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New HASCO/Stratasys Hybrid System 3D Prints Inserts For Injection Molded Prototypes
Stratasys Ltd. and mold maker HASCO have announced a new approach to the production of low volume injection molded prototypes that could be a quicker and more cost-effective hybrid system.
New High Speed 3D Printer Filament From A New Joint Venture
CreateItReal and WEISTEK have partnered on a new joint venture to develop high speed PLA filaments for their lightning fast machines.
WASP Develops a DLP-Based 3D Printing Process and Gives It Away!
Italy-based WASP suddenly announced a new DLP-based resin 3D printing process that could shake things up in 3D printing.
Hands On With The Zebra Plate
We’ve been testing PRINTinZ’s essential accessory, the Zebra printing plate.
More On The Case of the 3D Printer Fire
We’ve obtained additional information regarding our recent story of a residential 3D printer-related fire.
Formlabs Explains Their Kickstarter Success
When Formlabs first appeared on the 3D printing scene some three years ago, they made history by raising an unprecedented USD$3M. How did they do it?
How To Cross The Chasm With Great Customer Service
You can order almost anything you want online, thanks to social media and e-commerce.
3D Printing and the Future of Manufacturing
3D printing has changed production processes for the better and has transformed what was originally a prototyping tool into one that engineering firms now utilize to make final products, too.
3DPrinterOS Launches an Educational License
3D printer cloud management service 3DPrinterOS has launched a premium service targeted at educational institutions.
Design of the Week: Pope Francis
This week’s selection is the realistic 3D printed Pope Francis figurine by Staramba.
The MatterControl Touch: A Brain For Your 3D Printer
Let’s face it: most desktop 3D printers are pretty dumb. But now you can add some smarts to your device with the MatterControl Touch.
Who’s Behind The New Filament Suppliers?
With the growth in desktop 3D printers, material suppliers have multiplied. But how do they acquire their plastic filament?
3DPrintClean’s Filtrations Solutions Now Available
3DPrintClean’s product line of 3D printer accessories for emission filtration are now available for purchase.
Aleph Objects Makes A Strategic Software Move
Aleph Objects, makers of the LulzBot series of 3D printers, announced what we consider to be a very strategic move for their software support.
3DP Unlimited Changes Their Name to “3D Platform”
Large-format 3D printer manufacturer 3DP Unlimited announced a name change: they’re now called “3D Platform”. What does this mean?
ZMorph Adds Three More
3D printer manufacturer ZMorph has released no less than three new toolheads for their device.
M3D’s Micro 3D Goes Retail
M3D’s explosive Kickstarter campaign from last year raised a huge amount of cash for the startup company. Now they’re entering a key transition.
Autodesk Acquires netfabb!
3D software giant Autodesk signed a “definitive agreement” to acquire netfabb, a well-known producer of 3D model and printing software.
Onshape Receives USD$80M; Fuel For Massive Growth
Upstart web-based 3D modeling service Onshape just raised a massive USD$80M from a group of venture capital investors, which may lead to a battle for 3D modeling supremacy in the future.
3D Printer Almost Burns Down House
A 3D printer operator was lucky to have been present when his 3D printer went awry and almost burnt his home to the ground.
Zortrax’s Unified Cloud Library
Poland-based 3D printer manufacturer Zortrax added a very useful feature to their ecosystem: a cloud-based library of 3D models.
Parallel Goods Hopes To Market High-Quality Useful 3D Models
A Chicago-based team of designers has launched a new 3D model repository focused on well-designed 3D printable utility objects.
3D Systems Introduces “Fabricate” To Merge 3D Prints and Textiles
3D Systems has developed a very simple process for integrating 3D printed models into fabrics, which they’ve named “Fabricate”.
Want an Ember 3D Printer? Now You Can Build One Yourself!
Autodesk has released the firmware and electronics for their high resolution resin 3D printer, the Ember.
