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…
Metal 3D Printing Industry Leaders Meet at Milan’s RP Forum
Lately, Milan, my home city, has been fairly active on the AM front. The World Expo that just ended featured several events related to 3D printing, while EMO saw the participation of many AM companies…
Sculptor Dario Santacroce Explores Perfect Forms with 3D Printed Sandstone
In so many ways digital, additive manufacturing (i.e. 3D printing) represents the closing of a circle that spans decades and even centuries. Consider, for example, Emerging Objects’ use of Mayan…
LulzBot 3D Printers Now Available at All Micro Center Locations
Aleph Objects has seen its LulzBot line of 3D printers received well by everyone from 3DPI to Tom’s Guide. Most recently, the TAZ 5 was named the “Best Overall Machine” by Make: in …
World's First Road-Ready 3D Printed Car Unveiled with $53K Price Tag
To learn more about what went on behind the first road-ready, 3D printed car line and what it will bring to the world of auto manufacturing, read 3DPI’s interview with Local Motors’ CEO Ja…
MIT Designers 3D Print Wearer-Reactive Footwear
As 3D printing technology slowly seeps into the worlds of both fashion and robotics, we’ve had the opportunity to witness quite a few innovative and experimental 3D printed wearables that react to env…
Australian Researchers to 3D Print with Stem Cells for Cranial Reconstruction
The human brain is a fragile and powerful tool, and is also fully dependent on a sturdy skull to keep it secure and intact. Unfortunately for some, there is a need for cranial reconstruction on people…
3D Printing Helps You Breathe Easier with the Pattern Breathe Mask
“Breathe in deeply for a count of four, hold your breath and count to seven. Now exhale slowly for a count to eight, and repeat,” instructs David Hartmann, CEO and founder of Sendinaden, as he leads m…
Carnegie Mellon Researcher Develops Finely 3D Printed ‘Hair’ from PLA
3D printing technology has allowed Makers and designers to produce almost any type of figurine, toy, or doll in immaculate detail, but, until now, we have yet to see a 3D printer capable of printing s…
3D Printed Thyroid Successfully Transplanted in Mice
As the world of bioprinting becomes increasingly exciting, with new advancements happening on a regular basis, it’s difficult to determine just which company is furthest ahead. Is it Organovo, …
Body Labs Picks Up $8 Million to Expand Availability of Personal 3D Models
Based in NYC’s “Startup Lane”, Body Labs, a company specialising in body scans and the use of 3D body models for virtual and 3D printing applications, has just raised $8 million in S…
MHOX Grows into Consumer Products with 3D Printed CARAPACE Accessories
Ever since I met the guys behind Studio MHOX, Alessandro Zomparelli and Filippo Nassetti, I have been amazed (through Filippo’s Facebook posts as well) by their vision for a future made of gener…
InfraTrac Brings Anti-Counterfeiting Tech to 3D Printing
While I was at Inside 3D Printing Santa Clara, I was introduced to ChemCubed, who had just released their electronics 3D printer, capable of depositing resin and conductive inks out of eight different…