Intel’s RealSense 3D camera has only just begun its integration into computers, tablets, and notebooks, and the technology is already making changes to the 3D printing industry. According to CTimes, Taiwanese 3D printer manufacturer XYZprinting plans to team up with…
3D Printing Advisers NuFaktory Gains an Impressive New Principal
3D printing and digital manufacturing company nuFaktory LLC announced that they have added the former President & CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), Jerry Jasinowski, to their short list of principals. Jasinowski brings with him a wealth of…
3Dponics Joins the Ranks of MakerBot-Ready Apps
The MakerBot 3D Ecosystem is growing, including a range of practical and fun apps to create models for printing on accompanying MakerBot 3D printers. The latest addition to the MakerBot-Ready Apps Portal is 3Dponics, the 3D printable hydroponics start-up that funded…
3D Printed Open Hardware Syringe Yields $800M Value, Study Finds
Professor Joshua M. Pearce of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI, has sustainability technology and open source 3D printing as two of his main areas of interest. His focus on free and open source hardware (FOSH) is primarily related to…
Graphene-Enhanced 3D Printing Filament is on its Way
Progress moves fast in the 3D printing industry. So fast, in fact, that you can see a company go from just an idea, to a joint venture, to publicly trading shares, to launching its first product in just about two…
Man Teams with Community to Build His Own Open-Source Robotic 3D Printed Prosthesis
Nicolas Huchet lost his right hand and part of his right arm in a hydraulic press accident 12 years ago. As a result, he wears a myoprosthesis, an electronic hand and arm controlled by muscle sensors. He’s spent a lot…
e-NABLE Extends 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand to Haiti
e-NABLE is no stranger when it comes to making the news. They’ve been helping people around the world by providing designs for 3D printed prosthetic hands, and connecting those in need with Makers, for the past couple years. Recently, e-NABLE…
New Wax 3D Printing Partnership Promises Speed Products to Market
On the one hand, Stratasys’ subsidiary Solidscape manufactures high-precision wax 3D printers. On the other, LSR’s Design Studio has a proprietary mold-making process using either silicone or metal. And, together? Well, they’ve joined forces to create a prototyping process that…
Most Read Articles from Last Week – February 1
Upcycle DVD Drives into a Low-Cost 3D Printer/CNC Machine Do you have a few old DVD drives taking up space in your home? If so, you’re in luck! Instructables user wootin24 has come up with a design that upcycles those…
Hero Forge Brings Custom 3D Printed Miniatures to the Table
Last year, Hero Forge rolled the dice on their new business idea, launching a Kickstarter campaign for a service that would allow users to easily design and 3D print custom miniatures for role playing games. They flew past their initial…
