Researchers Examine Toxicity of 3D Printing Chemicals, Neglect the Rest
By Michael Molitch-Hou A couple of studies have so far been performed to determine the potential dangers of 3D printing plastic, both involving the inhalation of particles of ABS and PLA. Researchers...
View ArticleWith $820K, Printr to Launch 3D Printing Ecosystem
By Michael Molitch-Hou Dutch startup Printr has provided consistent updates about Formide, their all-in-one 3D printing ecosystem, and, while their Kickstarter campaign was not able to pull in the...
View ArticleLUXeXcel Enables 3D Printed Lighting Design with OPTIS CAD
By Michael Molitch-Hou At this time, LUXeXcel is the only firm to offer 3D printed optics on demand, but the Dutch company still has to manage the task of making design for 3D printing an accessible...
View Article“Prodways powered by Farsoon” SLS 3D Printers to Debut at formnext
By Michael Molitch-Hou When I interviewed Raphaël Gorgé, CEO of Groupe Gorgé, I had just learned that their 3D printing subsidiary, Prodways, had partnered with Hunan Farsoon Tech Ltd, a Chinese...
View ArticleOpenBCI & LulzBot Meld Minds with 3D Printed Biohacking Partnership
By Michael Molitch-Hou OpenBCI is in the business of open source biosensing devices, starting with an EEG headset capable of allowing the wearer’s brainwaves to control software and hardware. Think...
View Articleeora 3D Trounces Kickstarter with Half a Million in Funding & Body 3D Scanning
By Michael Molitch-Hou There are a number of 3D scanners already on the market, even some that can be connected to a smartphone for convenient 3D scanning, like the Structure Sensor. The eora 3D,...
View ArticleHigh Museum of Art Atlanta Pays Tribute to van Herpen’s 3D Printed Fashion
By Michael Molitch-Hou While the Museum of Design Atlanta hosts a large exhibit on 3D printing that includes everything from 3D printing on the International Space Station to creating huge structures...
View ArticleNASA Hopes to 3D Print Spacesuits on Mars
By Michael Molitch-Hou There are numerous organizations working to get humanity onto the surface of Mars at some point in the next twenty years. As important as it is to figure out how to get there,...
View ArticleAsus Plans to Release Mixed Reality Headset Next Year
By Michael Molitch-Hou It’s official: augmented reality is the next big thing, even more so than virtual reality. The reason for this is because AR allows for computing in the physical world with...
View ArticleFree 3D Printable of the Week: a King of the Kimmerian Bosporus
By Michael Molitch-Hou For this week’s free 3D printable model, we have a bust of Sauromates II, King of the Kimmerian Bosporus. 3D scanned by Sketchfab user Panomedia, this bust is currently housed...
View ArticleInside 3D Printing Heads to Mumbai with Printed Instruments in Tow
By Michael Molitch-Hou 3D printing is now exploding in India, where the country with the world’s second largest population is experiencing a flood of activity related to the technology. As...
View Article6-Axis 3D Printing Bot Released by Arevo Labs
By Michael Molitch-Hou Arevo Labs came out of the woodwork of the Silicon Valley last March with a range of industrial composites for fused filament 3D printing. Some of the materials, like ULTEM, are...
View ArticleWhich Flexible 3D Printing Filament Should You Choose?
By Michael Molitch-Hou 3D Matter has, once again, taken 3D matters into its own hands and studied the various 3D printing materials on the market. Previously examining PLA, “performance” filaments,...
View ArticleEOS Launches New Metal 3D Printing Solutions at formnext
By Michael Molitch-Hou This week, formnext makes its debut in Frankfurt, where a number of industrial manufacturers are making big announcements and debuts. Among them is EOS, which has brought its...
View ArticleDyeMansion Launches SLS Coloring System at formnext
By Michael Molitch-Hou This has been an exciting year for SLS, with a number of new companies entering the market and a string of startups working to build entry-level SLS machines, after the...
View ArticleMetalFAB1 Metal 3D Printer Unveiled with 10X Repeatability
By Michael Molitch-Hou After much promotion, the long awaited MetalFAB1 3D printer has finally been unveiled at formnext in Frankfurt. Developed by Additive Industries, the MetalFAB1 is being billed...
View ArticleMaterialise to 3D Print End Parts for Airbus
By Michael Molitch-Hou Earlier this year, Materialise announced that it had obtained EN9100 and EASA 21G certification, authorizing the Belgian firm to begin 3D printing end-use parts for use aboard...
View ArticleXYZprinting 3D Printers Hit Target
By Michael Molitch-Hou XYZprinting has quickly become one of the most selling consumer 3D printers on the market, with almost unbeatable price tags that bring the exciting technology of 3D printing to...
View ArticleTRUMPF Unveils New Metal 3D Printers at formnext
By Michael Molitch-Hou As promised, German laser manufacturer TRUMPF has released new 3D printers at formnext in Frankfurt this week. Developed as part of a joint business with SISMA, the new machines...
View ArticleStratasys Announces Soluble Support for PolyJet 3D Printing
By Michael Molitch-Hou Stratasys’ PolyJet 3D printing technology is really a site to behold, capable of producing multimaterial, multicolor prints like nothing else out there. And, today at formnext,...
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