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…
UltiMaker Factor 4, a new industrial 3D printer for the factory floor: Technical Specifications and Pricing
Netherlands-based 3D printer manufacturer UltiMaker has launched Factor 4, its new FDM 3D printer for the industrial market. The new 3D printer supp…
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…
Zenith Tecnica to Acquire 3rd and 4th Arcam Metal 3D Printers
New Zealand-based private company Zenith Tecnica recently announced their imminent plans to acquire the company’s 3rd and 4th Arcam Electron Beam Melting (EBM) printers. Trent Mainwaring, Senior Desig…
MIT Software Converts MRIs into 3D Printable Heart Models in Just One Hour
Cardiac-based surgeries are no walk in the park, even for the world’s top surgeons and doctors. Oftentimes, surgical plans have been mapped out on a generic model of the human heart, which has been in…
3D Printable Toys Physically Illustrate Blokko's "Era of Drones" Kids' Book
As more homes and educational institutions at all levels begin to have access to 3D printers, new online applications are starting to develop business models for entertainment properties with which th…
Update: MyMiniFactory Hits Equity Crowdfunding Goal with £500K
The first European crowdfunding campaign for equity in a 3D printing company has just launched and it’s already more than 60% past its £500,000 goal. MyMiniFactory, the 3D printables wing of 3D…
InnoCircle Expands with 6 Colors of Recycled PLA Filaments for 3D Printing
Though Innofil3D has been manufacturing 3D printing filament since 2012 as a white label business, the company launched as its own brand in 2013, becoming one of Europe’s leading producers of FF…
Toyota & Materialise Team to 3D Print Lightweight Car Seat
When the automobile moguls at Toyota Motor Corporation decided that they wanted to produce a prototype for a car seat that was as lightweight as possible, they found themselves face to face with a com…
A Look into Powder Materials for Metal 3D Printing
The market for 3D printing is poised for an explosive growth. Today, a plethora of 3D printing techniques can shape objects from an ever growing list of materials – photo-polymeric resins, extru…
Smart Sensory Prosthetic Links Wearers to the IoT with 3D Printing
Since the boom of additive manufacturing, the process of 3D printing has already had a deep influence in the way we now design and manufacture assistive devices, such as prosthetic limbs. Though most …
All Aboard Jellymodels' 3D Printed Model Trains
While Gartner sees the diffusion of 3D printed consumer products as still far away from a real mass market presence and growth, there already are a few (rare) examples of consumer segments where 3D pr…
The 3D Printed Vortex Dress: Black Holes Are the New Black
Fashion designer Laura Thapthimkuna has been fascinated with the inner workings of the universe for quite some time, becoming inspired by the intricate shapes presented in artistically rendered interp…
Turn Your CNC Mill into a Hybrid 3D Printer with FASTRAX
With the FASTRAXMany 3D printers and CNC mills operate under largely the same principles. Over the past few years, quite a few companies have attempted to take advantage of this by developing hybrid s…
Boneheads 2016: The Biscuit Your Dog Will Surely Elect
The United States presidential election cycle is quite often an entertaining and vicious event, one jam-packed with promises, personal attacks, and a lot of disagreement. The upcoming 2016 election se…