Using NinjaFlex to 3D Print Flexible Circuit Board Patterns

A new Instructable was just posted detailing how to use flexible 3D printing material NinjaFlex to etch circuit patterns onto copper. While the process will work for any type of copper board, it is especially useful for flexible or oddly…

3DPI.TV – Fully 3D Printed Rocket Engine Tested

Aerojet Rocketdyne, manufacturer of rockets and missile propulsion systems, recently performed a series of hot-fire tests on a Bantam demonstration engine that was made entirely with 3D printing. Best of all the engine passed those tests successfully and will help…

3DPI.TV – Bespoke 3D Printed Braces for Chronic Scoliosis

Patients suffering from scoliosis may now have an easier and more effective new treatment, thanks to 3D printing. In a pilot program, from 3D Systems, Bespoke 3D printed braces were personalized, then printed for children and young adults with scoliosis.…

CPC Group Is Using FDM to Lead in 3D Printing & Composite Material Innovation

Among the companies that were asked to “strut their stuff” at the Stratasys media event in New York last week, one; Modena- (Italy) based CPC Group, was asked to explain how FDM technology made it possible for them to become…

Something3D’s Quadruple Extruder 3D Printer Is a “Creative Hammer”

I am currently in New York and heading to Israel next week. As 3D printing seems to work in mysterious ways, this coincides with the decision by Something3D, Israel’s first manufacturer of desktop 3D printers, to begin its expansion process…

New 3D Printed Shoes By Bryan

Customisation, customisation, customisation… Camden Image Gallery in Camden, London is to host a group show, exhibition and presentation evening by notable artisan of design-for-3D-print, Bryan Oknyansky. His brand, Shoes By Bryan, brings a range of sophisticated futuristic 3D printed shoe…

3DP Injection Molding Process Spread by Stratasys and Worrell Collaboration

One large name in the 3D printing industry, Stratasys, and another in the design and product development world, Worrell, have created a project to promote the use of 3D printing for medical device development through the use of 3D printed…

Guyson International Installs Blast Cabinet for 3D Print Post Processing

Industrial finishing equipment manufacturer Guyson International installed one of its F1400 blast cabinets into rapid prototyping company FDM Digital Solutions’ 3D printing facility. The post processing station was fitted with a micro-tipped pencil blaster for small part surfacing and finishing.…

3D Printing Light Sabers Until The Real Thing is Produced

I’ve wanted a real light saber ever since I was a kid.  My first memory is of Yoda in Return of the Jedi. It’s literally when my mind started recording. I’ve obsessed over the Star Wars Trilogy, just as many…

Mazak Adds Hybrid Metal 3D Printer to Machine Tool Lineup

After such corporations as GE, Autodesk, and HP have proudly placed themselves in the 3D printing market, more companies that aren’t immediately involved with the technology have taken it upon themselves to join the 3D printing fray.  The latest is…