A 3D Printed DIY Laptop that Teaches You to DIY
By Michael Molitch-Hou Pi-Top isn’t the first 3D printed laptop powered by the Raspberry Pi, but it may be the first 3D printed laptop that acts as the basis for an entire computer science curriculum....
View ArticleMake’s Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing 2015 is Out!
By Michael Molitch-Hou Make Magazine has released its most recent issue of their “Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing” and I, for one, am I excited about it! Excited enough that I asked my wife for a .pdf as...
View ArticlePhotoshop CC Expands 3D Printing Support to i.materialise
By Michael Molitch-Hou Once only featuring a handful of MakerBots and Shapeways, Adobe Photoshop CC has added ever greater 3D print preparation and export options, including printer profiles from small...
View ArticleShapeways Challenges 3D Printing Community to Design Structure Sensor Case...
By Michael Molitch-Hou Up until now, the Structure Sensor from Occipital was only available for later generation iPads, with computing power capable of driving the high-end, low-cost 3D scanner. Now,...
View Article3D Systems Names New VP of Healthcare, Shares Rise with Q3 Results
By Michael Molitch-Hou 3D Systems is continuing to shake things up at the top of its corporate ladder after appointing Ted Hull to the office of CFO last week. The company has since promoted Kevin...
View ArticleMaartje Dijkstra’s 3D Printed Ensemble Pumps to the Beat of a Different Drum
By Michael Molitch-Hou 3D printing, with its ability to construct elaborate shapes, has opened up brave new possibilities in fashion, seen in the works of Iris van Herpen and Francis Bitonti. 3D...
View Article3D Systems to Unveil New Metal, SLA, SLS 3D Printers at EuroMold
By Michael Molitch-Hou Last year, 3D Systems released an onslaught of 3D printing systems at Euromold, the enormous manufacturing trade show that hits Frankfurt every year, including their ProJet 5500X...
View ArticleGE Test Fires Mini 3D Printed Turbine Engine
By Michael Molitch-Hou GE has firmly linked itself with 3D printing, embracing the technology to mass 3D print fuel nozzles for its new LEAP engines, meant to cut carbon emissions and fuel costs by...
View ArticleEconolyst Breaks Down HP’s “Revolutionary” 3D Printing Process
By Michael Molitch-Hou Two weeks ago, HP officially entered the 3D printing industry, unveiling its proprietary Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing system. In its press conference extravaganza, the company...
View ArticleLarge-Scale Sand 3D Printer Restores Life to 1912 Brush Car
By Michael Molitch-Hou Did you know that the S-Max 3D sand printer from ExOne is capable of producing prints as big as one of those old timey British phonebooths? With a build volume of 1800 x 1000 x...
View ArticleSource3 Launches to Manage Rights for 3D Printable Content
By Michael Molitch-Hou One of the major concerns about the future of 3D printing is the protection of IP. According to analysis firm Gartner, “At least one major Western manufacturer will claim to...
View ArticleBiking Safer with 3D Printing and Supercomputers
By Michael Molitch-Hou In the face of climate change caused by vehicles running on fossil fuels and the high cost of gas and owning a car, industrialized nations have seen in their citizens an increase...
View ArticleMan’s Livelihood Restored by EU’s Approval of 3D Printed Cranial Implant
By Michael Molitch-Hou Though, in the past, traditional manufacturing has been used to create custom implants, 3D printing has a far greater capacity for making complex and elaborate shapes, without...
View Article€5.4 Million for 150 FABulous Web 3D Printing Start-Ups
By Michael Molitch-Hou The accelerator model has seen its own success in the United States, with business experts funding and mentoring 3D printing-related businesses like Feetz and 3D Pediatrics. In...
View Article4WEB Makes Milestone with 3,000 3D Printed Spinal Implants
By Michael Molitch-Hou It’s no doubt that 3D printing has been having a huge impact on the field of medicine. If you read 3DPI regularly, you’ll have encountered stories of 3D printed implants,...
View ArticleMakies 3D Printed Dolls Make US Debut
By Michael Molitch-Hou Makies, the world’s most notable brand of 3D printed doll, has been climbing its way up the toy scene in the face of mass manufactured brands, like Mattel. Winning numerous...
View ArticleSculpteo Thickens Thin 3D Prints with New Tool
By Michael Molitch-Hou 3D printing service Sculpteo is working to making the online printing process as painless as possible, creating a host of innovative, new tools for users. Most recently, the...
View ArticleHonor Your Fantasy Football Team with this 3D Printed Trophy
By Michael Molitch-Hou The holidays are here and, with them, comes the football season. And, with football season, comes fantasy football. What better indulge in all of the above than with a 3D...
View ArticleLegacy Effects & SSYS at SXSW to Talk 3D Printing in the Movies
By Michael Molitch-Hou Who’s goin’ to SXSW next year? If you’re the 3D printing type, you might be tempted to. The tech and music festival has, for the past two years, been welcoming 3D printing onto...
View Article3D Printer Manufacturers ExOne, voxeljet Disappoint with Q3 Financial Results
By Michael Molitch-Hou Financial results from a few of the major publicly traded 3D printing companies have been a bit disappointing this quarter :( 3D Systems cut its projected profits for 2014 after...
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