Maxon Introduces Digital Twin for Streamlined Product Marketing
Maxon, a software company specializing in professional 3D graphics, modeling, and rendering tools, has unveiled Digital Twin, a standalone application…
Metal-Base pre-launches sub-€10,000 LPBF metal 3D printer on Kickstarter
Dutch startup Metal-Base has announced the pre-launch of The Metal 1.0, a compact Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) metal 3D printer priced below €10,000…
Tekna expands titanium powder supply to U.S. aerospace Tier-1 supplier
Tekna, a supplier of advanced materials and plasma systems for industrial applications, has received a CAD 2.0 million order for high-performance titanium powder used in Laser Powder Bed Fusion additi…
Gallery of 3D Printing Fashion & Accessories from the Materialise Malaysian Fashion Show
A selection of images showing the amazing work of the highly acclaimed fashion designer, Melinda Looi, as highlighted at the Materialise Fashion show last week in Malaysia. [nggallery id=97] Image Cre…
Tesco is Latest Supermarket to “Look” at 3D Printing
On Wednesday a blog on supermarket giant Tesco’s website appeared, simply titled “3D Printing.” The post expounds the activities of the Tesco technology team, of which the blogger, Paul Wilkinson is a…
Velleman & Maplin Swoop into the 3D Printer Space
I’ve just picked up on an interesting development in the 3D printing retail space and on the back of the recent Amazon and Tesco news, as well as the Staples service and retail offerings — the phenome…
It’s a BIG Deal — Stratasys & Makerbot
So, after the initial leak following an investor meeting a couple of weeks ago, which was followed by numerous rumours and rather a lot of speculation (ours included), the news comes through that yes …
3D Printed Surgical Guides Make Their Malaysian Debut
[Disclaimer: If you are squeamish, you may find the images distressing.] A 37-year-old Malaysian man has now joined the growing number of people worldwide whose lives have been significantly improved …
Bitscape – An Online City Building Game with a 3D Printed Twist
Rhett Dashwood, an Australian designer, has combined elements of scale modelling, social and communal interaction and gaming in his Bitscape project, which is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.…
Forget Photos, Twinkind’s 3D Prints are Portraits from the Future
One of my favourite technologies from sci-fi is the transporter room. Scanning and converting yourself into ones and zeros and reconstructing you seemingly from nothing. Sounds eerily similar to a cer…
3D Printing On-Demand: MixeeLabs Mixes It Up
There are certainly a lot of online services for buying and selling 3D-printed designs. At first glance, MixeeLabs would appear to be simply another iteration, but, you soon realize that it’s no…
Miniature Batteries — 3D Printed
Batteries – those oft vital, oft overlooked items that power many facets of the electronically-driven lifestyles that many of us have succumbed to. And batteries are the latest “thing” undergoing rese…
3D Printing in Malaysia Highlighted by Materialise Conference
At the end of last week, and into the weekend, Materialise Sdn Bhd, the Malaysian branch of the pioneering 3D printing company, hosted a conference for the region. The conference, which utilized the t…
Pirate3D’s Buccaneer Sailing Close to $1m & Now with Smart Support
With less than two weeks until their Stretch Goal deadline, Pirate 3D Inc is within $50,000 of the proposed one million dollar mark. Close to 2,500 contributors have invested in the Kickstarter as of …
Filabot: Free Your Legos and the Rest Will Follow
Take your children’s toys, grind them up, and print something you like. That’s what Filabot is all about! Well, so, they don’t actually do that? But the company, famous for the Filab…







