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3D Printing Provides the Missing Link to “Missing Link”
LAIKA Studios opened its doors for a look into the making of Missing Link.
Sciaky ADAPTs
Metal additive manufacturing company Sciaky has joined ADAPT.
3D Printing and a Shoe Called Susan
The Missing Link x Nike Air Max Susan celebrates whimsy and fashion — and 3D printing.
Book of the Week: To Engineer Is Human
This week’s selection is “To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design” by Henry Petroski.
Youjung Choi: “We Can Cut Down The Lead Time Of Development By 1-2 Months”
Youjung Choi is a designer of eyewear for 3D printing with Selin Olmsted Eyewear Design studio.
Four Ways 4D Printing Is Becoming a Reality
If you’re immersed in tech news, every once in a while you come across a new story about 4D printing.
3D Pioneers Challenge To Award Boundary-Pushing Design in 3D Printing
The 2019 3D Pioneers Challenge is accepting entries in a €35,000+ design contest with a simple brief: push the boundaries.
DED Metal 3D Printing Goes Desktop with ADDiTEC
Some startups jump into public view with a big splash.
One Hundred Years of Bauhaus: Modernizing Modern Art Using 3D Printing
Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss 100 years of Bauhaus design and an intersection with 3D printing.
MoMA and Machine Art: Then and Now
Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss art: modern, machine, 3D printed.
3D Printing and Innovation in the Apparel Industry
Charles Goulding, Tyler Gianchetta, and Andressa Bonafe take a look at 3D printing in innovative apparel.
Melissa Ng Throws Down the (3D Printed) Design Gauntlet
Melissa Ng’s stunning Phoenix Gauntlets are inspired by 15th century armor and brought to new fashionable life with 3D printed jacket molds.
3D Printing and Smart Fabrics
Charles Goulding and Andressa Bonafe discuss innovations in smart fabrics that might be impacted by 3D printing.
Few Ways To 3D Print In Full Color
Color 3D printing is a bit of a rarity in today’s world, but it does exist and can be done in several ways.
Has Essentium Reinvented 3D Printing?
Call us impressed. Essentium’s new HSE 180•S seems like a 3D printer utterly different from its competitors.
GE Additive: What Does Industrialization Truly Mean?
Additive manufacturing is industrializing, but what does that mean?
Design of the Week: Flexible Clothes
This week’s selection is a collection of flexible clothing by Maja Milinić-Bogdanović.
3D Printing Question of the Week: Automated Re-Engineering?
This week’s question comes from reader Jim Hohimer.
Zortrax Introduces 3D Print Smoothing Device
Zortrax announced the Apoller Smart Vapor Smoothing Device.
Sinterit Flexes SLS with Soft TPU
Sinterit’s newest material explores the softer side of SLS.
3D Printing for Manhattan Chandelier and Lighting Designers
Charles Goulding and Andressa Bonafe of R&D Tax Savers discuss 3D printing in lighting design.
Farsoon’s Production Vision Starts with the HT1001P CAMS 3D Printer
Farsoon has released a new polymer 3D printer, the HT1001P CAMS system.
Design of the Week: Spider Dress
This week’s selection is the astonishing Spider Dress by Anouk Wipprecht.
Sculpteo’s 3D Printed Bike Project is an Inspiring Manufacturing Feat
The 3D printing revolution is well underway.
Is 3D Printing Green? Could It Be Green?
I’m reading a piece on the greenness of 3D printing and realized there is so much more to the sustainability picture of 3D printing.
Book of the Week: 2.5D Printing: Bridging the Gap Between 2D and 3D Applications
This week’s selection is the informational “2.5D Printing: Bridging the Gap Between 2D and 3D Applications” by Carinna Parraman and Maria V. Ortiz Segovia.
Metal 3D Printing Service Improves and Expands
The Fabbaloo team recently toured Precision ADM, a growing metal 3D print service.
voxeljet’s Thermoplastic Strategy Unfolds Further with TPU and PP Materials
The latest news from voxeljet suggests the company is going full power towards a thermoplastic strategy.
Generating 3D Models from Video?
Have you heard of “continuous-time structure from motion”? You may hear a lot more soon.
Stratasys Races Ahead with Team Penske and Carbon Fiber 3D Printing: Interview
Stratasys’ Vice President of Manufacturing provides insights into strong steps forward.
Using the Other Way to 3D Print Full Color Objects
I’m learning a lot more about how light and color actually work after reading a research paper on an experimental method for 3D printing colors.
Several 3D Body Scanners In The Works
There seems to be something interesting happening in the world of 3D body scanners.
