Due to their ability to construct complex components for the aerospace, automotive, and medical industries, metal 3D printing systems are some of the most coveted and most expensive 3D printers on the market. With price tags in the hundreds of…
Record Rainfall Results in $6 Million GM-3D Systems Deal
As history’s largest climate protest occurred this past weekend, followed by a Wall Street-specific sit-in on Monday, the connections between the devastating impacts of climate change and our global financial system have become more than evident. In the United States,…
Orbit 1 Electroplating Device for 3D Prints to Hit Kickstarter in January
Why 3D print in metal when you could, more cheaply, plate your 3D prints in metal? Sure there are tons of reasons to 3D print in metal, but, if your goal is purely aesthetic, then coating your prints in a…
The Picture Locket get’s a Modern 3D Printed Twist with UpLocket
The UpLocket is a 3D printed picture locket recently launched on Kickstarter that contains an NFC – Near Field Communication – chip that allows you to automatically upload a picture of your choice from your locket onto another person’s smartphone…
Ultimaker Offers a New Heated Bed Upgrade Kit for its Original 3D Printer
After making a solid commitment to move into the US market by opening an official assembly and service hub stateside, Dutch 3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker has just announced a Heated Bed Upgrade Kit for its Ultimaker Original 3D printer. The…
3D Printing Performs Mulligan By Recreating 125-Year-Old Scottish Golf Club
The 2014 Ryder Cup is upon us and Scotland is preparing for the biennial men’s golf competition in 3D printed style. For this year’s event, the University of Dundee and St. Andrews Golf Co. have worked together to recreate a…
Solidworks 2015 To Include Native 3D Printing
Breaking a pattern of only unveiling new features as a new release goes live, Dassault Systemes has released an overview of myriad of features for this year’s Solidworks release. The big news is that Solidworks 2015 will include native 3D…
3D Artist Jeremy Ortiz Demonstrates How to Get the Most Out of Your Form 1+
Form 1(+) manufacturers Form Labs posted a guest blog entry recently from digital artist and 3D sculptor Jeremy Ortiz with his top 7 tips for successful 3D printing with their stereolithography 3D printer. Ortiz is a freelance 3D modeller, sculptor…
Grab & Go – Stratasys Completes Acquisition of GrabCAD
Just last week Stratasys set the newswires alight when it announced it was acquiring software and content company GrabCAD. Just a week later and a statement from Stratasys confirms that the deal is complete. As stated previously, GrabCAD will operate…
Lockheed Martin Purchases EBAM Industrial 3D Printing System from Sciaky
Sciaky Inc recently made headlines when the company announced that its large-scale EBAM system would be available for purchase, and again when it announced its first sale barely a month later. The company has now announced that its second customer…
