LeapFrog Convinces Retailers to Go 3DP
Trying to convince retailers to adopt 3D printing? Dutch 3D printer manufacturer, LeapFrog, has produced a brief brochure, titled “Desktop 3D Printing: Adding Value for Retailers”, outlining a number...
View ArticleGerman RepRap Tweaks its X400 3D Printer
The X400 from German RepRap has been covered here on 3DPI before, both when it was released and when it received its CE certification. The large printer, with a print volume of 400 x 400 x 350 mm...
View ArticleGE’s 3D Printing Know-How Benefits Oil & Gas Division
GE Aviation’s LEAP engine was, in some ways, hailed as a proof-of-concept for how 3D printing could be used in mainstream manufacturing. Playing off the success of the engine’s 3D printed metal fuel...
View ArticleThe Wolf of Wall Street Gets Some 3D Printed Assistance
I haven’t seen the Wolf of Wall Street yet. When I found out that there wasn’t going to be an actual stock trading wolf in it, I decided to pass. Now that I know that 3D printing was involved in the...
View ArticleArcam Metal 3D Printers Further Penetrate Aerospace
3D printing is continuing to make headway in the aerospace industry. With the production of GE’s LEAP engine fuel nozzles and the test-firing of a rocket with 3D-printed components, the technology is...
View Article3D Systems’ Latest Acquisition? A Member of the White House
3D Systems recently created a new position (and I am not referring here to the Chief Creative Officer post). This one is for Vice President of Alliances and Partnerships. Who’d they make this position...
View ArticleDNA to 3D Printed Portrait for Crime Solving, Surveillance and Art
Let’s say you walked into an art gallery in Dublin and saw your face, 3D printed in full-colour paper, up on the wall and looking back at you blankly. The uncanny feeling you experience would certainly...
View ArticleRTI International Metals Acquires 3D Metal Printing Firm
Traditional manufacturers and suppliers clearly see the value in additively manufactured parts. When a company like RTI International Metals, Inc. acquires a 3D printing company like Directed...
View ArticleContinuous Carbon Fiber 3D Printer Unveiled at SolidWorks World
When we wrote about the SolidWorks World expo – devoted to 3D modeling and its applications – last week, I mentioned that “a mysterious company called Mark Forged” would make its debut at the event....
View ArticleColorado’s Own 3D Printing Store Reaches the One Year Mark
Back in February of last year, Rachel covered the opening of Colorado’s first 3D printing store, aptly named the 3D Printing Store. The store, which houses MakerBot machines and a Stratasys uPrint,...
View ArticleAdditive Disruption Summit Features Long List of Big Name Companies Talking...
Infocast, the same folks who brought you the Additive/Aerospace Summit, have introduced a new cross-industry 3D printing related event, the Additive Disruption Summit. To take place in San Francisco...
View Article3D Printer Manufacturer Reduces 3D Printing Costs in India
The 3D printer market in India — reflecting a global trend — is starting to pick up steam. When 15-year-old, Angad Daryani, started building and selling his own RepRap kits, it was because locals were...
View Article3D Systems Provides On-Demand Parts for Oscar-Nominated Gravity
As the Oscars quickly approach, one film has been predicted to take home the lion’s share of the awards. With its stunning cinematography and captivating storyline, the Sandra Bullock/George Clooney...
View ArticleSacramento College and Hackspace Team Up to Create 3D Printing Community
Community colleges may be in a prime educational position to incorporate 3D printing into the local ecosystem. Students attending community colleges often can’t afford to go immediately into a...
View ArticleHonda Releases its Concept Cars for 3DP with a CC License
Concept cars shows are like the fashion shows of the autoworld. Whenever a car company comes out with a concept car, I initially become excited at the sleek lines and eccentric shapes that make up the...
View ArticleClippable 3D Printed Pendants for the Fashion Forward
Tired of those annoying necklace chains dangling around your neck? Don’t you just wish that you could snip-snip those pendants off and somehow attach them directly to your clothing? I know what you’re...
View Article3D Printing Talent Recruiters Enter the Marketplace
The 3D printing industry has certainly started to mature. I had personally expected the growth of 3D printing services, stores and model repositories. What I didn’t expect — though others at 3DPI may...
View ArticleSplin3 Introduces Lines of Unique & Seasonal 3DP Filament Colours
Think of Splin3 in terms of fashion. The spring collection at a clothing store will sell you your light coats, long-sleeve shirts and pants. Then, when summer comes around, you’ve got your shorts,...
View ArticleMonstermatic App is Here and (For a Limited Time) It’s Free!
I very rarely download apps for my iPhone, unless they’re free. Once, I downloaded Myst for $4.99, played it once, and have regretted it ever since. So, even if they’re 3D printing related, I am stingy...
View ArticleMakelab Turns 3D Printing Into a You-Had-to-Be-There Experience
From the name, you might guess that Toronto-based Makelab was a local hackerspace where you’d pay membership fees to use their CNC machines and 3D printers on the weekend. Makelab, however, is a...
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