SYFY Labs Expands 3D Printing Partnership with MakerBot
At CES this year, the Syfy Channel announced a partnership with MakerBot that would see ships from the station’s new show, The Expanse. The move complemented their VR marketing for the show well, with...
View ArticleMetal 3D Screen Printing from Fraunhofer Enables Batch 3D Printing of Metal...
In some ways, we have Germany’s Fraunhofer system to thank for important progress made in the 3D printing industry. In fact, even the USA’s own America Makes institute and the associated National...
View ArticleMarkForged Unveils High-Strength, High-Temperature Fiberglass 3D Printing...
Upon the release of their Mark Two composite 3D printer, Markforged has announced a new material with which to print composite parts. The new material, a type of fiberglass, is even stronger and more...
View ArticleThe First Smartphone 3D Printer is Now Live on Kickstarter
Well, today’s the day that the first smartphone 3D printer has hit Kickstarter. Will this be a day for the history e-books? Given the track record of 3D printing-related crowdfunding campaigns –...
View ArticleBentley Envisions 3D Printed Luxury Car of the Future
3D printing has become a theme for fictional auto products this year, with Goodyear hypothesizing the possibility of a 3D printed, spherical tire and BMW proposing the one-day production of a 4D...
View ArticleLifelike Dino Toys Made Possible with 3D Printing
We’ve seen 3D scanning and 3D printing implemented on countless occasions to transport, restore, and replicate important archeological finds. The technology has even allowed us humble humans to...
View ArticleAether Makes Bold Claims with 12-in-1 Bioprinter
The true potential of 3D printing is only beginning to be realized, as new processes and materials are developed on a regular basis. The same holds true for that sci-fi subset of 3D printing known as...
View ArticleBody Labs Secures Patents & Licenses for Advanced 3D Body Data
While on-demand, custom fashion has the potential to change everything about the way we do fashion, I believe that it is companies like Body Labs that will truly enable to take place. Body Labs doesn’t...
View ArticleDesigner Spotlight: Jeff “StarJeff” Lagant
Ever wonder who the designer is behind your favorite 3D printable models? Where did they come from? Why do they do what they do? In 3DPI’s ongoing series “Designer Spotlight”, we interview hit...
View ArticleFATHOM Brings Electronics 3D Printing to the Public via Nano Dimension
Upon listing on the US stock market, via the NASDAQ, Nano Dimension has already begun establishing partnerships to facilitate the use of their electronics 3D printing technology by the general public....
View ArticleThe BBC micro:bit Is Here! And So Are Its 3D Printable Accessories
Last year, it was announced that the BBC would be donating a credit card-sized microcontroller called the micro:bit to 1 million year 7 students across the UK. Now, the powerful pocket computer is...
View ArticleExOne on Track to Recovery with Q4/2015 Financial Results
Now that the 3D printing hype bubble has deflated, hopes are high that once overpriced stocks will shift from the crash associated with the bubble and start increasing again to more reasonable levels....
View ArticleAdditive Industries Sells Out of Advanced MetalFAB1 3D Printers in Three Months
The MetalFAB1 metal 3D printer is set to change the industrial 3D printing space with unprecedented levels of automation and quality control. Though the system itself was not physically present at...
View ArticleBigDelta House 3D Printer to Be Heart of Italian Tech Village
Italy’s WASP has been on the cutting edge of 3D printing with their massive BigDelta WASP 3D printer. Designed to tackle the lack of access to housing seen throughout the world, the BigDelta has aided...
View ArticleIntel & 3D Systems Team Up for 11-Year-Old’s 3D Printed Prosthetic
Among the most immediately impactful applications of 3D printing technology has been the new generation of low-cost, custom prosthetics made possible by groups like e-NABLE, Limbitless Solutions, and...
View ArticleGizmo’s Ultra-Fast 3D Printers Kill on Indiegogo
After the launch of a much-anticipated crowdfunding campaign, Gizmo has officially reached its Indiegogo goal of $95,000 with nine days left to go. The success of the campaign does not come as a...
View Article3D Modeling Made Easy as Doodling with Gravity Sketch
Despite the growing number of potential solutions, 3D modeling still is not easy. And with the growing convergence of VR, AR, 3D printing, and 3D scanning, it’s essential that the skill be made more...
View ArticleThe First 3D Printed Drug Hits the Market
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals made headlines with the announcement of the FDA’s approval of their medication Spritam, making the medicine the first 3D printed pharmaceutical to be approved by the FDA. Since...
View ArticleMajestic to 3D Print (a Representation of) the Internet Aboard the ISS
The second 3D printer in space is currently en route to the International Space Station aboard the Atlas V rocket, allowing Made In Space to achieve yet another first, this time with the first...
View ArticleAtlas V Rocket Soars with 3D Printed Parts
The Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral yesterday, carrying precious cargo in tow. Not just the first commercial 3D printer in space and an experiment that will set fire to the billion-dollar...
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