Markforged to integrate SmartSlice into Eiger after acquiring Teton Simulation
Metal and carbon fiber 3D printer manufacturer Markforged has announced the acquisition of engineering software developer Teton Simulation. Teto…
Peopoly launches new Phenom Forge 3D printer: technical specifications and pricing
Hong Kong-based 3D printer manufacturer Peopoly has launched a new production-grade system: the Phenom Forge. Powered by an all-new 6K LED light…
Gränges enters 3D printing sector with new AM S220 aluminum alloy
Sweden-based materials firm Gränges Powder Metallurgy has launched its very first additive manufacturing powder. Developed as part of the company’s DISPAL family of materials, AM S220 (AlSi35) is a hi…
3D Printed Titanium Bike Parts for Charge Bikes
Charge Bikes, a UK-based manufacturer of manpowered two wheelers, has joined forces with EADS Innovation Works, a branch of the global aerospace-slash-defence group, to create a super bike. We’re not …
3D Printing Enables Guide4Blind Experience in Soest, Germany
Soest is a beautiful city in central Germany where a couple of local organizations — Kreis Soest and Wirtschaft & Marketing Soest GmbH — are promoting a trendsetting project that they are using en…
NASA Funds 3D-Bio-Printer Development to Combat Universal Hunger
In a fantastic development, the application of additive manufacturing technologies that other 3D printing enthusiasts and myself have long been promoting, NASA has recently awarded a $125,000 grant to…
Too Short to be a Stormtrooper? 3D Printing Will Help
Hands up who hasn’t seen Star Wars’ Master Yoda’s head smiling beatifically from the bed of a 3D printer? Our favourite little Master Jedi’s features have become the 3D industry’s staple test subject,…
CGTrader’s Latest 3D Printing Challenge
3D file sharing site, CGTrader, has just launched a new 3D printing competition for 3D printable models — the aim being to (re)discover your inner child and design your favourite character — in 3D and…
Take A Peak Inside ‘Crash Space’ — The Above Ground, Underground Hackerspace Community in LA
The sound of heavy metal whirring amid conversations about the coolest things I can imagine will be a signal that something is happening. This group will not be like the ones that preceded it. These p…
Mataerial – 3D Printing Without Physical Limits?
My persistent outcry for new, truly innovative 3D printer hardware that would stand out from the crowd – both in terms of tech and aesthetics – seems to have been partially answered by an obviou…
W. Afate: Recycling 1st World Waste into New World Solutions
The cost of technological progress is that, with each exponential leap of Moore’s Law, obsolete machinery is cast away as garbage. And, because discarded electronics often contain harmful components …
MakerNet
Here I take a fully speculative view of the current business models shaped around 3D printing and what they may look like a few years down the line as the evolution of this technology continues apace.…
China to Open 10 3D Printing Innovation Centers
If I know anything about foreign affairs and international economics – and I don’t know much – I’d say that China’s entry into the world of 3D printing is a signal that this technology is …
Autodesk and Makerbot With Big Plans to Democratize 3D Design and 3D Printing
Back in March, Makerbot and Autodesk announced a partnership with the aim of bringing 3D design and 3D printing to “everyone”. The premise of this partnership is that the two companies will “jointly d…
UP! Plus2 – Automatically Calibrating Sub-$2,000 3D Printer
Unsurprisingly, there have been a lot of new hardware announcements in the 3D printer sector this year, with some trying to completely rewrite the rules and some offering more ‘traditional’ solutions.…
