Ralf Schwinger, R&D Director at HEAD Sports, one of the world’s largest producers of tennis racquets and tennis related apparel, spoke at London’s 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Industrial Applications Summit about his company’s view of 3D printing. He did…
Zortrax Demonstrates 3D Printing Potential with KARO Coffee Table
I haven’t used a Zortrax M200 3D printer, yet, but, based on Make’s review of the M200 3D printer, it seems to be a pretty decent machine, with good print quality and a nice 200 × 200 × 185mm (7.87″…
Youmagine is Having a “Useful 3D Prints” Contest!
YouMagine’s “Useful 3D Prints” contest essentially means that makers of tchotchkes and other “useless” items need not apply. The core ethos of engineering is emphasized here: How useful is the object? Does it add value to people’s lives? The YouMagine…
Deep Space Industries Partners with 3D Printing Firm for CubeSat Prototyping
As all sci-fi seems to forecast, human space travel is only just beginning. With a number of commercial spacecraft companies attempting to kick off the space race and NASA’s Orion spacecraft, possibly destined for Mars in seven years or so,…
WASP Resurrection Resurrects Interrupted 3D Printing Jobs
In their mission to 3D print affordable homes in third world countries, Italian 3D printer manufacturer WASP has made its own series of technological advancements, least of which is its large-format clay printing deltabot. Also in its pursuit of affordable…
Autodesk’s Free Software for 680,000,000 Students!
Autodesk has made a stunning announcement that creates free* access to its leading design software to over half a BILLION students and educators across almost a million global educational faculties. The renowned 3D design software company has created free access…
Alexander Hafner, GM of MakerBot Europe is Enthusiastic About MakerBot Innovation Center Expansion
While last year’s Euromold participation – shortly after the Stratasys acquisition – was the first real taste that MakerBot got of a full on industrial manufacturing event, and the main goal was to show its products, this year the company…
EnyeTech’s iPET Project Wants to Change the World with Fully Recycled PET Filament
PET, Polyethylene terephthalate, is gathering a lot of attention in the 3D printing industry as it can offer the ease of use of PLA coupled with the strength of ABS. However PET filament is currently not made from recycled plastic…
Executive Director of European Optical Society joins LUXeXcel Group
LUXeXcel Group, inventors of a process called Printoptical Technology for 3D printed lenses and optics components has announced the appointment of Professor Jyrki Saarinen as a Member of its Supervisory Board. Professor Saarinen is no less than the executive director…
3D Systems & Formlabs Find Resolution
When I am confronted by 3D printing news that involves legal disputes, it is usually accompanied by a sinking feeling and a brief time spent pondering human nature. On this occasion, however, it’s given me a lift on this frosty…