The highly recognised Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards were announced recently and have once again been bestowed on those the judging panel deemed to be the greatest innovations of this year. It …
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Early R&D Points to 3D Printing on the Moon
NASA is constantly testing and developing new game-changing technologies in order to support its quest to discover the universe and space. 3D printing is one of these technologies, along with others, …
Leapfrog – A Step Closer to Easy-to-Use 3D printing
Netherlands based start-up company Leapfrog is a fast moving new entrant into the 3D printer manufacturing space. They position themselves as an entry level plug and play provider with heavy emphasis …
Stratasys & Edison Nation Presents: 9th Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge
Stratasys recently launched the 2013 Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge – a design contest for innovative students that has awarded over 100,000 USD in scholarships. The 2013 contest is organised …
Billed as the first truly high-resolution, low-cost 3D printer for design professionals: Formlabs Launches the Form 1 3D Printer
Today sees the launch of the latest “prosumer” 3D printer from Formlabs. A year in development, Formlabs has been working on a brand new 3D printer concept — Form 1 — which offers true professional qu…
From Clicks to Bricks – a New Era of 3D Printing Retail
The year to date has already brought us several new companies and their take on 3D printers – with some receiving more publicity than others. However, while practically all of the respective com…
South African Research Centre Acquires Optomec LENS Additive Manufacturing System
Optomec announced that the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has acquired an Optomec Laser Engineering Net Shaping system, which is used for metal 3D printing applica…
ExOne Pushes the Limits for 3D Printer Capabilities with M-FLEX 3D Printing System
ExOne, a leading 3D printing company for the industrial sector, introduced its latest 3D printer innovation at the 2012 International Machine Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago. The M-FLEX 3D Printing …
PrintRite3D™ Brings Higher Quality Metal Parts into 3D Printing
Sigma Labs, Inc. has announced the launch of its PrintRite3D™ System for 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing. The cutting-edge 3D printing software and hardware products will enable production of…
3D Printing – A Global Game Changer
We are witnessing a rise of new technology that can have disruptive implications on the global geopolitical, demographic, social, economic, security and environmental landscape. 3D printing technology…