the winners of their latest design competition — the “Makerbot Customizer Challenge”. They were extremely impressed with the high calibre of contestants and thanked everyone who par…
3D Printed Robotic Hand Has Gone Live on Kickstarter
Robotics have taken the 3D printing world by storm in recent months. You might remember that we interviewed Chris Chapell back at the end of February, concerning the development of the accessible 3D p…
Another Sub-mm 3D Printed Model
German based Nanoscribe has released its latest high definition 3D printer called Photonic Professional GT, which according to the company, is the the fastest 3D micro and nanostructure printer in the…
Stratasys Launches 3D Printer Designed for Smaller Orthodontic Labs and Clinics
Stratasys, Ltd. has announced the launch of the Objet30 OrthoDesk 3D Printer, which has been specially designed for smaller orthodontic labs and clinics. And, according to the company, this new 3D pri…
Makerbot is Hiring!
I don’t think there has been a day in the last week when Makerbot has not been in the news. And it’s all been fairly hefty stuff. Today comes news that the company is hosting a recruitment event this …