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MakerBot’s Extruder Woes?
MakerBot introduced an advanced extruder earlier this year, but it seems people are having trouble with it.
Design of the Week: Nautilus
This week’s selection is Jeremy Mallin’s Nautilus.
Did The Personal 3D Printing Market Suddenly Mature?
There’s been a change in how personal 3D printers are marketed; we think it could be because of market maturity.
The Materia 3D Printer
Embedded computer board manufacturer Arduino announced a partnership with Sharebot to produce the Materia 101, a personal 3D printer.
Learn the Secrets of 3D Fashion Design
If you have any notion of creating your own 3D printed fashion, you’d best take advantage of this opportunity.
Voxelizer Offers Interesting Opportunities
Voxelizer is the software made for ZMorph 3D printers, but it also may offer something for those who don’t use that machine.
The Ewe 3D Printer Filament Extruder
Italy-based Ewe Industries has developed a personal filament extruder.
3D Printing Stocks Punished in September
It’s been a bad month for most 3D printing stocks, in spite of the recent hype.
Stratasys Opens New Factory
Sales of Stratasys’ Connex equipment must be going well. So well they had to open a brand new factory to build them.
The Minibuilders 3D Construction Robots
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) of Barcelona has developed a set of experimental robots capable of building clay structures.
S. Korea to Promote 3D Printing as Economic Driver
The South Korean government is promoting integration of 3D printing with Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data as well as the e-commerce.
Ultimaker Takes Over MakerBot’s Position?
In 2009 the champion of DIY 3D printing was MakerBot. In 2014 there could be a different champion.
A Manufacturer’s Machine: The Hage 3Dp-A2 3D Printer
We’re checking out the made-in-Austria Hage 3DP-A2, marketed by Prirevo.
Nectar’s User Friendly Delta 3D Printer: The Nectar One
Looking for a delta 3D printer that’s easy to use? Best check out the Nectar One.
Printr: Another Cloud-Based 3D Printing Service
Joining several recent entrants, Dutch-based Printr announces PrintrOS for your 3D printing cloud needs.
3D Hubs and ColorFabb Team Up for Discounts
They come from the same country, but that’s not the only thing going on between 3D Hubs and ColorFabb.
Tom’s Reviews Popular 3D Print Services
Tom’s Guide recently reviewed four major 3D print services to gauge their pricing and service quality.
The History of 3D Printing
There’s a lot more to 3D printing than the current craze of personal 3D machines.
The Striking D3D.ONE-EVO 3D Printer
Dynamo3D has incorporated a unique feature in their latest personal 3D printer, the D3D.ONE-EVO: Customized cases.
Stop Comparing 3D Printing to Mass Production!
It’s time to make it clear to everyone who asks: 3D printing isn’t mass production.
The MM1 3D Printing System
We’re looking today at a new offering from Mexico-based MakerMex, the MM1 3D Printing System.
It’s October. What Will HP Announce?
Rumors continue to swirl regarding HP’s long-awaited entry to the 3D printing market.
The Blind Can See With 3D Printing
3D printing cannot restore eyesight, but it can provide tactile aids for those without sight.
What Beats bronzeFill? copperFill, Obviously
ColorFabb announced a new experimental material: copperFill.
Design of the Week: Brazilian Blue
This week’s selection is the colorful Brazilian Blue capeoria dancer sculpture by artist James Stewart.
The Next Generation Sharebot XXL
They named it the “XXL” and they weren’t joking. Sharebot’s latest machine is a giant.
Design of the Week: Ivania 2
This week’s selection is Evan Kuester’s Ivania 2, a prosthetic arm.
Enter the 2015 Extreme Redesign Challenge
It’s that time of year again: time to consider entering Stratasys’ Extreme Redesign Challenge.
Smart Matter Update
What’s been happening in the world of smart matter lately? And what is “Smart Matter”, anyway?
Who Buys 3D Printer Kits, Anyway?
Is there still a market for 3D printer kits?
Historic Golf Clubs Brought Back to Life Via 3D Printing
As some of the world’s top golfers prepare to descend upon Scotland for the 2014 Ryder Cup, researchers from the University of Dundee are celebrating the game’s history with the use of the latest technology.
The UP BOX Desktop 3D Printer
There’s been a rather exciting announcement from PP3DP: they’ve developed a new personal 3D printer, the UP BOX.
OmniMaker Hopes to Deliver All Your Prototyping Needs
A new product launched this week from OmniMaker is said to “solve the problem of obsolescence and lack of versatility in rapid prototyping machines”.
Pet Printing: It’s Real
No, we’re not talking about 3D printing ACTUAL PETS; no, we mean 3D printed sculptures of your pets.
