A massive 12 foot long spaceship actually used in the filming of Christopher Nolan’s stunning new film Interstellar was placed on display in the lobby of BFI IMAX London. The replica of the Ranger spacecraft will be on display until…
Source3 Launches to Manage Rights for 3D Printable Content
One of the major concerns about the future of 3D printing is the protection of IP. According to analysis firm Gartner, “At least one major Western manufacturer will claim to have had intellectual property stolen for a mainstream product by…
A Review: Inside 3D Printing Shanghai
I’ve been to many of the largest cities around the world, but I can honestly say that I’ve never been in a city quite like Shanghai! Mind-bogglingly big, mind bogglingly beautiful and complex…and infinitely interesting. With its mix of Chinese…
Large-Scale Sand 3D Printer Restores Life to 1912 Brush Car
Did you know that the S-Max 3D sand printer from ExOne is capable of producing prints as big as one of those old timey British phonebooths? With a build volume of 1800 x 1000 x 700 mm, the S-Max may not…
Make Names Afinia H480 As Most Reliable Performer (Again)!
As we covered yesterday, Make: magazine, creator of the widely acclaimed and popular Maker Faire events, ran 26 3D printers through their paces to create the Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing 2015. Make’s team of 3D testers identified the top…
Another Multi-Million $$$ Investment in 3D This Time for FSL
Investment in 3D technologies continues. The latest company to achieve a funding round is Full Spectrum Laser LLC (FSL), and its FSL3D subsidiary based in Las Vegas, NV. The laser and 3D printer engineering and manufacturing company has announced that…
Fuel3D wins CES Best of Innovation Award
There’s no denying it, CES — the Consumer Electronics Show hosted in Las Vegas every year by the CEA — is just around the corner. And yes, I am STILL wondering what happened to 2014. Ahead of one of the…
NewLab Is Transporting Brooklyn’s Navy Yard into the Future of Manufacturing
If design is not as dead as Philip Starck once said it was and lives again through 3D printing, if there truly is a revolutionary, democratized, sustainable, distributed future of manufacturing awaiting a few years down the line, then that…
Vagler Releases Educational 3D Printer
Malaysia-based prosumer 3D printer manufacturer VAGLER International has released a printer specifically designed for use within education. Founded in 2011, VAGLER International Sdn. Bhd. is the country’s first manufacturer of 3D printers. The VAGLER’s new V-8E 3D Printer combines a…
BEETHEFIRST 3D Printer Earns Make Magazine’s Top Newcomer Award
Make Magazine has awarded the BEETHEFIRST 3D Printer its “Rookie Of The Year” accolade in its Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing 2015. A team of testers analysed a wide array of printers (26) to deduce the top performing 3D printers…
