3D Printer Simulator Emulates FDM 3D Printing Workflows
5minlab, a software development studio, has released a standalone simulator that emulates fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing workflows in a d…
TissueLabs Scales Bioprinting with Launch of TissuePro: Technical Specifications
TissueLabs, a Swiss biotech firm, has unveiled TissuePro, a bioprinting system engineered for sophisticated tissue applications. This new system build…
U.S.-Based Elmet Technologies Signs Strategic Supply Agreement with TANIOBIS
Elmet Technologies, a fully integrated U.S.-owned manufacturer of tungsten and molybdenum, has signed a strategic agreement with TANIOBIS GmbH, a German company specializing in high-purity niobium and…
A New Open Source 3D Printer From Argentina: Kikai Labs
Kikai Labs is a start up 3D printer company based in Argentina that will start shipping its first batch of open source 3D printers at the end of this month. Founded by Marcelo Ruiz Camauer, who was on…
Children’s Drawings Brought to Life with 3D Printing
Crayon Creatures is a very interesting project from designer Bernat Cuni. The idea is to take a children’s drawing and turn it into a 3D figurine by modelling a digital sculpture and turning it into a…
3D Printed Miniature Figurines
Customised figurines are well poised to be one of the success stories for 3D printing within the entertainment industry, despite the looming IP issues that still need looking into. Toy makers, licens…
Makerbot Takes Centre Stage at CES 2013
Makerbot had a very busy first full day at CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) yesterday. The images and info streaming down the wires from Vegas overnight suggest that, in typical style, Bre Pettis …
3D Printing, Augmented Reality and Architecture
London-based Inition is a technology company that is all about 3D. The company is well versed in 3D printing technologies and has carried out a great deal of R&D into augmented reality 3D software…
3D Printed Music — Records Make a Comeback
A very interesting application for 3D printing came to our attention recently, which takes printing Fisher Price records to another level. Amanda Ghassaei posted on instructables demonstrating a metho…
3D Systems' Cube 3D Printer Updates — Plural!
Never a company to do things by halves, 3D Systems has bullishly announced two new versions of its Cube 3D printer, ahead of CES opening its doors tomorrow, where these systems will be on show for the…
New MendelMax 2.0 3D Printer
MendelMax 2.0 is the latest version of the Open Source RepRap 3D printer designed by Maxbots. The first iteration was designed in late 2011 and the 2.0 represents the fourth version, with changes in t…
3D Printable Interlocking Puzzle by Bram Cohen
Richard Gain is a doctor but also a self-confessed lover of puzzles. Richard has had a life-long interest in collecting, making and solving mechanical puzzles and has now established his own small puz…
Ford Using 3D Printing For Prototyping
Ford is one of the latest car manufacturers to come out of the tech closet – and to showcase how 3D printing can be used to make prototyping faster and more cost-effective. In a time where the price t…
3D Print Your Kids an Ant Farm
Dizingof is a designer with considerable talent and an even greater passion for 3D printing. Traditionally, his design work is focused on beautiful sculptures and designs based on Math Art. In a sligh…
Review of Materials that Can Be 3D Printed at Home
When it comes to 3D printing and the materials that can currently be printed in a home environment, the range available might surprise you. Of course there are technical capabilities and limitations t…