MakerBot expands educational ecosystem with MakerBot Certification Program for Students

MakerBot, an American desktop 3D printer manufacturer and Stratasys subsidiary, has launched the MakerBot Certification Program for Students, to provide middle and high school students with 3D printing design and skills training. The launch of the new scheme expands upon the existing International…

3D Printing News Sliced: Titomic, Barclays, AMUG, Formnext + PM South China, Desktop Metal

In this week’s edition of the 3D Printing Industry News digest, Sliced, companies such as BigRep, Senvol gear up for the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG), and Nanofabrica strategically prepares for Hannover Messe. Additional conferences related to additive manufacturing such…

adidas unveils Carbon 3D printed shoe in collaboration with Stella McCartney

Silicon-valley based Carbon and German footwear giant adidas are continuing their collaboration and extending their line of shoes utilizing Futurecraft 4D technology, this time partnering with British fashion designer Stella McCartney to take on the AlphaEdge 4D silhouette. As with…

UNYQ launches 3D printed prosthetic leg socket to provide total leg solution for amputees

UNYQ, a San Francisco-based company specializing in 3D printed medical wearables, has announced the launch of the UNYQ Socket, a 3D printed prosthetic leg socket. It is available for order now after being unveiled at the British Association of Prosthetics…

3D printing wins big at the Oscars with Black Panther and Materialise

Belgian 3D printing service provider Materialise has played a part in an Oscar win at the 91st Academy Awards, for its collaboration with designer Julia Koerner on the film Black Panther. Taking place in Los Angeles on 24th February, American…

3D Printing Industry News Sliced: BMW, America Makes, Additive Industries, Airwolf3D

In this edition of Sliced, the 3D Printing Industry news digest, we collect stories about a 3D printing tent sale, changes to the IN(3D)USTRY fair, as well as a new funding operation for America Makes and an update on how…

FELIXprinters releases two large-format FFF/FDM printers, technical specifications and pricing

FELIXprinters, a Netherlands-based 3D printer manufacturer, has launched two large-format FDM/FFF printers. Guillaume Feliksdal, Founder and Director of FELIXprinter said, “Our users have been telling us that they need options to create bigger parts, but without compromising on quality […]…

INTERVIEWS: SOLIDWORKS users at SOLIDWORKS World 2019

SOLIDWORKS World continues to demonstrate the capabilities of CAD. With the broad range of software­­ tools enabling industrial additive manufacturing, I interviewed a range of SOLIDWORKS users at the event in Texas this week. “Unifying the design world” As one…

Henkel joins Origin’s Open Additive Manufacturing Platform to develop materials for mass production

Origin, a silicon valley additive manufacturing startup, has announced that Henkel, a German chemical manufacturing enterprise, has joined its Open Material Network. As such, Henkel joins BASF, a German chemical company, in Origin’s platform which aims to develop additive manufacturing…

The best 3D printed consumer products

3D printed consumer products have their own category in the 2019 3D Printing Industry Awards.  Be it Invisalign, i.e, 3D printed clear braces or Blamey Saunders’ hearing aids, manufacturers of consumer goods are increasingly turning to 3D printing. The technology has been integrated…