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3D Heights Academy to Provide Online 3D Printing Training
A new project hopes to bring 3D print training to the masses with an online academy.
The MICRON3D Is Not Your Average 3D Scanner
SMARTTECH’S latest 3D scanner MICRON3D is making waves in the scanning industry.
Incredible 3D Scans from The Lincoln For 3D Printing
A museum in Lincolnshire, UK, has made available highly detailed 3D scans of many of their works.
Digital 3D Models to be Blocked at the Border?
A fascinating report on Techdirt explains the how digital goods could become subject to border control. This has implications to 3D printing.
Ultimaker Goes Big and Small With New Machines
Personal 3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker has announced not one, but two new machines. One big, one small.
3D Systems Acquires botObjects
One of the 3D printing giants swallowed up a small startup making a multicolor personal 3D printer: 3D Systems owns botObjects.
Design of the Week: Piece of Ocean
This week’s selection is the spectacular Piece of Ocean by digital sculptor Eyal Gever.
What to Expect in 3D Printing CES 2015
This week is the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. We’ll be on the ground checking out the latest gear.
FABMOBs Links Big Data to 3D Printing
A startup hopes to demonstrate their ability to convert large-scale databases into artistic visualizations.
Is 3D Printer Filament a Commodity?
While most 3D printer manufacturers would prefer you use their in-house plastic filament in their equipment, we’re wondering whether filament is nearing “commodity” stage.
Put Your 3D Printer in a BuzzBox
The BuzzBox is a specialized enclosure for small 3D printers. You need one!
Nanoscribe’s Nano-Scale 3D Printing Technology
We took a closer look at Nanoscribe’s nano-scale 3D printing technology to understand how it works.
What Will 3D Systems Announce?
Last year at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show 3D Systems announced a lot of gear. What will they announce this year?
Reproducing the Space Wrench
The other week NASA transmitted a wrench to the International Space Station by 3D printing. We did it, too.
President Obama is 3D Scanned
A team from the Smithsonian performed an extremely detailed 3D scan of US President Obama.
MakerBot’s Innovation Center
You may have heard something about it, but what exactly is the “MakerBot Innovation Center”?
Afinia’s H800 3D Printer is Way Bigger!
Afinia has launched their latest 3D printer, the H800, which is larger and includes some interesting new features.
SLM’s Highly Capable Metal 3D Printers
We took a close look at SLM’s line of metal 3D printers and found several very interesting features.
What Will 2015 Bring to 3D Printing?
After our 2014 wrap up, we thought we’d put down some crazy ideas for what might happen in 2015.
Crazy New 3D Printing Filaments Available
We noticed several rather unusual 3D printing filaments are now available for you to try out.
An Update on Arcam’s 3D Metal Printing Progress
One of the key metal 3D printing vendors is Arcam. How have they been doing lately?
Underwriters Labs Examines 3D Printing Safety
Until now, the world of 3D printing gear has been relatively untouched by standards for safety and usage. But that could change.
XYZPrinting Update
We spent some time discussing the state of the universe with XYZPrinting.
A Filament AND Resin 3D Printer: The Samba 2 in 1
Hidden in a very obscure corner of EuroMold was a 3D print like no other we’d yet seen: a machine that included a filament extruder AND a DLP resin projector.
Fuel3D Fueled by Much More Cash
Fuel3D, the 3D scanning startup we first encountered in 2013 at the 3D Printshow in London, has got additional funding.
The Big Moments in 2014 for 3D Printing
This past year was the biggest in 3D printing history with several notable trends.
Do You 3D Print in HIPS? Perhaps You Should!
FormFutura announced a new line of 3D printer filaments that could prove very useful to personal 3D printer operators.
Roland’s monoFab Prototyping Solution
We had a look at Roland’s new twin machine prototyping solution they call “monoFab”.
Keyence Steps Towards Worldwide 3D Printer Sales
Keyence took a big step towards worldwide sales recently by launching their product outside of Japan.
See Autodesk’s Ember 3D Printer In Action
A video of Autodesk’s new high-resolution 3D printer has been released.
Can Small 3D Print Services Survive?
It seems there are an awful lot of 3D print services available today – but can they all survive?
Prodways’ Viscous Solution
Prodways, the company that made a massive high-resolution DLP 3D printer, now has a viscous material printer.
3DCeram’s Ceramic 3D Printing Solutions
The CERAMAKER 3D printers from 3DCeram are able to print ceramic components.
