Creating the right prototyping lab, makerspace, or service bureau is something innovators worldwide are steadily figuring out. Obama said 3D printing would “revolutionize” manufacturing and mega corpo…
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MakerBot outsources hardware to China
MakerBot has made a landmark decision to outsource the manufacture of its hardware to China. The 3D printing giant has done a deal with Jabil, which will manufacture all the hardware at its facilities…
Know Your 3D Model Rights! MakerBot and Others Respond to Thingiverse-eBay Controversy
If you happened to miss out on the controversy involving Thingiverse last week, here’s a quick recap of what went down. One Thingiverse user, named loubie, had noticed that her design had been taken s…
MakerBot Lays Off One-Fifth of Staff (Again)
It seems like just six months ago that the once-crowned champion of consumer 3D printing was letting go of 20% of its staff to meet less than positive demand for the MakerBot brand of 3D printers arou…
RS Components Takes 3D Printing to the Masses One Online Tool at a Time
In a way, 3D printing represents a convergence between large manufacturers and small companies, or even single persons who create new products. As a huge, publicly-traded electronics components distri…
3D Scanning Goes Mainstream with Mass Scanify Distribution
On 3DPI, we have often found ourselves writing about new distribution deals for desktop 3D printers. These deals often mean that the market is getting larger and more people want (and can obtain) acce…
MakerBot Further Expands 3D Printer Distribution Network with D&H
Further expanding its network of distributors in the North American continent, Makerbot has recently signed an agreement with D&H Distributing for distribution of MakerBot® 3D printing and scannin…
Doob Group’s New Shops and High Profile Partnerships Are Aimed at Mass Customization
Last week I covered the Doob Group and its Dooblicator (trans)portable photogrammetric 3D scanner. Looking into the Dusseldorf based company’s activities I was shocked to find out they span across jus…
MakerBot Teams with Fraemes for 3D Printed iPhone Cases
Back in June, MakerBot launched its MakerBot Developer Program, meant to easily connect app developers and game designers to the MakerBot 3D Ecosystem by handing them all of the resources they need to…
Makers of DittoPro 3D Printer Add Former MakerBot Director to Advisory Board
Watching the growth of the desktop 3D printer market, it’s interesting to note which manufacturers are implementing long-term business strategies to emerge as the future’s name brand 3D pr…