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…
Francis Bitonti Launches Mutatio 3D Printed Shoe Collection with United Nude & 3D Systems
Few designers have embraced 3D printing technologies – and have been able to both exploit their new creative possibilities and bring them to a broader public – than Francis Bitonti. Over t…
3D Print Remixes of Famous Sculptures with MyMiniFactory & Leopoly
More than a year has passed since MyMiniFactory launched its Scan the World initiative, even going so far to pay people to scan famous works of art to upload to MMF for 3D printing. Since then, the s…
Design Blends with Open Source 3D Printers at Milan's Caracol Studio
One observation I hear very often from those involved with 3D printing is that the technology is there and may have limits, however the single biggest limit is that designers (and engineers, actually …
Most Read Articles from Last Week – September 13th
Order the Lisa SLS 3D Printer Tomorrow for $5,000+ Due to prices still slightly higher than desktop 3D printers, low-cost laser sintering is only beginning to take off. And while it may be growing at …
3D Printing Refines the Jewelry Making Process for Sarah Graham Metalsmithing
The practice of 3D printing with precious metals to make jewelry is a hot topic at the moment, and is also one that is constantly innovating and expanding by the day. One jewelry designer, Sarah Graha…
Free 3D Printable of the Week: Le Bel costumé by Jean Dubuffet
The 4-meter-high Le Bel costumé stands in the Jardin des Tuileries, between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in Paris. It can also stand in your own home, ordered as a 3D print through …
3D Printing a Habitat Made of Mars & Earth: The SFERO Concept
With the international race to outer space heating up, we’ve seen 3D printing become one of the most promising technologies to potentially build us livable habitats on Mars. Whether it’s a 3D printed …
Own a Piece of Japanese History with Rinkak's 3D Printed Maps
The Sengoku period was an era in Japan that was marked by constant battles between the once warring states of the country. Starting with the Onin war in 1467, the various Senguko era battles are mappe…
Cancer Patient Receives 3D Printed Sternum & Ribs in First of its Kind Surgery
Only months after Australia’s scientific research arm launched its $6 million 3D printing facility, CSIRO‘s Lab 22 has already begun making a significant impact, helping to improve the lif…
3D Printed Modular Lamp Leads to Mesmerizing Light Show
One fateful day, while Maker Andreas Hölldorfer was stress-testing his home-built 3D printer with a freshly printed lattice tower, he noticed a beautifully scattered light that was created by the shap…
National Geographic’s Famous ‘Afghan Girl’ Photo Receives 3D Printing Treatment
One of the most impactful and influential photographs ever taken, Steve McCurry’s iconic ‘Afghan Girl’, helped to portray a relatively unknown culture to the entire world, in turn making the ‘Afghan G…
Cambodian Fisherman Receives First Fully Flexible 3D Printed Prosthetic Arm
3DLifePrints, a Kenya-based enterprise that specializes in delivering low-cost 3D printed prosthetics to amputees in developing and emerging nations, has just published a video of the first fully flex…