Being based in Italy, and having spent a lot of time here in Milan during this past month, I naturally get more insights from the Italian 3D printing industry. It is likewise true, however, that ̵…
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Plastic Molding Giant Sandretto Lives Up to Its Destiny with Delta 3D Printer Range
From a company whose tagline is “Technology for a 3D Life”, you would expect products related to 3D printing. Until now, Sandretto, a multinational company active in the production of large-sized plas…
3D Hubs May Trend Report Offers Data on 16,000+ 3D Printer Users
It’s a new month! Which means that there is a new 3D Hubs Trend Report. And, now, due to new partnerships with Sketchfab, Thingiverse, and Instructables, the distributed manufacturing community…
Made In Space Launches New Line of Out of This World 3D Printing Filament
There is little doubt that 3D printing has enormous implications for space exploration and that Made In Space was and is the very first company to actually explore them by manufacturing objects in spa…
No More Trend Reports, 3D Hubs Acquired by Facebook for $10 Billion
Just joking. It is April’s Fools Day, after all. However it might not be such an unlikely prospect in the long (long) run and I am fairly sure that Bram and Bryan, the company’s founders, have at leas…
"La Dolce Vita” is Back in Mao Casella’s New 3D Printed Vespa Model
We recently reported on Maurizio Casella’s (AKA Mao) 3D printed models and also on his very high proficiency at designing and making new, 3D printable toy models in just a few days. A couple of weeks …
Designer Cristina Franceschini Looks to 3D Printing for the Future of Italian Shoe Making
Italian shoe craft is known throughout the world and its myth is made up both of high fashion designers and experienced shoe makers, who have passed their craft on for generations. Now, both have to t…
3D Printing is Key to Cresco's DIY Meccano Furniture
First conceived by Frank Hornby, in Liverpool, in 1898, the Meccano construction set dates back long before Lego or any other “additive” construction systems. It is still manufactured to this day, in …
Interview with Hans Fouche: 3D Printed Vacuum Cleaner is the Tip of the Iceberg
Sometime last year, after covering a report about his Cheetah 3D printer, I became Facebook friends with Hans Fouche, the South African inventor who turns into everything he 3D prints into gold. So, w…
Sketchfab’s Prize(d) Collection Is 3DPI’s Model of the Week
As my friend at Growthobjects once explained to me, personalized award manufacturing is a thriving business for new and and consolidated 3D printing and 3D design studios. For Sketchfab user JuanG3D, …