Solidoodle’s Shipping Challenges
Solidoodle announced some terrific new machines earlier this year, but shipping them has proven difficult.
3D Printing Gives Derby the Dog a New Lease on Life
3D Systems has announced that it has successfully outfitted Derby the dog with 3D printed prosthetics, allowing him to run down the street for the first time ever.
A Solution to Corrupted Filament?
One 3D printer owner has devised a simple method of solving the “wet filament” problem.
Few Limits to 3D Print Size
A project by Poland’s Fucco Design created replicas of large church figurines in wood.
Win An Ultimaker From YouMagine and Change The World
YouMagine has opened an unusual 3D printing challenge, with the prize being an Ultimaker Original.
inbu’s 3D Modeling Approach
A UK-based service offers a way to transform an idea into a printed 3D model. This is the way it’s going to be for quite a while.
Design of the Week: Dragon Doorhandles
This week’s selection is the frightening Dragon Doorhandle by Kai Bracher.
Design for Purpose
People who are new to personal 3D printing sometimes learn the hard way that you must design for purpose.
The deltaRocket 3D Printer
Looking for a large-volume personal 3D printer? You might want to consider the Belgian-built deltaRocket.
No Proprietary Filament From MakerBot Expected
With many people wondering whether MakerBot is moving towards a proprietary filament solution, we went to the top to get answers.
3D Printed Art Engages Children
An art exhibition at a K-12 school in India converted imaginary objects from the minds of children to become real objects.
The Quant 3D Q1000 3D Printer
A new industrial 3D printer from OK International and partner Tiertime could shake things up in company labs.
CreatorBots are Now Shipping
We received an update from 3D Printerworks regarding their product, the CreatorBot personal 3D printer. It’s now shipping.
Design of the Week: eSherpa
This week’s selection is the practical eSherpa electrically driven trolley by Switzerland-based Ralf Naumann.
3D Printable Scenery for Gaming
Need a stone wall for your Warhammer game? There’s a store you should check out: Printable Scenery.
First Copper and Bronze: There’s Now Brass 3D Printer Filament
The ingenious chemists at colorFabb have developed yet another metal-infused 3D printing filament: brassFill.
Amsterdam Gets a 3D Print Retail Store
Like many other leading cities around the world, Amsterdam now has a dedicated 3D print retail operation: Print3DMatter.
New 3D Printing Algorithm Reduces Support Material, But…
A new algorithm might prove effective to reduce the amount of support material required for 3D prints by chopping objects into more easily printable shapes.
Alas, No New MakerBot Machine To Be Announced
In a departure from their corporate pattern of the past few years, MakerBot is not announcing a new personal 3D printer in January.
Parfait Printing Provides Color Prints
Your Wild World, a curiously named 3D printing startup, hopes to deliver multicolor 3D prints on your existing personal 3D printer.
Orbital 3D Printing Really Works!
We’ve written previously of NASA’s incredible 3D printing experiment taking place on the International Space Station. Now we’ve seen a real example of how the technology should work.
Solidscape’s Hold on the 3D Printed Jewelry Market
Solidscape claims they hold some 75% of the 3D printing market for jewelers.
Impossible Objects Receives Funding
The scientists at Impossible Objects have developed a unique 3D printing process, and it appears the market like it: they were just awarded USD$2.8M.
Hands On With uformit’s Personalized 3D Print Service
We spent some time testing the new uformit generative 3D model service and found some amazing results.
DesignSpark Mechanical Goes 2.0
CAD design tool DesignSpark Mechanical has now been upgraded to version 2.0.
The Orcabot 3D Printer
We’re checking out the Orcabot personal 3D printer today.
TNO’s 3D Printing Breakthroughs
TNO has been developing some unique 3D printing technologies that we may see in new machines soon.
Another Method to Smooth 3D Prints
Tired of endless hours of sanding your rough 3D prints? There is a better way to make your 3D prints smooth: XTC-3D.
Kevvox’s New K3D Mini 3D Printer
Kevvox has developed a lower-priced, high resolution commercial 3D printer: the K3D Mini.
Lithoz’s CeraFab 7500’s New Capabilities
The CeraFab 7500 from Lithoz has been available for a while now, but recently they’ve discovered a new use: producing casting cores.
Simplify3D V2.2’s New Features
Third-party 3D print slicer Simplify3D released a new version, 2.2, with some terrific added features.
Renting a 3D Printer? Is This Possible?
A startup company in Denver, USA now offers short-term rentals of personal 3D printers.