Tinkerine’s Drones Are Engineered for Learning 3D Printing
3D printer manufacturer has been specializing on the education market, and wow, they’ve developed some very interesting programs for students!
Threeding Uses Handheld 3D Scanners to Create 3D Prints of Antiquities
Threeding.com, a rapidly expanding 3D printing community and marketplace, recently joined forces with Artec 3D
WI3DP: Corinne Whitaker – “Solutions to many problems are suddenly possible with 3D printing”
Corinne Whitaker has been a pioneer in digital imaging. In 1994 she set up the Digital Giraffe, a monthly online art journal which she edits, publishes, programs, and designs.
“Clock Bomb” Kid Gets 3D Printer From Microsoft
Microsoft has provided a now-famous Texas student with a maker’s dream set of equipment, including a 3D printer.
MAKEiT’s Brilliant, But Elusive Industrial 3D Printer
We took a look at what we first thought was another hobby 3D printer, but in fact, MAKEiT’s device is designed for engineering use.
Sindoh’s 3DWox 3D Printer
Korea-based Sindoh is bringing their interesting 3DWox desktop 3D printer to the world this November.
Herman Miller’s Step Into 3D Printing
Furniture maker Herman Miller has developed an unusual way to leverage 3D printing for their business – and yours.
Is Something Brewing at 3D Systems?
Insider trading reports suggest there may be something afoot at 3D Systems.
Design of the Week: Resistance
This week’s selection is the animated “Resistance” bird wing print by artist Ryan Buyssens.
Formlabs Announces the Form 2 3D Printer
At long last, Formlabs has released a brand new resin-based 3D printer to succeed their original Form 1/1+ machines.
The Northype Adam All-In-One Making Machine
Another all-in-one making machine has emerged: the Northype Adam.
The Woman Behind Women In 3D Printing
Nora Toure is a force in 3D printing, and she wants to help other women succeed as well.
MyMiniFactory Hits Funding Target; Changes The 3D Printing Investment Game
MyMiniFactory’s fundraising campaign has overtaken their target level of £500,000 (USD$775,000) and makes us think a bit differently about 3D printing investment.
The 3D Printed Vortex Dress Is Coming
the Vortex Dress.
What Is It Actually Like To Wear 3D Printed Fashion?
You may have seen fantastic 3D fashion prints worn by models, but what is it like to actually wear such outfits? We found out.
NASA Announces Finalists for 3D Printed Space Habitat
NASA and America Makes’ contest to develop ideas for a 3D printed space habitat has converged on 30 finalists.
S Square’s Three 3D Scanning Solutions
We took a good look at not one, but THREE 3D scanners from Hong Kong-based S Square System.
Dremel Provides Support For Education With MyStemKits
Dremel has partnered with MyStemKits to provide owners of Dremel 3D printers with access to educational kits.
3D Hubs Partners with TurboSquid: A Milestone?
3D Hubs has landed yet another interesting partnership, but we think their deal with TurboSquid could be an important milestone.
Reader Seeks Advice on 3D Part Design
One of our readers reached out with a 3D design question and we thought you might be able to help.
More than 100 New Additive Manufacturing Machines and Materials Added to Senvol Database
A tremendous amount of information exists in the industrial additive manufacturing industry, with many companies – old and new – competing for customer dollars and attention.
Another 3D Print Services Price Aggregator For You
Confused about pricing your 3D print service request? There’s a service for that.
3D Printer “Dough Cannon” Struggles
A Kickstarter project to develop a unique extruder specifically for 3D printed dough seems to be having trouble raising funds.
Stratasys Opens Applications for the 2015 Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge
Once again, Stratasys is running their annual 3D Redesign challenge, where young people can exhibit their 3D innovations.
Source3 Funded With USD$4M
Source3, a 3D content licensing venture, has received USD$4M in seed funding investment.
