Competition in the 3D printing industry is intensifying. At the industrial end of the market consolidation and takeovers are evident, while at the desktop 3D printing level enterprises are under press…
Apple 3D printer patent granted, full color 3D printing system
An Apple 3D printer in 2018? Apple has been granted a US patent for a full-color 3D printing system. The successful application for a “method and apparatus for three-dimensional printing of colored ob…
iPhone X Face ID security software apparently tricked by 3D printed mask
When the iPhone X was announced in September 2017, Apple showed off its Face ID feature that relies on facial recognition to unlock the screen. At the time, Apple’s senior VP of worldwide market…
Apple takes on AR and 3D printing with newly granted patent
Further news about augmented reality and 3D printing today, as Apple is granted a patent for a method for instructing a 3D printing system. First filed in 2013, the 20 page patent names Lejing Wang as…
3D Printing News Sliced: Apple, ESA, Olaf Diegel, Kodama, Potent Rope
Slicing the 3D printing news today, we feature: Apple, the European Space Agency (ESA), Olaf Diegel, Kodama, I3D Innovation, Donald Papp and his Mister Screamer, and Potent Rope. Apple’s new iPh…
Apple granted patent for 3D mapping system – 3D printing or autonomous vehicle project?
Apple has just been granted almost 70 new patents, including new 3D mapping technology. The latest batch of technical documents gives some insight into what the Cupertino, California based company has…
America Makes publishes national roadmap for additive manufacturing in the United States
In collaboration with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), America Makes, the organization driving innovation for additive manufacturing in the United States, has released a Standardizat…
Sliced 3D Printing Digest: featuring Apple AirPods, GE, 3D printed planes, and Zortrax
In this edition of our 3D printing news digest, Sliced, we will be slicing news featuring a wearable Exoskeleton Mask, a 3D printed dock for Apple Airpods, a 3D printed remote controlled plane, and GE…
Your New iPhone Could Have a 3D Scanner
Apple has patents pending for 3D scanning technology which could feature in the iPhone 7 when it’s released. It’s the same idea behind Intel’s RealSense Camera, which has already bee…