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. 

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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.

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.

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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. 

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Investing in Tinkerine?

Canada-based Tinkerine makes the Ditto line of personal 3D printers, but did you know they are also a public company? 

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.

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. 

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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.

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. 

The Awesome Dremel Devil

Dan Spengler at Make wrote of an incredibly interesting 3D printing project: the Dremel Devil Flying Ring.

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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. 

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.

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. 

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3D Printing Dinners

No, no, no! We are not talking about 3D printed food! We are talking about 3D printing dinners, though. 

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? 

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?

Afinia Releases an eBook

Most 3D printer manufacturers release, well, 3D printers. But Afinia is bucking the trend by releasing their own eBook. 

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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”. 

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. 

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. 

CobbleBot Controversy?

A minor controversy erupted in the CobbleBot forums this past week after the project apparently cancelled all USD$1 pledges.