Gartner Identifies The Big Barrier to 3D Printing
A comprehensive survey performed by industry analysts Gartner have identified the key barrier to investment in 3D printing technology by companies: Cost.
China Also Has a Space 3D Printer! Or Do They?
We’ve reported on NASA’s currently on-orbit 3D printer and also ESA’s project to develop their own. Now we see China has one, too.
Big Money Flowing Toward Resin-Based 3D Printers
While multiple plastic extrusion 3D printer manufacturers have received significant investment, we now see more money flowing toward resin-based 3D printer ventures.
Design of the Week: Kinematics Dress
This week’s selection is Nervous Systems’ startling Kinematics Dress.
NFire’s 3D Printer Prototype
We’re looking at the blog of NFire Labs, who are attempting to build and launch a new personal 3D printer.
Spyder 3D World’s Content and Printing Services
We’re checking out a new 3D model and print service, Spyder 3D World.
Europe has a Space 3D Printer, Too
With all the buzz surrounding NASA’s experimental 3D printer, currently on the International Space Station, you may not have heard that the Europeans also have a space 3D printer.
3D MakerJet’s Originator Series of 3D Printers
3D MakerJet is a small manufacturer of personal 3D printers. We took a look at their rather broad product line.
Does Color Make That Much Difference to 3D Prints?
3D prints typically are monocolor; white, black or grey, fluorescent nuclear green if you’re lucky. But does full RGB color add much?
Toyze Puts Game Characters in Your Hands
Want a game character? You probably don’t have the 3D model to print one with, but Toyze can help you out.
VoxelJet Discovers New Manufacturing Angle
VoxelJet are well-known for their massively-sized industrial 3D printers. But the size actually enables lower cost manufacturing.
The Gigantic Opiliones 3D Printer
Need to 3D print a really tall item? You might consider acquiring the incredibly tall Opiliones model “XL”.
Could Metal Plated 3D Prints Answer Your Needs?
3DDC’s “Metalise It” process could provide relatively strong parts for a lot less expense than printing in metal.
Design of the Week: Saturn’s Wanderer
This week’s selection is the beautiful Saturn’s Wanderer by Professor Neri Oxman.
The 3Dison 3D Printer Series
We’re looking at the 3Dison personal 3D printer line, made by Rokit of South Korea.
VoxelJet’s Large Product Line
VoxelJet produces a 3D printer with the largest size we’ve yet seen – but also a series of smaller devices, too.
Blueprinter Update
We first wrote of Blueprinter a few years ago. It’s time for an update.
Way2Production’s DLP 3D Printers
We’re checking out a pair of brand-new resin-based 3D printers from Way2Production: the SolFlex series.
Safety Challenges Coming for 3D Printing Operations
We wrote the other day about UL’s examination of 3D printing safety. When they finish, there could be significant trouble for many companies.
Tanaka Develops Platinum, Nickel-Based AM Powder Materials
Tanaka Holdings has announced that it has succeed in the development and formation of platinum-based metallic glass powder supporting selective laser sintering 3D printers.
Clean Energy Drives 3D Printer
3D Hubs has done something quite unusual with a 3D printer: They installed it on top of a huge wind turbine and printed with clean energy.
Formlabs is in The Clear
Remember the lawsuit against Formlabs launched by industry giant 3D Systems? It’s been dismissed.
Stratasys’ Strategic Reaction to HP’s 3D Printing Technology?
We were initially puzzled by Stratasys’ peculiar lack of equipment announcements at this year’s EuroMold, but then it suddenly made a lot of sense.
A Few Flashforge 3D Printer Tips
The folks at the University of Washington’s Mechanical Engineering Department’s Solheim Additive Manufacturing Laboratory apparently like fixing their Flashforge 3D printers.
Robox Enters US Market
Personal 3D printer manufacturer CEL Technology has begun selling the Robox 3D printer directly in the United States.
Fabbaloo Visits iGo3D
iGo3D is a German-based retail chain specializing in 3D printing gear. We took a close look at their operations.
3D Printing Microscopic Surface Tutorial
Andrés Gómez has produced a simple tutorial for 3D printing a surface obtained with atomic force microscopy.
Mass Portal’s Pharaoh Delta 3D Printer
Latvia-based Mass Portal demonstrated their intriguing Pharaoh Delta 3D printer and we found it had an interesting twist.
Challenges Coming for 3D Printing In Space
NASA has launched an experimental 3D printer into orbit, but what challenges lay ahead? We believe there could be significant challenges to overcome.