Tuesday, June 30, 2015

iGo3D Goes Store-in-a-Store with Hornbach

3D print retail operations continue to experiment with different approaches: now a retail chain opens a...

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3D Printing PEEK for Profit

INDMATEC has developed a method of 3D printing PEEK plastic, and they could be the only one that can, at least as a...

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CreateItReal Supercharges Another 3D Printer: WEISTEK

CreateItReal has struck a deal with China-based WEISTEK to provide ultra-fast 3D printing power.

We’re...

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Monday, June 29, 2015

Forbes Proposes 3D Printing Is About To Change The World Forever

A thought provoking article on Forbes by Rick Smith discusses reasons why he believes 3D printing could trigger...

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Make a Huge 3D Printer for only $1300!

Students at the University of Washington have designed a very large format paste-based 3D printer that can be built for...

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Design of the Week: 3D Printed Bike

This week’s selection is a 3D printed bicycle kit by Stephan Schürmann / ColorFabb.

This startling 3D model...

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Sunday, June 28, 2015

MakerOS Simplifies Everything For 3D Print Professionals

There’s a growing number of people making their living from 3D printing, and now cloud service MakerOS by Manulith...

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Saturday, June 27, 2015

ARCAM Expands

Sweden-based 3D metal printer manufacturer ARCAM is expanding by hiring no less than ten new positions.

The...

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Friday, June 26, 2015

Easy Geodesic Domes Using 3D Printing

We always enjoy seeing a great application of 3D printing and found a good one today: 3D printed geodesic dome joints...

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3D Printed Furniture Venture Launched by Drawn

France-based Drawn has developed a line of 3D printed furniture using a robotic printing approach.

The...

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Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Takes Off with 3D Printed Parts from Windform Materials

FLYING-CAM began the close range aerial filming concept in the 1970s, leading the way with its Flying-Cam II.

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

MakerBot's Jaglom Speaks with Adafruit

MakerBot’s new CEO sat down with Adafruit’s LadyAda (a.k.a. Limor Fried), who asked some pointed questions about...

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3DPrinterOS Expands Ecosystem Into Facebook With SketchFab

Two cloud ventures have partnered to create a bigger cloud: 3DPrinterOS and SketchFab can now easily push 3DPrinterOS...

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3DSimo’s 3D Printing Pens

3DSimo is an unusual 3D printing pen in that it can use multiple materials. Now they’re about to launch an even...

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Four Hotly Contested 3D Printing Markets

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The industry of 3D printing is rapidly growing, and as you’d expect there are a number of different business angles...

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Autodesk Files Patent For Unusual 3D Printing Materials System

US Patent Application 20150093465 recently filed by Autodesk describes a very strange 3D printing approach.

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An Easy Way to Vapor-Smooth PLA 3D Prints?

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For years hobbyists have been smoothing their ABS plastic 3D prints with acetone vapor, but PLA has had no solution. A...

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An Introduction to SolveSpace

I was recently made aware of a free modelling tool called SolveSpace.

The aim of SolveSpace is to provide a free, light...

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by Marcus Rockcliffe via Fabbaloo

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Simplify3D Is 3.0!

The leading commercial 3D printing slicing software just got a lot better: Simplify3D has announced version 3.0.

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Rocinante, The Beautiful 3D Printed Horse

To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Don Quixote, Oyma3D has produced an amazing horse 3D print.

Called...

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Formlabs Toughens Up Their 3D Printing Resins

Desktop 3D printer manufacturer took a big step today by announcing a new “Tough” resin.

The company...

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Monday, June 22, 2015

Cloud-Based 3D Printed Part Stress Analysis Available

Is that part you just designed really going to survive the stress of the machine into which it will be installed? Now...

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Argillasys Launches New 3D Printed Ceramics Service

A new 3D print service has launched that specializes in ceramics: Argillasys.

The company is a spin off from...

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Design of the Week: Codename Colossus

This week’s selection is the fabulous Codename Colossus kinetic toy by Machination Studio.

This item appears to...

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Sunday, June 21, 2015

3D Systems Ports iSense to iPhone

3D Systems’ popular iSense handheld scanner solution has a new platform: iPhone 6.

Previously, the iSense was...

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