SLM Solutions, Viaccess-Orca and ShipParts.com enable secure cloud-to-print AM
3D printer manufacturer SLM Solutions has partnered with OTT and TV platform specialist Viaccess-Orca and ShipParts.com, a provider of digital service…
Q5D raises $2.5M towards R&D of robotic 5-axis wiring and electronics 3D printing technology
UK-based robotics firm Q5D Technology has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to finance the development of a new multifunctional wiring and electron…
MIT develops new plant-based 3D printing material that’s “tough as bone and hard as aluminum”
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have come up with a novel plant-derived 3D printable composite that could pave the way for the sustainable production practices of the fu…
Introducing the Portabee 3D Printer
The Portabee 3D Printer launched earlier this week. This low cost 3D printer comes as a kit retailing at 499USD & delivers a compact size portable 3D printer — reportedly “the first conveniently p…
Autodesk’s Carl Bass on Technology for Global Problem Solving
Carl Bass, CEO of Autodesk, discusses 3D software development and how it is being used to create almost anything. The next area Autodesk is looking into is biology and providing biologists with tools …
3D Printed Medical Solution from 3D Systems
3D Systems has developed a new generation of custom-made hand brace device, which is set to launch before the end of the year. The announcement of this medical application of 3D printing follows the c…
Not Happy with Jewellery Off-the-Shelf? Simple, DIY.
Last week 3D Printing Industry provided some insight into the 3D printing effect on the jewellery sector and the many ways that the technology is contributing to the development and/or production of e…
Israel Opens Its First Open-Source 3D Printing Lab
Israel has joined the ranks of countries looking to utilise 3D printing as a core part of its competitive strategy for the future – with Reut Institute’s 3D XLN (Cross-Labs Network) worksp…
Workshop: Designing for 3D Print
3D printing is rapidly changing the way the that designers and makers think about design. James McBennett , co-founder and CEO of Fabsie is hosting a workshop in London this week for anyone interested…
Protohouse
Protohouse is a research project from Softskill Design focusing on structural optimisation and 3D printing for architectural applications. The potential of the selective laser sintering (SLS) process …
Celebrate Movember (and every other month) with 3D Printed Facial Hair
If you’re not familiar with it already, Movember is a global charity event that raises money and awareness of men’s health issues. Participants start clean-shaven on November 1st, and gather pledges t…
Dilbert: Has He Found the Killer App for 3D Printing?
The first mainstream cartoon strip featuring 3D printing has emerged and Dilbert might just have identified the killer app? Okay, probably not. But it is funny and it does work. However, beyond the ob…
Tinkering With Technology – 3D Printing Initiative For Primary Schools
3DPI has reported on numerous stories featuring the educational sector, and this trend is encouraging. The latest news with a focus on education comes out of Loughborough University in the UK. The uni…
UK Study On 3D Printing — A Call for an Official Policy Framework
As 3D printing continues to gather momentum, it appears that even the big wheels might be starting to turn in the UK – at least if the country’s leaders take on board Andrew Sissons’…
Hobbyist Weekend – With Prusa Mendel 3D Printer
This weekend we wanted to focus on the many hobbyists that wish to build their own 3D printer. We selected a video made by a US based hobbyist who constructed the Prusa Mendel machine from start to fi…
