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 in the Far East. A number…

Prodways Expands Its Presence Further Worldwide

French industrial 3D printer manufacturer Prodways has been making some big moves in the past year.  After expanding their technology portfolio from the firm’s patented MOVINGlight photopolymer process to SLS and DMLS through a partnership with Farsoon, the firm has…

HP to Open Up MultiJet Fusion Materials

Just about everyone is tired of the razor and blade model of inkjet printing, which seems not only wasteful for those cartridges that aren’t recycled and expensive. When 3D printing was made a desktop phenomenon, Makers proudly dispensed with this…

eSUN Gains Approval for New OTC Trading in China

Chinese filament maker eSUN has become a popular filament, partially for the great prices the brand offers, but, before it was a filament manufacturer, Shenzhen Esun Industrial Co., Ltd. was producing materials more generally.  Founded in 2002, the company manufactured…

Arcam Expands Capacity for Metal Powders, Adds 3 New Powder Reactors

When it comes to industrial-grade metal 3D printing equipment, Arcam AB and their Electron Beam Melting technology have been a source of innovation for a number of industrial applications. The Sweden-based metal 3D printing service providers even have a subsidiary…

HoloLens Beams NASA Scientist to Mars at TED2016

Just after Meta demoed the latest version of its augmented reality headset, Microsoft was not one to be upstaged.  HoloLens developer Alex Kipman took to the floor of the TED2016 conference to virtually teleport a NASA onto the stage of…

4D Scanning from TimeSlice Comes Alive on Sketchfab

3D model sharing site Sketchfab is already laying the foundation for a social 3D experience with users sharing 3D scans of their newborns and other personal scans with the community. And, with the introduction of VR viewing capabilities, they’ve demonstrated…

Onshape CAD Software Goes Out of Beta, Adds Materialise and Pinshape Apps

Cambridge, Massachusetts, based Onshape is shaping up to be one of the defining CAD software for the next generations of engineers and designers. Perhaps more than its competitors it is the most focused on cloud and mobile CAD, offering a professional 3D…

Hype Hangover: The Rise and Fall of Avi Reichental

Part of an ongoing series on how the 3D printing hype bubble has affected the lives of the individuals involved.  To read the first story in this series, head here. January, 2014: 3D printing stocks are at all time highs…

Most Read Articles from Last Week – November 1st

Meet Ira3D: The Ferrari of Desktop 3D Printing Technology Ira3D, a young 3D printing company out of Italy, is just starting to make a name for themselves on the consumer 3D printing market with the release of their Poetry Infinity…