Siemens launches its new AI-powered assistant for industrial engineering
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! Industrial manufacturing firm Siemens has unv…
Optimizing 3D printing performance with Bondtech’s Core Heating Technology
Core Heating Technology (CHT) from Bondtech, the Swedish manufacturer of world-leading filament feeders, increases 3D printing speeds by over 30%. CHT…
Materialise adds novel AM materials to its portfolio
Belgian 3D printing company Materialise has introduced three new materials to its AM portfolio. These materials include Polyamide 12S (PA 12S), Polyamide 11 (PA 11) for Multi Jet Fusion, and Carbon Fi…
MIT Engineering Exec Joins NVBOTS Ahead of Metal 3D Printing Launch
Boston-based NVBOTS began the year by announcing some pretty big news for what was thought to be a desktop 3D printing company. The makers of the semi-automated NVPro 3D printer had revealed that they…
Stratasys: from Predator to Prey – Ripe to be Acquired
Stratasys’ (SSYS) share price is now worth one-tenth what it was 18 months ago, bringing its market capitalisation to just over $800M. Times have changed for the world’s leading 3D printing company, w…
Own Your All-Time Favorite Super Bowl Matchup in 3D Printed Form!
Nothing defines American sports quite like the Super Bowl, a traditional gathering of the year’s two best NFL teams which (to me at least) is basically a national holiday at this point . Whether you s…
SolidWorks' Apps for Kids Aim to Get Young Students into 3D Design
For quite a while now, SolidWorks has worked hard not only to develop some of the most accessible and widely used CAD design software in the world, but also worked to help with the education and affor…
UCSD's 3D Printed Liver Cells Most Liver-Like Yet
Home to the original bioprinting firm, Organovo, San Diego is, apparently, a hotbed of bioprinting activity. Or, at the very least, the University of California, San Diego is make its own strides in …
The 3D Printed Mechanical Chameleon that Knows When to Go Camo
It seems that some pretty cool news snuck by most of the world last month in the scientific journal ACS Nano. Perhaps it’s because it involves an actual camouflaging mechanical chameleon! The research…
NYC Startup Aims to 3D Print Bones with Patients' Own Stem Cells
When the idea of a medical transplant is brought up, most people’s thoughts are usually drawn to procedures such as blood transfusions or organ replacements. But, oftentimes, we forget the impor…
New Printrbot Labs Gives Birth to the Printrbot Tank
Printrbot is one of the original 3D printing success stories to have launched on Kickstarter. With their low-cost, Maker-friendly machines, they are heavily championed by the open source community. …
Classic Kids Books Made Tangible for the Blind with 3D Printing
Just about everyone has a favorite book from childhood. Personally, I’m a fan of the Max and Ruby series and A Wocket in My Pocket. Up until now, however, the visually impaired have not had the…
Printalot, 100% Pure Argentinian 3D Printing Filament Ready for Export
Another company I really wanted to meet with while in Buenos Aires is Printalot, possibly the largest 3D printing filament manufacturer in Argentina and Spanish-speaking South America. As with compani…
3D Printed Piezoceramics Give New Shape to Electronics
When one thinks of ceramics, porcelain dishes may come immediately to mind. And, while 3D printing is certainly being exploited to that end, some of the most practical applications of 3D printing for…
Sintratec's €5K SLS 3D Printer Now Available for Purchase
All forms of 3D printing are becoming increasingly accessible, even bioprinting, as Ourobotics has demonstrated with their open source bioprinter. And, in the past two years, a slew of businesses star…