3DPrinterOS Officially Launches with Cloud 3D Printing, Apps, & More
By Michael Molitch-Hou After almost half a year of beta testing, 3DPrinterOS has officially launched its free, universal, cloud-based 3D printer operating system. As previously reported, the software...
View ArticleBertha Plans to 3D Print Faster, Bigger, & Cheaper Than the Competition
By Michael Molitch-Hou First, there was BAAM. And, soon, there will be Bertha. With a huge build volume and an extremely fast deposition rate, the BAAM, or Big Area Additive Manufacturing, machine was...
View ArticleFree 3D Printable(s) of the Week: Super Mario, Slovakian Castle Double Feature
By Michael Molitch-Hou The Free 3D Printable of the Week this week was a tough one for me to decide. It was a toss up between two very distinct, but awesome, 3D models (both suggested to me by...
View ArticleXYZPrinting Brings its Low-Cost 3D Printers to Europe
By Michael Molitch-Hou After establishing themselves in the United States through numerous online distribution channels like Amazon and BestBuy.com, XYZprinting is continuing to expand its presence in...
View ArticleFormlabs Partners with iGo3D to Sell Form 1+ 3D Printers in Europe
By Michael Molitch-Hou Just after announcing an expansion into China, Formlabs has relayed that they will be bringing their desktop SLA 3D printers to the European market by opening offices in Berlin...
View ArticleLinkBits: 3D Printing News for the Week of March 21
By Michael Molitch-Hou Another week, another round of LinkBits: your source for brief bits of news from the 3D printing industry. The industry is booming and so are we, so here is a list of stories...
View Articletaulman Unveils Strong, Versatile 3D Printing Filament Alloy 910
By Michael Molitch-Hou Many are saying that the next big evolution to take place in 3D printing will happen in terms of materials, with the 3D printing materials market to surpass $1 billion in the...
View ArticleStaples Teams with iGo3D for 3D Printing Retail in Germany
By Michael Molitch-Hou While in the US, office supply chain Staples is gradually exploring 3D printing retail through a partnership with 3D Systems, followed by a distribution agreement with MakerBot,...
View Article2015 White House Science Fair Promises 3D Printing Education for US Students
By Michael Molitch-Hou Today was the 2015 White House Science Fair and, in addition to learning about exciting projects from students in the US, President Obama announced a huge number of contributions...
View Article3D Scanning that “Just Works” with Structure’s New Motion Tracking Feature
By Michael Molitch-Hou Those that have worked with consumer-level 3D scanners know the frustration of ensuring the steady capture of an object. The slightest misstep in moving the device around an...
View ArticleCube: Fun, Colorful 3D Modeling on the Web
By Michael Molitch-Hou There have been a number of webshops where users can translate their Minecraft characters into 3D prints. And there are a few voxel-based 3D modeling apps being developed by 3D...
View ArticleChina’s 1st 3D Printed Car Hits the Road
By Michael Molitch-Hou Last year, 3DPI got an on-the-ground look at the Strati 3D printed car as it took its first test drive around the IMTS trade show in Chicago. While not the first 3D printed car,...
View ArticleMakerBot Expands Sales with UMass Innovation Center & WYNIT Distribution
By Michael Molitch-Hou Falling dramatically short of their original Q4 estimates, Stratasys attributed the missed projections to issues with the sale of its MakerBot 3D printers. Since then, the...
View ArticleKatamari Rolls Over Thingiverse, Absorbing 3D Printables in its Path
By Michael Molitch-Hou As far as I’m concerned: No one knows how to make a video game like the Japanese gaming industry, thinking far outside of the box of typical tropes of killing soldiers and...
View ArticleProdways Becomes Major 3D Printing Player with Two Acquisitions
By Michael Molitch-Hou French industrial 3D printer manufacturer Prodways has been growing quickly since its acquisition by publicly traded Groupe Gorgé. Last year, the company announced, in addition...
View ArticleMakerBot Makes its Way into Over 300 Sam’s Club Stores
By Michael Molitch-Hou MakerBot is in full-on distribution mode. After already establishing a distribution agreement with WYNIT and TechData Europe, the Stratasys brand is finding widespread...
View ArticleMaterialise Brings Long List of Designers to 3D Print Fashion Show
By Michael Molitch-Hou 3D Print Week is hitting New York next month and the city will be flooded with all things 3D printing. Unlike previous Inside 3D Printing events put on by MecklerMedia...
View ArticleSTAR Ops VR Game Demos Structure’s New 3D Positional Tracking Feature
By Michael Molitch-Hou Just this week, Occipital released SDK 0.4 for its powerful Structure Sensor, giving the 3D scanner the ability to track objects like never before. The start-up’s original...
View ArticleFree 3D Printable(s) of the Week: The Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang
By Michael Molitch-Hou The Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang has always fascinated me. Buried with the Chinese emperor in 210–209 BCE, the entire clay army consisted of some “8,000 soldiers, 130...
View ArticleStaples Brings Afinia 3D Printers to Canadian Consumers
By Michael Molitch-Hou After news that a Staples in Germany was selling a range of smaller name 3D printers, the company has since increased its 3D printer retail operation – this time, in Canada....
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