The 3D4D Challenge Finals, organized by the techfortrade charity, were held on Friday at the 3D Printshow London 2012. The seven finalists came from all over the World and at the event they were pitching for the opportunity to win…
Video Overview of the 3D Printshow
For those who missed the 3D Printshow London 2012, Christopher Barnatt did a nicely edited video overview of the event: Video credit: Christopher Barnatt
A Quick(ish) Overview of My Day at the 3D Printshow
Well I am struggling to know where to begin to write up my day at the 3D Printshow at the Brewery in London yesterday! As I travelled home on the train, I wrote copious notes about what I had seen,…
Shapeways Building a 3D Printing Facility with 5m annual production capability in New York
On Thursday Shapeways opened its Factory of the Future, citing plans of bringing manufacturing back to the western world enabled by 3D printing. The manufacturing site located in Long Island City, NY, when at full capacity early next year, will have…
Autodesk 123D Catch Scanner App for iPhone
Something for the weekend: If you haven’t seen the Autodesk 123D Catch for iPhone in action, below is a cool video presentation illustrating how it works. While there is still room for improvement, it is definitely a step forward for…
Making Multi-colour Art Prints on a Hobbyist 3D Printer
Andre Tiemann, a 3D printing enthusiast from Toronto, was faced with a problem when asked to 3D print a university logo. He wanted to use three colours, but his MakerBot Replicator could only print two colours at once. That problem…
Educating the future Workforce in 3 Dimensions!
This video is an inspiring example of an industrial and educational collaboration that brings 3D printing to life, and more importantly, puts it in to the hands of young people at Belton New Tech High school. The sheer enthusiasm of…
The Era of the 'Prosumer' & 3D Printing
“Prosumer” — Anyone following the 3D printing industry will have heard that term a lot lately, especially around the recent launches of MakerBot’s Replicator 2 and Formlabs’ Form 1 3D printers, which are labelled specifically as ‘prosumer’ machines. However, the…
Original 3D Printed Art Via Polychemy
The online consumer market for 3D printed goods is continuing to evolve, with more and more channels offering the key advantages that this technology offers a discerning clientele, namely stunning visual pieces — customised and original. A new pioneer in…
HRH, The Duke of Edinburgh Gets to Grips with 3D Printing
On Tuesday last, HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh was the guest of honour at an event celebrating the renaming of the Royal Academy of Engineering and opening of the building. John Burn Ltd, UK & Ireland distributors for EnvisionTEC 3D printing technologies…
