Win win win! Firstbuild – the microfactory partnership between General Electric (GE) and Local Motors – have teamed up with Stratasys’ MakerBot for a cool 3D printing design challenge. Stay chilled as you await to hear the prizes, which are…
Alcoa Explores the Potential Use of 3D Printing in Aluminum Manufacturing
After joining the United States’ first 3D printing institute, America Makes, in 2013, Alcoa Inc. has begun looking into how they can best incorporate 3D printing technology into their business as the third largest producer of aluminum in the world. …
Making 3D Printing a Sustainable Business For All with Fabnami
If you are fascinated by 3D printing you may have tried to figure out a way to make a business out of it. There are many ways you can go about it. One – as I have often argued –…
Customized 3D Printing Courses for Executives
There is a huge amount of knowledge and skill that is needed to get the most out of the 3D printing ecosystem. Whether you call it Reality Computing or Blended Reality, the fact is, one click printing and the promises…
AMT and VDW Announce Industrial 3D Printing Award Valued at $100k
The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and German Machine Tool Builders’ Association (Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken for short) have partnered to launch a new award devoted to industrial 3D printing with a value totaling $100,000. The International Additive Manufacturing Award (IAMA)…
Body Labs Technology Is Making Your 3D Digital Self More Independent
Among the many paradoxes in the upcoming revolution of personalized goods is that, for physical products to become more tailor made what first needs to happen is an evolution of our digital selves. What this means is that if we…
3DPI.TV – 3D Printing Crowdsourcing for Schools
3D printing has become increasingly championed as a method for teaching STEAM education in schools from first grade all the way up to college, but not all schools can afford to implement this revolutionary technology in their classrooms. Australian 3D…
3DPI.TV – Cloud Based 3D Printing from AstroPrint
There’s an obvious demand for the ability to 3D print whatever you want from wherever you want, as numerous options for wireless, cloud 3D printing present themselves. Now, a new cloud-based 3D printing solution has launched on Kickstarter — and…
3DPI.TV – 3D printing Launches the AirDog Drone
3D printing launches a new drone. Helico, a UAV start-up, has just released what may be the first automated drone for tracking and recording outdoor activities. They’re calling it AirDog. Its body is made mostly from 3D printed parts, courtesy…
New Range of 3D Printers Now At iMakr
iMakr – successful young retail franchise and multi-faceted 3D printing service provision outlet – has added a number of prosumer favourites to its 3D printer sales range. The printers include the increasingly successful, highly rated Zortrax M200 and the popular…



