Ultimaker announced the availability of a heated bed for their 3D printer. No, not for the current model, but for their previous model.
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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.
MakerBot’s Not-Exactly-Wood Filament
MakerBot announced the availability of “natural” colored filament. A minor announcement perhaps, but there’s more to the story.
Controversy at Robox?
Readers have contacted Fabbaloo to make us aware of their concerns with the Robox Kickstarter campaign. We tried to find out what’s really going on.
Kobrin’s 3D Printed Sunglasses
We’ve been contacted by an Italian-Brazilian startup that’s producing 3D printed sunglasses.
Something New Coming from Fabbaloo
We’ve been quite busy in the Fabbaloo lab creating something new that we hope to release this weekend.
Make Certain Your 3D Model’s Bottom is Flat
If it hasn’t happened to you yet, it will in the future: prints with not-quite flat bottoms.
3D Printing Dinners
No, no, no! We are not talking about 3D printed food! We are talking about 3D printing dinners, though.
The Challenges of Self-Made 3D Printer Filament
3D Hubs has been doing some experiments with their Filabot to prepare their own printer filament.
The FLEKS3D Build Plate Avoids Blue Tape Carnage
Another flexible build plate accessory has launched on Kickstarter: FLEKS3D.
An Unreleased LulzBot 3D Printer?
We’re checking out an opensource design for an apparently unreleased 3D printer from LulzBot: the Begonia.
Make Your PLA 3D Prints Stick
We’re written about the perils of ABS plastic warping and not sticking to your print surface, but what about PLA? Are there solutions? Is it even a problem?
Fraemes App Expands MakerBot’s Ecosystem
MakerBot announced a new app for their 3D content generation family: Fraemes.
3D Systems’ Digital Thread Enhances U.S. Marine Corps Combat and Logistic Units’ Toolkit
3D Systems has announced its role in the US Marine Corps Expeditionary Logistics Wargame VIII (ExLog).
Verbatim Makes 3D Printer Filament?
Who knew? The venerable analog media giant now markets their own 3D printer filament.
3D Printing Simplifies Manufacturing In Ways You Didn’t Realize
We found an unusual method of leveraging 3D printing technology to simplify the process of manufacturing: Through RFPs.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Picnic
This week’s selection is the 3D Printed Picnic by INC Architecture and Design.
3D Printing Really Does Change Manufacturing
An interview with David Patrick of Shark Wheel dramatically shows in how 3D printing has utterly changed manufacturing.
The ICE1 and ICE9 SLS 3D Printers
A new company hopes to launch the first affordable SLS-based 3D printers.
YouMagine Takes On a Big Challenge
The folks at YouMagine, Ultimaker’s online repository of downloadable 3D objects, have begun development of a new open source license for 3D printed items. They need your help.
Historic Windmills Brought Back to Life with 3D Printing
The American Wind Power Center (AWPC) has partnered with WhiteClouds to create scale models of historic windmills using computer aided design and 3D printing.
The 3D4C CYMK Color 3D Printer
We’re looking at the launch information for a new color 3D printer, the 3D4C.
Hyve-3D’s Unique Interface
A new method of 3D sketching has been developed: Hyve-3D.
A 3D Printed Elephant Helps Save Elephants
A rather unusual project hopes to raise awareness of elephant mistreatment through 3D printing.
The Three Laws of 3D Printing
Years ago Isaac Asimov developed the “Three Laws of Robotics” to govern the behavior of robots. Do we need something similar for 3D printing?
LulzBot Sneaks out a 3D Printer Kit
Bucking the recent industry trend of shipping only assembled 3D printers, TAZ 4 manufacturer LulzBot announced a 3D printer kit.
Afinia Releases an eBook
Most 3D printer manufacturers release, well, 3D printers. But Afinia is bucking the trend by releasing their own eBook.
LittleRP Sells Out
No, LittleRP hasn’t been bought out by the corporates. Instead they’ve sold out their Kickstarter campaign.
3D Printed Hydroponics – For Free!
The folks at 3DPrintler Labs have provided a gift to urban dwellers worldwide: free 3D printed hydroponics components.
3D Design By Example
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab have developed a new twist on 3D design by creating “Fab By Example”.
The Candy 3D Printer Launches This Week
We’re looking at the pre-launch information for a new chocolate 3D printer, the Candy.
The Eight Fundamental 3D Printing Prep Functions
3D printing a model is often not as simple as just hitting the “print” button. There are several operations you may need to do to your model before hitting that button.
Shapeways Introduces A New Full-Color 3D Printing Option
The folks at Shapeways have been shopping. Their purchase: a new 3D Systems ProJet 4500, capable of full color 3D printing.
The Biomimicry Approach
A graduation project illustrates the future of 3D printed structures.
Design of the Week: Clay Sculpture
This week’s selection is the anonymous “clay sculpture” found in the 123D Gallery.
Vote for Your Favs at the 3D Printshow Global Awards
In only a couple of weeks the winners will be awarded at the 3D Printshow Global Awards. Here’s how you can participate.
To Stick or Not To Stick; That is the 3D Printing Question
Recently we’ve seen multiple solutions to help 3D printer owners operate their machines. But is this really the right answer?
Canada’s Burloak Tech Goes Long on Metal AM Investment
Burloak Engineered Solutions Inc. has announced that it is embarking upon a new 5 year strategic plan which will see the company invest $11.5 million into establishing Canada’s first full production additive manufacturing and advanced manufacturing center.
3D Printer Crowdfunding Suicide?
Daniel Brown created a very detailed analysis of crowdfunded 3D printer startups on his blog, 3D Prototypes and Models.
Research May Lead to a Molecular-Level 3D Printer
Researchers are attempting to develop a machine that can produce arbitrary organic molecules – on demand.
The Blacksmith Genesis 3D Printer
We’re checking out the details on a new personal 3D printer that uses a very unusual approach we haven’t seen before.
The Da Vinci 3D Printer is Leading?
Something interesting showed up in 3D Hubs’ monthly trends report: XYZ Printing’s Da Vinci 3D printer is trending.
MeshMixer’s Very Cool Updates
It’s becoming a big favorite around our lab and it just got even better: MeshMixer 2.5 offers some very interesting new features.
Airwolf 3D’s AW3D HDL 3D Printer
Airwolf 3D has been busy. Today they announced a brand new, lower cost 3D printer, the AW3D HDL.
CobbleBot Controversy?
A minor controversy erupted in the CobbleBot forums this past week after the project apparently cancelled all USD$1 pledges.
Stratasys Patent Claims Against Afinia Dropped, Partially
The outcome is beginning to appear in the patent infringement case Stratasys brought against personal 3D printer marketer Afinia.