Design of the Week: VEND
This week’s selection is the amazing VEND candy dispenser by Seattle-based Brent J. Rosenburgh.
Design Your Best in Heijmans’ 3D Printed Wall Cladding Contest
A European construction company has opened a contest to select the most innovative 3D printed wall cladding design.
Stratasys Workflow Contest Open – Enter Now!
If you haven’t already given it a try, we encourage you to enter our latest contest. It’s easy to enter and there are terrific prizes.
Engineers Thoughts on the Impact of 3D Printing in Traditional Manufacturing
At the conclusion of the recent opening of their facility to the media, Joe Allison, CEO of Stratasys Direct Manufacturing introduced SMS Research Advisors.
Staples and Sculpteo Partner On 3D Print Services
Consumer service giant Staples has made a deal with Sculpteo to enable Staples customers to obtain professional quality 3D prints.
WEISTEK Launches World’s Fastest Desktop 3D Printer
China-based WEISTEK has launched what they call the world’s fastest desktop 3D printer; They may be right.
China Set for 3D Printed Hip Joint Mass Production, and The West May Suffer For It
China’s State Food and Drug Administration recently approved use of 3D printed artificial hip joints, opening up the possibility of mass production. And some other effects, too.
Sinterit Announces the Sinterit Lisa
Poland-based Sinterit is set to announce the Lisa, a low-cost sintering 3D printer.
Could Self-Healing Plastic Be 3D Printed?
A curious new plastic can heal itself in water, but could this be used in a 3D printer? Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania examined squid teeth, which have a very unusual property: they can heal themselves, even when submerged in water. Here’s the interesting part: the researchers were able to determine which genes controlled… Continue reading Could Self-Healing Plastic Be 3D Printed?
The World’s Biggest 3D Printer Under Construction
Italy-based WASP is readying their ultimate 3D printer: a 12m printer intended to print entire homes.
MyMiniFactory’s Fascinating Crowdfunding Campaign
MyMiniFactory recently launched a very interesting crowdfunding campaign, but it’s quite unlike others we’ve seen in the 3D print world.
Hands On With 3Dconnexion’s SpaceMouse Pro Wireless – And a Special Offer For You!
We’ve been secretly testing 3DConnexion’s incredible SpaceMouse Pro Wireless for the past few weeks and it’s time to tell you how we fared. Short version: Excellent!
Hands On With The XTC-3D Smoothing System
We got dirty with XTC-3D, a 3D print smoothing resin. The results are very shiny.
Afinia’s New ES360 Desktop 3D Scanner
Afinia announced the ES360 3D Scanner that offers a unique two-way scanning technique.
MakePrintable’s GCODE Feature Could Cause Issues For Some
Another MakePrintable story? Yes, because they’ve developed a feature that could shake things up in the intellectual property space.
Hands On With MakePrintable
MakePrintable is a new, freemium cloud service for repairing 3D models. We gave it a good test.
MakePrintable Developing Cloud-Based 3D Model Repair Service
A new cloud-based 3D model repair service, MakePrintable is in the works, and it may become quite popular based on its functionality and extensibility.
i.Materialise Offers Black Steel 3D Prints and Lowers Pricing
Popular consumer-oriented 3D print service i.Materialise just added a very interesting new material: Black Steel.
Is This 3D Road Asphalt Printer Going To Work?
We’re looking at a strange project to develop an asphalt roadway3D printing device. But will it work?
Microsoft Teams with netfabb In The Cloud
Microsoft and netfabb announced a partnership to extend their 3D print cloud services.
MIT’s Fab Forms Pre-Tests 3D Model Variations
Researchers at MIT have developed “Fab Forms”, a system that pre-tests thousands of variations of a 3D model to simplify end user design.
Powerful New Features in Onshape
Web-based 3D CAD service Onshape continues to add new features and fixes almost weekly, but recently a very powerful feature was added: DXF and DWG import.