NanoSteel For Your 3D Metal Printer
With the announcement this week of a personal 3D metal printer, we thought we’d mention a new option for metal material from NanoSteel.
Stratasys Expands UPS Store 3D Print Service
3D printing giant Stratasys announced plans to dramatically expand their presence in UPS Stores across the United States.
What? Coconut 3D Printer Filament?
It’s true. You can now order filament made from coconuts. And a lot more, too.
3D Printing the Next Spacesuit
NASA has been using 3D printing to develop a future spacesuit that just might be walking on Mars someday.
The ZMorph 2.0 3D Anything Printer
There’s a reason for the name “ZMorph” on this unusual and transformative personal 3D printer.
3D Printing Jobs Explode
A report on Forbes analyzes the state of job openings related to 3D printing and finds there’s been a massive increase.
An Affordable Metal 3D Printer?
On Kickstarter we see the launch of the “S” series of 3D metal printer by Australia-based Aurora Labs.
Rejoice! 123D Catch Now Available on Android
Autodesks’s 123D Catch 3D scanning app, perhaps the most popular 3D scanner around, is now available on Android devices.
Intel Hopes To Give Everyone a Real 3D Scanner
Intel’s RealSense™ technology could put a 3D scanner in your mobile device.
Ultimaker Upgrades Their Original 3D Printer
Ultimaker announced the availability of a heated bed for their 3D printer. No, not for the current model, but for their previous model.
Design of the Week: White Rabbit Figurine
This week’s selection is Danny Van Ryswyk’s amazing White Rabbit Figurine.
Finally: A 3D Printer In Space
Made In Space, a company dedicated to the idea of taking 3D printing off the surface of the earth, finally sent their gear aloft.
3D Printing Reawakens The Maker In You
100 years ago, people knew how to make things. They weren’t necessarily complex things, but they made them. Today, we’ve largely forgotten those skills.
A Bump on the 3D Road for Dremel?
With this week’s announcement that Dremel has launched a personal 3D printer to be marketed through major retail chains, we speculated on issues they may encounter.
Choc Creator: Version 2
There’s a new Choc Edge 3D chocolate printer available that’s much improved over their first release: Choc Creator V2.
Dremel’s 3D Idea Builder
Toolmaker Dremel surprised everyone by announcing a personal 3D printer, the Dremel 3D Idea Builder.
Stratasys Grabs GrabCAD
In an unexpected corporate move, 3D printing industry giant announced its acquisition of GrabCAD.
Autodesk and Local Motors Collaborate on First Spark 3D Platform Implementation
Earlier this year, Autodesk announced plans to introduce Spark, a new open platform for 3D printing, aimed at making it simpler and more reliable to print 3D models and easier to control how that model is printed.
Design of the Week: Prodromes
This week’s selection is Sophie Kahn’s eerie Prodromes series.
Ben Franklinstein Lives!
The folks at WeTheBuilders have done it again: they’ve crowdprinted Benjamin Franklin.
iMakr’s Unique Retail Concept
While in London recently we were able to visit the iMakr store, one of the few dedicated resellers of personal 3D printer gear.
A Visit to D2W 3D Printing Factory
We’ve had the pleasure of visiting several 3D print services over the years and today we’re adding another to the list: Digits to Widgets Studios.
An Incredible 3D BioPrinter
Alan Faulkner-Jones is a PhD student at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, and he’s created a revolutionary 3D bioprinter.
WonderLuk’s Curated 3D Designs
3D printers require 3D models in order to function, so it’s no surprise we see multiple startups hoping to supply great 3D models for printing. One of them is WonderLuk.
3Doodler to the Extreme: SHIGO X
One of the biggest winners in 3D printing crowdfunding has been 3Doodler. After a year of experience it seems they’re still finding out what’s possible with their machine.
Investing in Tinkerine?
Canada-based Tinkerine makes the Ditto line of personal 3D printers, but did you know they are also a public company?
Ultimaker’s CREATE Education Program
Ultimaker’s UK branch, Ultimaker GB, has launched a program to bring 3D printing to schools.
Pirx’s Color 3D Printing Approach
Another color 3D printer? Yeah, we know what you’re thinking – but this one just might work.
Leopoly’s Web-Based 3D Modeler
We’re looking at an alternative web-based 3D modeling tool that might just work for you: Leopoly.
The RoVa-Paste 3D Food Printer
A new and inexpensive 3D food printer has been launched and it could be yours.
Silver and 3D Printing: A New Source of Demand?
At the end of July, The Silver Institute released a report called The Outlook for New Electrical and Electronic Uses of Silver. Prepared by Metals Focus, it looks at three potential areas of growth for the white metal: flexible electronics, light-emitting diodes and interposers.
