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…
Tinkering With Technology – 3D Printing Initiative For Primary Schools
3DPI has reported on numerous stories featuring the educational sector, and this trend is encouraging. The latest news with a focus on education comes out of Loughborough University in the UK. The uni…
UK Study On 3D Printing — A Call for an Official Policy Framework
As 3D printing continues to gather momentum, it appears that even the big wheels might be starting to turn in the UK – at least if the country’s leaders take on board Andrew Sissons’…
Hobbyist Weekend – With Prusa Mendel 3D Printer
This weekend we wanted to focus on the many hobbyists that wish to build their own 3D printer. We selected a video made by a US based hobbyist who constructed the Prusa Mendel machine from start to fi…
DRM, Patents, Litigation vs IP & Safety
At the beginning of last month (9th October) a US patent (No. 8286236) was granted to Intellectual Ventures (Washington, USA). This patent is for a ‘manufacturing control system’ and within the copiou…
A Look At Halloween 2012 – 3D Printed Style
Even though carving real pumpkin flesh is still mostly preferred over 3D printing Jack O’Lanterns, other aspects of Allhallows Eve have already benefitted from the tech. If you happened to see s…
Printcraft: CAD is Child’s Play & 3D Printing Makes it Real
Paul Harter, the creator of Printcraft, shares his passion for 3D design and 3D printing as well as his opinions about engaging children with these technologies. Printcraft started as a project with m…
L5: An Attractive New 3D printer on Kickstarter
Kickstarter campaigns for 3D printers are pretty common these days, so it takes a pretty good pitch to stand out from the crowd. The L5 3D printer has a forgettable name, but appears to have a pretty…
Developing 3D Printed Aerospace Applications
Airbus, a leading international aircraft manufacturer has been bullish about its future plans around using 3D printing as part of their manufacturing processes with a goal of making the entire aircraf…
Phantom Geometry AM Process
Liz and Kyle von Hasseln from the Southern California Institute of Architecture have been working with Additive Manufacturing (AM) and developing a process based on DLP. The project, which was develop…
3D Printing Contributing to Underwater Conservation
Artificial reefs are essential for conservation work in many parts of the world. Construction-scale 3D printers have been used — experimentally — by an Australian-Bahraini team to create artificial re…
Uformia's Advanced Solutions For 3D Modelling
Uformia is a Norwegian software company, and is one to remember when considering digital 3D modelling tools in the future. The company has announced two very interesting products, developed to overcom…
Kiosk 2.0 — Mobile 3D Printing
Belgian design studio, Unfold, has worked with 3D digital technologies such as 3D printing and 3D scanning for years and is a bold advocate of the advantages of the technologies as well as a creative …
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