3D Hubs Also Offers Student Discounts
This week we explained Shapeways’ recent announcement of discounted services for students. It turns out 3D Hubs also provides a similar program.
Design of the Week: Finger Wrench
This week’s selection is the incredibly useful Finger Wrench by YouMagine contributor and 3D print enthusiast Franc Falco.
MIT’s MultiFab 3D Printer Prints in 10 Materials and Embeds Components
MIT recently reported that they’ve created a 3D printer that fabricates objects from 10 different materials at the same time, using a combination of “machine vision” and 3D scanning.
Stratasys’ Huge Step Into Digital Orthodontics
Stratasys made a huge move this week, disguised as a 3D printer announcement.
Rigid.ink Is Feeding Their 3D Print Filament Customers
It seems that filament manufacturers are going all-out to make customers happy.
Simplify3D Expands to Support Many More 3D Printers
Independent slicing software maker Simplify3D has upgraded their product to now be compatible with around 200 different 3D printers.
Fabbaloo Visits Pasadena With 3D Printshow
We’re heading to sunny California this week to visit others in the 3D printing industry at the west coast 3D Printshow.
3D Hubs Trend Report For September
3D Hubs has issued its latest trends report on their view of 3D printer use. We noticed some interesting patterns.
3D Systems May Be Readying A New Color 3D Printer
If you want high-quality full-color RGB continuous color 3D prints, one of the premiere options is 3D Systems’ ProJet series. But now an unusual message may indicate something may be changing.
Stratasys and Fabbaloo Partner On A Contest
3D printing industry giant Stratasys is partnering with Fabbaloo to offer a challenge for our readers. Read on and you might find yourself able to enter.
Design of the Week: Eco-Water and Water Supply Storage
This week’s selection is the fascinating and practical Eco-Water and Water Supply Storage by Baptiste Godard.
Shapeways Preps For School Business
It’s the beginning of school season in many parts of the world, and Shapeways announced special deals for the education market.
How To Quickly Model and 3D Print Small Household Objects
New 3D printer owners might be having fun printing pre-designed 3D models, but what if you need to produce a custom object on demand? Here’s how to do it.
MakerBot Continues To Probe Professional 3D Printing Applications
When MakerBot was born some years ago, the focus was entirely on personal 3D printing; now that’s changed.
Design of the Week: Raspberry Pie Case
This week’s selection is the tasty-looking Raspberry Pie Case by designer Marco Valenzuela.
NASA’s Ever-Increasing Library of 3D Models
Did you know that US space agency NASA offers a formidable set of 3D models available for 3D printing?
Biomimetics 3D Printing Challenge Now Open
Crowdsourced innovation service Innonatives has posted a challenge seeking “radical ideas” on how to combine biomimetics and 3D printing for sustainability.
Zare Reduces Manufacturing Costs by Implementing Fortus Additive Manufacturing System
Stratasys recently announced that Zare, a manufacturing service bureau based in Italy, cut its manufacturing costs by 50 percent in the aerospace and automotive industries by implementing a series of Stratasys Fortus 3D production systems.
The Beast: A 3D Printer That Really Is One
A soon-to-be-launched on Kickstarter project promises to produce a truly massive desktop 3D printer.
More On Gartner’s 3D Printing Predictions
Gartner 3D printing analyst Pete Basiliere pointed us at their company’s latest detailed report on 3D printing and it shows some interesting predictions.
FABtotum Combines Two 3D Printing Processes – and More!
FABTotum launched a new making option, the PRISM, which enables their Personal Fabricator to include multiple 3D printing processes.
Microsoft Developing Mobile 3D Scanning Technology – For Any Smartphone!
A paper from Oxford and Microsoft researchers details an experimental workflow enabling capture of 3D models using only a smartphone’s camera.
The LumiPocket LT: More Than Just a 3D Printer
Lumi Industries has launched a new inexpensive 3D printer that can do more than 3D printing: the LumiPocket LT.