Uformia’s Dynamic Corset
Uformia’s shape-changing 3D service has a new capability: body matching.
German RepRap Joins the Big 3D Printer Club
German RepRap, up to now manufacturers of reasonably-sized personal 3D printers, announced the development of a massive new 3D printer.
Stratasys Enhances Triple Jet 3D Printing
Stratasys made a big splash earlier this year with their new tricolor Objet500 technology. Now they’re expanding the technology to two new 3D printers.
A Demonstration of Flexible 3D Printing Plates
We’ve been raving about the utility of specialized flexible 3D printing plates for a while now, but here’s a video demonstrating it.
BigRep’s Big Prototype
At the London 3D Printshow we got a very close look at BigRep’s new BigRep Pro 3D printer.
Hands on with 3DPrinterOS
We’re looking today at a new software solution to 3D printing: the 3DPrinterOS.
Becoming3D Launches 3D Print Solutions
We’re checking out a new 3D print vendor, Becoming3D, who markets a variety of 3D printers, supplies and services.
An Update From PrintrBot
At the recent 3D Printshow in London we ran into Brook Drumm, CEO of PrintrBot and got an update on their developments.
Frame Punk’s 3D Printed Glasses
We spoke with Nicolas Farnir, Co-founder of Frame Punk to find out more about how they use 3D printing to produce custom sunglasses.
3D Hubs Rakes in Major Cash
Burgeoning 3D printing network 3D Hubs made a rather spectacular announcement: they’re raised a significant investment.
Amphora May Revolutionize 3D Printed Plastics
At this year’s 3D Printshow in London the most important item seen, in our opinion, was the launch of ColorFabb’s Amphora line of plastic filament.
Design of the Week: Fractal Forms
This week’s selection is a series of fractal forms by digital sculptor Michael Winstone.
London’s 3D Printshow 2014 Succeeds Again
We’ve just completed a busy several days at the London 3D Printshow, where quite a number of interesting things occurred.
Bre Quits? Not A Surprise
Rumors continue to bounce around the 3D printing community regarding a leak indicating the impending departure of Bre Pettis from MakerBot. Big news? We don’t think so.
3D Printing Creates the World’s First Replacement Knee Joint in a Cat
It’s the kind of diagnosis you dread. When Cyrano developed bone cancer in his left hind leg, his owners wanted to get him the best treatment possible to bring him back to full health.
The 3D Printshow Global Awards 2014
It’s a late post today compared to our usual schedule, but there’s a good reason for the delay: We awaited the announcement of the winners of the annual 3D Printshow Global Awards.
A Different Approach to 3D Printed Buildings?
We’re watching a fascinating video of a robot building a brick wall. But is this 3D printing?
The Awesome Dremel Devil
Dan Spengler at Make wrote of an incredibly interesting 3D printing project: the Dremel Devil Flying Ring.
Cerebral Aneurysms Analyzed with 3D Printing
Industrial 3D printer manufacturer Solidscape’s equipment is being used to simulate the blood flow of cerebral aneurysms.
The 3D Printed noPhone
It is 3D printed and it’s not a phone. It’s the noPhone!
BEEVERYCREATIVE Launches the BEEPOINT 3D Print Service
3D printer manufacturer BEEVERYCREATIVE has launched a new 3D print service, BEEPOINT.
Desirable Facial Prosthetics
A New Zealand designer has created a way to develop highly personalized 3D printed prosthetic noses.
Please Visit Us at the 3D Printshow in London
Later this week is London’s annual 3D Printshow, expected to be even more massive than last year. We’ll be there, but what about you?
NASA Takes Another 3D Printed Step
We’ve written previously of NASA’s experiments with 3D printed rocket components. It seems they’ve taken another key step forward with 3D printing.
Military Use of 3D Printing
The July/August 2014 issue of Army Technology’s focus is 3D printing. We took a look through the issue to see what they’re up to.
Announcing the Fabbaloo Buying Guide
After some effort we’ve decided to replace our popular 3D Resources page with a much more sophisticated service: the Fabbaloo Buying Guide.
Mantis Vision’s MV4D Mobile 3D Scanning Technology
There are several 3D scanning solutions for mobile devices, but Mantis Vision’s MV4D technology may take things a bit farther.
Artificial Muscles to be 3D Printed
Industrial 3D printer manufacturer Optomec will be delivering an Aerosol Jet Quad Print Engine to the Factory Automation and Production Systems (FAPS) Institute at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg to print artificial muscles.
Zeni Kinetic’s 3D Printer
3D printer filament provider Zeni Kinetic has added a new product to their shelf, and it’s not another type of filament; it’s a full-fledged 3D printer.