SyncFab and the Rise of Local Distributed Manufacturing
By Michael Molitch-Hou The Maker movement has rejuvenated a love of manufacturing in the United States. Coupled with 3D printing and low cost CNC milling and laser cutting, some hope that we’ll also...
View Article3D Printed Celtic Knots Tie Tradition to New Technology
By Michael Molitch-Hou In describing the Celtic inspiration for a new app called Sertae, the imaterialise site puts it best: “There is neither beginning nor end in beautifully intertwined Celtic knots....
View ArticlePut a 3D Printed Bird On It!
By Michael Molitch-Hou Dammit, Dutch designers! Why do you have to make such unique and cute designs? You can simply take a 3D-printed bird, stick it on a light bulb, and, suddenly, we’re blessed with...
View ArticleSigma Labs to Test PrintRite3D DEFORM Software with Honeywell International
By Michael Molitch-Hou Sigma Labs has been putting out new press releases fairly regularly, normally announcing new contracts for projects with large OEMs to enhance their in-process quality control...
View Article3D Print Your Way to Homemade Ravioli with a Homemade Mould
By Michael Molitch-Hou Too cheap to buy a 3D food printer or too lazy to build your own? Here’s the next best thing: 3D-printed ravioli moulds. That may not be the next best thing, per se, but it’s...
View Article3DXTech Sticks Carbon Nanotubes Into Your 3D Printer’s Feedstock
By Michael Molitch-Hou In March, we covered a company that wants to stick its carbon nanotubes into your 3D printer’s feedstock. It turns out that they’re not the only ones keen to show you their...
View Article3D Printed Smartwatch is Open Source for More Smarts
By Michael Molitch-Hou There are plenty of rumours about Apple’s iWatch. For instance, that it will feature a bunch of biosensing technology to monitor a wearer’s blood sugar, heart rate and physical...
View ArticleMake Declares 2014 the Year of the Maker with Maker Faire Bay Area 2014
By Michael Molitch-Hou The Greatest Show and Tell on Earth is just 8 days away. Soon, the Bay Area will be swept up in a storm of Makers whose creativity is topped only by their ingenuity. And, as with...
View ArticleJapanese Man Arrested for Possession of Multiple 3D Printed Guns
By Michael Molitch-Hou Here we go again! Just when you thought it was safe to visit 3DPI without seeing another story about 3D printed guns, someone turns up in the news with a whole boatload of them....
View ArticleUSA’s Chuck Hull Nominated for European Inventor Award for 3D Printing
By Michael Molitch-Hou 3D printing is receiving all of the recognition this year. Just last week, Scott Crump, co-inventor of the fused deposition modeling seen in MakerBot 3D printers, was inducted...
View ArticleiMakr Starts Selling Asiga DLP 3D Printers
By Michael Molitch-Hou It seemed inappropriate to include this iMakr news along with the announcement that iMakr/MyMiniFactory would be taking part in a campaign to end global suffering, so here it is...
View ArticleDonate by Design to Aid Syrian Refugees with 3D Printing
By Michael Molitch-Hou In the midst of what the UN’s high commissioner for refugees, Antonio Guterres, called “the worst humanitarian disaster since the end of the cold war,” Oxfam has taken a unique...
View ArticleVirginia Tech’s AM Grand Challenge Dreams Big
By Michael Molitch-Hou Virginia Tech’s DREAMS (Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems) Lab hopes to encourage 3D printing in young would-be engineers, as well as spread...
View ArticleTindie is the Etsy of 3D Printing and Maker Hardware
By Michael Molitch-Hou As the Maker revolution continues, with the potential to permeate mainstream culture (my bet is that it will!), there are new opportunities for businesses to ride the wave. It...
View Article3D Print This Man’s Face to Avoid Ubiquitous Surveillance
By Michael Molitch-Hou Here is some more 3D printed art that I can get into! Not because of the political commentary at work, so much as the Philip K. Dickian psychosis that it induces. Artist Leonardo...
View ArticleThe Doge Has Spoken: 3D Printed Meme Winners Announced
By Michael Molitch-Hou The results are in for CGTrader’s 3D printed meme contest! The contest saw a total of 211 3D printable meme models. I’m not one for netspeak , so, to quote CGTrader, “Such much...
View ArticleAll Hail the Unholy 3D Printed Cross!
By Michael Molitch-Hou Don’t tell anyone, but I’m not always impressed by 3D printed artwork, or artwork in general, for that matter. I’ve been jaded by the art world after going to CalArts and, also,...
View ArticleBlueprinter 3D Printers Begin Shipping Across Europe
By Michael Molitch-Hou The Blueprinter provides an interesting alternative to laser sintering (LS) technology (which makes those nylon prints you see from Shapeways). Invoking a process called...
View ArticleThe Best Part of Waking Up is a 3D Printed Nescafé Alarm Clock
By Michael Molitch-Hou What? “The best part of waking up” is Folgers? Not anymore! You snooze, you lose, Folgers. And you were probably snoozing too long because you didn’t have an alarm clock built...
View ArticleUniversal 3D Printing Paste Extruder to Launch at Maker Faire this Weekend
By Michael Molitch-Hou In order to get the most out of our desktop 3D printers, we need a wider variety of printheads. Makers have long been experimenting with the idea of universal paste extruders,...
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