2015 European Additives & Colors Conference Emphasizes 3D Printing Materials

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Additives & Color Europe (ACE) division has announced its forthcoming ninth biennial European Additives & Colors Conference. The SPE is the largest, most well-known plastics professional society in the world, extant for more than seventy…

MadeSolid got its Hands on the Autodesk DLP 3D Printer and Spark Software

The new Autodesk DLP 3D printer and its Spark software platform got a rigorous run through thanks to advanced 3D printing materials manufacturer MadeSolid, who got a hold of the new open source machine and tested it out with some…

EOS + Cooksongold Put the Bling in 3D Printing with Precious Metal Printer

Industrial 3D printer manufacturer EOS has been working with precious metal supplier Cooksongold for about two years to develop a commercial machine for 3D printing with precious metals.  Since beginning their partnership, their precious metal printer has made appearances at…

Engineering Firm CRP Takes Space at the Upcoming Maker Faire in NYC

My rule number 2 working in the 3D printing industry (#1 is never, EVER, say never!) is to avoid being categorical in my opinions — I form them, usually I believe in them, I quite often share them, but I…

CSIRO 3D Printed this Amazing Jewellery for Designer Caitlin Dubler in Titanium

Australian jewellery designer Caitlin Dubler had one of her striking designs 3D printed in titanium by CSIRO, an Australian scientific research organisation tasked with finding new ways to benefit Australia’s economic, social and community growth and prosperity. The titanium piece…

Can 3D Printing With Soybean Create Truly Affordable Housing

You might be among the many who do not understand exactly how anyone could eat tofu, nevertheless you are probably already aware of the great potential that soy based materials hold in terms of functional properties and environmental sustainability. Perhaps…

Color XT Is Just the Beginning as ColorFabb Reserves Spotlight on New 3D Printing Materials for Upcoming Shows

The world of 3D printing materials is so broad that keeping up with all its possible evolutions sometimes seems like an impossible mission. But it is a mission that colorFabb, a leading 3D printing filament producer based in the Netherlands,…

Keytech Wants You to 3D Print Better Prototypes With New Filament Range

As people in the 3D printing industry are increasingly becoming aware, materials are probably the single most important determining factor in the print job’s end result. A prototype can only be as good as the materials that make it up…

A New Class of Nylon POWDER 3D Printing Material from taulman3D

One of the things that continues to amaze me about companies working in the 3D printing industry is the sustained determination to push things forward and to keep improving things. One of those key “things” is materials, and one of…

3D Printing Electronics along 5 Axis of Movement with the Aerosol Jet 5X

Industrial additive manufacturing equipment manufacturer Optomec has just introduced a new platform with applications for 3D printing micro-electronics, antennas, sensors and circuits on uneven surfaces using five different axis of movement. Optomec developed the Aerosol Jet 5X for use in…