Behind the Design: Mathematical Artist Henry Segerman
For many of us, math wasn’t exactly our strongest subject back in school
It’s A New Category of 3D Printed Applications!
I’m having trouble getting my head around a new concept discovered by researchers.
Finally: Functional Generative Design for 3D Printed Buildings, Almost
I’m reading a fascinating report by Joel Simon on his work to “generate” the design of a school.
Anarkik3D’s Mac Odyssey
Anarkik3D announced a Mac version of their popular 3D design tool, but why won’t other vendors do the same?
Formlabs’ New Castable Wax Resin
Formlabs announced they’re now shipping a new castable wax resin.
BASF Continues Harvesting 3D Print Operations
BASF, the largest chemical company in the world, is deadly serious about their 3D print ambitions.
Is 3D Printing Getting Any Easier?
I’ve been reflecting on the history of 3D printing and had some thoughts about ease of use.
Shapeways Enables Huge Opportunity
Shapeways announced an advanced product creation service that links directly into their making engines.
Chantelle Sims – “Look! I’m 3D Printing men!”
Chantelle Sims came to engineering late in life, enrolling in Portland Community College’s Civil/Mechanical Engineering Technology (CMET) program as a 43 year old.
Another 3D Print – Chemical Partnership: More Interesting Materials To Come
Another 3D print filament provider has linked with a chemical company to develop new materials.
A 3D Printing Lesson From Jewelry Designers To Industry
I’m reading an interesting story of how jewelry designers applied a new 3D printing technology.
Formlabs Introduces Ceramic Resin and Changes Everything
Formlabs formally announced a new ceramic resin for the Form 2 3D printer today.
Book of the Week: The Diamond Age
This week’s selection is “The Diamond Age: or A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer”, by Neal Stephenson.
Design of the Week: Bounce Necklace
This week’s selection is the animated Bounce Necklace by wearable art desginer Donna Mason Sweigart.
Thermorph: A New 4D Printing Concept
Researchers at CMU’s Morphing Matter Lab have developed a technique for 4D printing that could prove popular.
Stratasys Ups Their Color
We took a close look at color 3D prints from Stratasys’ new color system.
Carbon’s Two-Prong Strategy Continues
Carbon’s manufacturing strategy was extended today with the announcement of some new materials.
3D Print The Moon – Or At Least Some Bits Of It
I bumped into some ready-to-3D print 3D models of the lunar surface.
What are “Digitally Augmented Additive Manufacturing Parts” and How Could They Work?
Rize announced something they call “Digitally Augmented Additive Manufacturing Parts” and while very promising, faces a steep path to adoption.
Is Mass Customization To Take Over?
There is now another form of manufacturing becoming available: mass customization. But will it become ubiquitous?
The Incredible MagicaVoxel 3D Modeling Tool
Need an introductory 3D modeling tool? MagicaVoxel is what you need.
Sarah O’Sell – “3D printing enables rapid physical communication of scale, detail, function, and direct user experience”
Growing up in the Pacific NW part-time on a farm and highly involved in Girl Scouts, environmental and community stewardship became embedded values at a young age.
3D Printed Healthcare Applications with Stratasys, Part 1
We spoke at length with Stratasys’s Director of Marketing for Heathcare Solutions, Michael Gaisford.
colorFabb Introduces “LUX” Material
Netherlands-based colorFabb introduced a colorful new line of 3D printer filament, “nGen_LUX”.
Fabric 3D Printing Craze Hits
There’s a bit of a craze underway with several people exploring the process of 3D printing on fabric.
Sylvia Heisel – “3D printing clothes at scale isn’t possible yet but we are moving closer very quickly”
Named as one of the “25 Forward Thinkers Defining the Future of Fashion”
Anarkik3D Design Version 3.1 released
Anarkik3D has released a new version of their popular haptic 3D design software.
Is It Finally Time for Personalized 3D Printing?
We’ve heard a lot about “personal” 3D printing in the past, but perhaps it’s time for “personalized” 3D printing.
Selin Olmsted – “The fact that designing in millimeters can have such a profound impact on a person’s face and the way they feel about themselves is exciting”
Selin Olmsted discovered her passion for art and design at a young age while growing up in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Final Demise of AMShow
This past week it appears that AMShow has finally disappeared.
New Normal: The Permanent Beta
There’s a very powerful implication of the Carbon / Adidas shoe project that could change everything in the near future.
An Inexpensive Entry Point to Desktop SLS 3D Printing?
Sinterit has been improving their inexpensive desktop SLS 3D printer.
Insights Into the Minds of 3D Printing Consumers
A recent post from Pinshape provides some interesting insights into the thinking patterns of those who buy 3D models online.
