Sloyd Adds Text-to-3D Tools Tailored for 3D Printers
Oslo-based software company Sloyd has launched new features aimed at helping 3D printing enthusiasts turn quick ideas into printable objects. With the…
Inova MK1 Open-Source SLS 3D Printer: Technical Specifications and Pricing
SLS4All, a Czech open-hardware initiative created by engineers Tomas Starek and Pavel Dyntera, has released the Inova MK1, a selective laser sintering…
[INTERVIEW] Alloyed builds momentum with full-stack metals optimization platform
Alloyed, a University of Oxford spin-out founded in 2017 as OxMet Technologies, is gaining traction with its vertically integrated approach to metallic component design, driven by computational alloy …
The Buccaneer 3D Printer is Launching on Kickstarter in 2 Days
The much vaunted and long-awaited launch of Pirate3D’s Buccaneer 3D printer is just around the corner. The pirates (not really!) from Singapore have finally got the go ahead from Kickstarter and will …
3D Printing Industry Stalwarts Line Up for TCT Show
The TCT Show + Personalize, which will take place in the UK this coming September, is gearing up for another cracking programme of presentations with some great speakers being lined up. Two notable sp…
3D Printing Perspectives — Freedom to Explore Illusion & The Impossible
I get to teach and work with elementary school students on a range of projects based around software and programming. A recent project got us modeling characters with 3DTin, so that once the 3D digita…
Sugar Lab — 3D Printing Just Got Sweeter
Have you ever seen a 3D printed artifact and thought, “Hell, that looks good enough to eat!”, only to find that it’s made of indigestible ABS plastic? Husband and wife team Kyle and …
My Mini Factory – An Augmented Online Model Repository?
Next month, the 3DP-following world is going to witness yet another opening of an industry related web-based company — a 3D model online repository called My Mini Factory. Differentiation-wise My Mini…
OpenBeam’s Kossel Pro 3D Printer Looks to be Heading towards Success on Kickstarter
For the members of OpenBeam, not all 3D printers are created equal and this is particularly true of RepRaps. According to the team, using 3D printers to make 3D printers is both inefficient, as the pr…
Mcor & le FabShop — A great 3D Printing Partnership
Two companies that are seriously ramping up their activity and their presence in the world of 3D printing are Ireland-based Mcor Technologies (manufacturer of SDL 3D printers) and Le FabShop based in …
Anyone Up for a Roadtrip? — Shapeways’ Is!
Jack Kerouac, John Steinbeck, and, now, Savannah Peterson of Shapeways. From MTV’s Road Rules to the forced migration of peoples, road trips have become a defining characteristic of the American…
Amanda Ghassaei’s 3D Printed Transparent Photographs
Amanda Ghassaei, the young physicist/chemist probably best known for the software she has been working on to create playable 3D printed vinyl records from audio files, has continued her mission of con…
3D Printed Count Orlock – Makerbot Replicator 2
Ian Joyner is an established character designer, illustrator and conceptual artist who has worked for a number of Hollywood productions and games. In today’s video feature you can witness one of…
Maker Faire 2013 Video
For those of us who didn’t make it to the Maker Faire 2013 in San Mateo, California, David C. Hill has compiled a cool video showing some of the highlights of the event. You can also view three…
THIS is why the Liberator is NOT Safe
Ok, so if you are a person that is still not convinced that printing AND FIRING the Liberator 3d printed gun is a bad idea, the New South Wales police force in Australia have issued a stark visual war…