Australian Feds Investigate 3D Group, ABC Confirms
By Michael Molitch-Hou Last October, I finally got to publish a long piece relaying a story told to me by Australian engineer Jason Simpson. In it, I try to break down what happened between Jason and...
View ArticleMark Two Carbon Fiber 3D Printer Unveiled by MarkForged
By Michael Molitch-Hou Just two years ago, MarkForged made its big debut at SolidWorks with the Mark One 3D printer, the only machine capable of 3D printing reinforced composite parts with continuous...
View ArticleCarima’s Ultra-Fast 3D Printing to See Release This Year
By Michael Molitch-Hou Korean 3D printer manufacturer Carima was a big highlight of the Euromold show in Dusseldorf last year, with attendees huddling around their booth to see the company’s ultra-fast...
View ArticleGet Behind the Wheel of Pinshape’s 3D Printed Open R/C Design Contest
By Michael Molitch-Hou After witnessing the popularity of Daniel Noree’s 3D printed Open R/C F1 car, 3D model marketplace Pinshape has launched a complete design contest surrounding 3D printable remote...
View Article3D Printing Reaches New Highs: 3Dom Releases Hemp Filament
By Michael Molitch-Hou Fargo, North Dakota’s 3Dom USA has recently made a name for itself in producing 3D printing filament from unique materials, including coffee and even beer. With a focus on...
View ArticleNintendo Drops VR Hints in Earnings Call
By Michael Molitch-Hou Playing Mario Maker on my friends’ Wii U, we can’t help but talk about how awesome Nintendo is when it comes to innovative gameplay. They’ve been ahead of the curve every step...
View ArticleEnterprise In Space & Made In Space to Build 3D Printed Orbiter for Student...
By Michael Molitch-Hou Space: the final frontier. This will be the voyage of the NSS Enterprise, an eight-foot-long recoverable spacecraft to be 3D-printed by Made In Space. Its one-week to one-month...
View ArticleCarbon3D to Host Women in Manufacturing California Chapter
By Michael Molitch-Hou Carbon3D is not only forward thinking in terms of its approach to 3D printing, reflected in its ultra-fast CLIP technology unveiled last year. The Silicon Valley startup is also...
View ArticleBioprinting & More Possible with Hyrel 3D’s New Line of Syringe Print Heads
By Michael Molitch-Hou In addition to university labs, Hyrel 3D has been one of the original pioneers of paste extrusion for 3D printing. Long before the Discov3ry extruder from Structur3D, Hyrel was...
View Article3D Hubs Kicks Off 2016 with Co-Polyester for 3D Printing Workshops
By Michael Molitch-Hou As January heads into February, 3D Hubs has launched a new series of workshops to introduce folks from all over the world to one of colorFabb’s newest materials, the nGen...
View Article3D Hubs Sends Out Latest Trend Report for February, 2016
By Michael Molitch-Hou As 3D Hubs reaches over 26,500 printers in over 150 countries, the distributed 3D printing network continues to pump out monthly trend reports, fueled by their extensive user...
View Article3D Printing and Gaming Merge in G2A 3D+ Project
By Michael Molitch-Hou I’m convinced that 3D printing is set to take off in the world of gaming. Investors backing startups like Whispering Gibbon and FabZat demonstrate that I’m not the only one....
View ArticleSiemens Bets Big on Metal 3D Printing with €21.4 Million Facility
By Michael Molitch-Hou As a member of the 3MF Consortium, an investor in 3D printing startups, and a regular user of the technology, Siemens is a firm advocate of 3D printing. Today, the company...
View ArticlePorcelite Brings Porcelain to Desktop SLA & DLP 3D Printing
By Michael Molitch-Hou Nebraska-based Tethon 3D has already made a name for itself acting as a ceramic 3D printing service bureau and through the development of ceramic powders and binders for 3D...
View ArticleBig Names to Flock to iMakr’s Premier Desktop 3D Printing Show
By Michael Molitch-Hou Just as some news around 3D printing businesses began to look bleak in 2015, we may already be climbing from out of Gartner’s “Trough of Disillusionment” and towards the “Plateu...
View ArticlePanthers Linebacker May Play Super Bowl in 3D Printed Brace
By Michael Molitch-Hou As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the Carolina Panthers are warming up to face off against the Denver Broncos. Not only can we expect all the grit and glory of two NFL leaders...
View ArticleAutodesk Lays Off 10% of Workforce
By Michael Molitch-Hou Given the size and software-focus of Autodesk, it would be hard to pin the tech company’s newly announced plan to lay off 10% of its workforce, 925 employees, to the deflation of...
View ArticleProposed $582.7 Billion Pentagon Budget to Include 3D Printed Micro Drones
By Michael Molitch-Hou With a FY2016 budget of $573 billion, the Department of Defense is hoping to increase the total amount of defense spending to $582.7 billion for FY2017. That’s a lot of digits!...
View ArticleFDA Approves 3D Printed Titanium Craniofacial Implants
By Michael Molitch-Hou It’s exciting to see that the progress that medical 3D printing has been making in recent years, reflecting predictions made by Gartner regarding the future path of the...
View ArticleThermaltake Adds 3D Printing to PC Modding Toolbox
By Michael Molitch-Hou Numerous startups and projects have launched to connect the worlds of gaming and 3D printing. Most of these are focused on making game assets 3D printable to add a physical...
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