Sigma Labs, Inc. (SGLB), has announced plans to move beyond their previous business of developing quality inspection systems for metal 3D printing, to commercial 3D printing itself. This month, the company will receive a new M290 metal 3D printer from…
3D Printed Heel Bone Saves Man from Amputation
Australia continues to be a happening place for 3D printing in medicine. Not only does the nation offer the world’s first Masters in Bioprinting program, but doctors there are continually in the news for aiding patients with 3D printing. Most…
Stratasys Emphasises 3D Printing Tech on Capitol Hill
The Capital of the Free World saw a 3D printing related event this year in the form of the first Whitehouse MakerFaire in June. Now, Stratasys – one of the leaders for additive manufacturing technologies in industry, and via MakerBot,…
3D Printed Eyewear Collection by MORGENROT EYEWEAR Wins Innovation Award at SILMO D’OR
At SILMO 2014, MORGENROT EYEWEAR presented an innovative application of 3D Printing technology in the field of spectacle frame making. The laser-sintered eyewear collection from MORGENROT EYEWEAR includes interchangeable clip-ons that allow the front, parts of the frame, and the…
Japanese 3D Printed Gun Maker Sentenced to Two Years
In May, a 28-year-old Japanese man, Yoshitomo Imura, was arrested for 3D printing two guns and publishing videos of the process online. The verdict on Imura has now been decided by the Yokohama District Court, with presiding judge Koji Inaba…
Bioprinting Start-up To Test Drugs with 3D Printed Human Tissue
Vancouver’s Aspect Biosystems has created a 3D printer that will bioprint human tissue capable of developing full biological functions. The bioprinted tissue can be used to test dangerous or experimental drugs, and could eventually lead to completely viable and transplantable…
Ultimaker and Joris Laarman Lab 3D Print a Chair to Solve the Ultimate Design Puzzle
Top notch designer Philippe Starck said the furniture of the future will be 3D printed to fulfil one’s personal desires. Ultimaker and Joris Laarman lab have gone a step further to show that future furniture will be the result of…
MakerBot Updates and Adds Vase Maker Tool to its PrintShop App
MakerBot just launched an updated version of its free 3D printing app PrintShop, which allows MakerBot owners to control their 3D printer directly from their iPad. The app is part of MakerBot’s continuing push for a self-contained 3D printing ecosystem.…
MadeSolid Introduces Version 2 of Its SLA/DLP MS Resins
More and more open source SLA and DLP 3D printers are hitting the market but, as of now, one of the biggest limits they run into is the scarcity of the materials they can use. While specialized manufacturers such as…
Sunny Miami Gets A 1Click 3D Printing Service
March this year saw the opening of Florida’s, and one of America’s, first 3D printing providers with a printing Livestream, the Object Shop in Pasco, which we reported on earlier in the year. In June Florida’s Museum of Science and…