Kasia Wisniewski – “I’m inspired by the fusion of handcraft and machine”
Kasia Wisniewski is a fashion and accessories designer.
Some Words With Ultimaker’s Paul Heiden, Part 1
At Formnext, we had a very interesting – and fun – discussion with Ultimaker’s SVP of Product Management, Paul Heiden.
Virginia Estrada – “Sharing our experiences and working together as women is so important”
Virginia Estrada is a lifelong artist and sculptor, with an extra passion for hand-carving alabaster, wood, and metal.
Lizz Hill Wiker – “In 10 years, perhaps Autodesk will be the new Adobe!”
Lizz (Hill) Wiker grew up in the Pacific Northwest where she spent her days learning, crafting, designing and making.
“Visual” 3D Model Searching with MadeInOpen
I’ve bumped into an unusual 3D model meta-repository that permits searching by a very different method.
A New 3D Printing Application – With A New Material: Fish Scales
I’ve seen a lot of very weird materials used for 3D printing, but never fish scales.
A Step Towards 3D Printing by Amazon?
This week Amazon acquired a 3D modeling company, and I’m wondering where this may go in the future.
3D Printed Body Piercing Project Suggests Future Human Augmentation
A bioprinting project hopes to enable a new world of biodegradable human implants.
HP Steps into Custom Footwear with 3D Printing, Scanning
After making a splash and swimming around a bit with its Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printing technology, HP is now stepping into the custom footwear race with a new 3D scanning solution dubbed the FitStation.
3D Printed Body Piercing Project Suggests Future Human Augmentation
A bioprinting project hopes to enable a new world of biodegradable human implants.
The Curse of the Wrong-Sized Spool
There’s a very common problem encountered with desktop 3D printers: spool size mis-match.
Astonishing: ANSYS Announces Real Time Design Simulation with Discovery Live
ANSYS today announced a new product, Discovery Live, which provides astonishing real time engineering simulations.
New Large and Small 3D Printers from Photocentric
Photocentric has recently introduced two new desktop 3D printers, the Liquid Crystal Pro and Liquid Crystal Precision.
Disney’s Compliant Mechanism System
Entertainment giant Disney has published an interesting study on a system they’ve developed to assist in the design of “compliant objects”, which could be very useful in 3D printing.
Bitonti Technology’s New 3D Generative API
There are 3D print fashion designers, and there are fashion designers who go a bit farther. One of them is Francis Bitonti.
5 Reasons Designers Shouldn’t Do Their Own CAD
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. When all you know is SolidWorks, everything you design will look like RoboCop. You can do better.
The Challenges of 3D Printers in a Makerspace
Using a 3D printer (or several) in a makerspace? There are some things to know.
The Need for 3D Print Quality Inspection Rises
I had a thought about the implications of increasing levels of production 3D printing.
LPW’s Unique 3D Metal Materials Strategy
There are a great deal of metal powder manufacturers these days, each ready to supply metal powder to 3D metal printers. But one is doing something a bit different.
Design of the Week: Vacanti Man
This week’s selection is the horror-inducing Vacanti Man series by artist Rob Elford.
3D Printed Shoes from Feetz: Can They Succeed?
I’m looking at 3D print startup Feetz, which focuses on custom printed footwear for buyers.
5 Ways 3D Printing Revolutionizes Interactive Learning
It comes as no surprise that 3D printing technology has improved rapidly in the past few years: the quality of the printing has gotten far better and the range of materials is greater.
Carbon Patents “Epoxy Dual Cure Resin” Process
It seems that Carbon has been awarded a new patent this week.
A Lesson on Pricing Artistic 3D Prints
I’m reading a brief post on LinkedIn by noted 3D designer Janne Kyttanen regarding his experience with a 3D printed light design.
Evy Wilkins – “The Human Body Is Unique. Any Device That Sits on or in the Human Body Should Be Personalized!”
Evy Wilkins is the VP of Marketing at UNYQ, a company delivering personalized non-invasive orthopedic devices that improve quality of life and celebrate the user fashionably.
One on One With Mcor’s Conor MacCormack, Part 2
We had the rare opportunity to sit down with Mcor Technology’s CEO, Conor MacCormack at CES and find out what’s been happening with the company in recent months.
StilNest Enlarges?
A 3D print retail operation intends on hiring quite a few new staff, suggesting they’ve been very successful.
Irene Presti – “3D Printing Has a Lot of Potential but Still Lacks Research, Professionalization, and Training”
Irene Presti is the woman behind almost all of the current Latin America’s initiatives in 3D Printing.
MakerOS Introduces a Very Needed Feature
MakerOS is an online service that provides a number of management functions to those operating 3D printing businesses. Now they’ve introduced a key function.