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GE challenges makers to design jet engine parts, 3D print complex components 

Jun.11, 2013 -  GE today announced that it is launching two global additive manufacturing quests: a 3D Printing Design Quest for technologies used in healthcare and a 3D Printing Production Quest for an aircraft engine bracket. More 

Michigan Tech Launches 3D Printers for Peace Contest 

May.10, 2013 -  Michigan Technological University is inviting anyone who thinks they might know the answer to enter the first 3D Printers for Peace Contest. More 

Exploring digital fabrication at DesignX @ ICFF 2013 New York 

May.3, 2013 -  This month North America's premier showcase for contemporary design, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) will add 3D printing and digital fabrication. More 

Solidscape Announces Winners of 2013 BASELWORLD Design Competition

May.1, 2013 -  Solidscape, Inc., the provider of high precision 3D wax printers for the jewelry industry, announced the winners of the 2013 BASELWORLD Design Competition.  More 

Open 3D printing furniture design competition - Hack a Tom Dixon product

Apr.21, 2013 -  Partnered with Stratasys, Dassault Systèmes and Sculpteo, Designer Tom Dixon has launched the first open design competition based on a modular concept at MOST in Milan during Design Week. More 

iMakr to sell CubeX Trio 3D printers, flagship store to open in two weeks

Apr.17, 2013 -   iMakr, billed as the world's largest 3D printing store will launch its grand opening in two weeks. iMakr aims at becoming the Flag Ship for the Maker Community in the UK. More

Midwest RepRap Festival video: What the RepRap project is all about 

Jan.9, 2013 -  To get more information on the opensource 3D printing movement, Gavilan Steinman traveled to Elkhart Indiana and interviewed core developers and users of the technology. More 

MakerBot announces Thingiverse Hack-A-Thon

Mar.26, 2013 -   To be able to bring in some developers that can create cool new apps, MakerBot is holding a Hack-A-Thon April 6 and 7th at its Brooklyn, N.Y., headquarters. More

World's Largest 3D Printing Store to open in London in April 

Mar.26, 2013 -  iMakr announced that it will open world's largest 3D Printing store in central London in April 2013. More 

LulzBot is giving away 8 3D printers to hackerspaces

Mar.23, 2013 -   Aleph Objects, Inc., makers of the LulzBot desktop 3D printer is giving away eight of their AO-100 printers to eight lucky hackerspaces around the world. More

Videos: Tumblr, Vimeo and Makerbot founders' Brilliant Brunch at SXSW 2013 

Mar.13, 2013 -  Jake Lodwick (Vimeo, Founder), Bre Pettis (Makerbot, Founder) sat down for brunch with Baratunde Thurston (The Onion) and David Karp (Tumblr) to talk innovation. More 

Winners announced for Makerbot Customizer Challenge

Mar.11, 2013 -   MakerBot's website, Thingiverse.com, announcd the winners of its Customizer Challenge. More

DIYRockets partners with Sunglass to launch 3D-printed rocket engine design competition

Mar.9, 2013 -  Open source commercial space company DIYROCKETS and 3D-modeling software company Sunglass have announced the world's first open source competition to create 3D printed rocket engines, through collaborative design. More 

Fun and interesting DIY 3D chocolate face adventure at FabCafe 

Feb.17, 2013 -  The concept behind the FabCafe 3D printed chocolates is not only for amusement, but also offer a unique experience for participants.  More 

What personal transportation will look like in 2040

Feb.16, 2013 -   MakerBot Industries partnered with GrabCAD to run a 3D Printer Challenge asking auto enthusiasts to design vehicles for the future. More

TCT Bright Minds UK programme to introduce 3D printing to 300 school students 

Feb.15, 2013 -  Up to 300 schoolchildren will have a their chance to get their hands on CAD and 3D Printing technologies at this year's TCT Show. More 

Join "Made In 3D" contest to win an iPad and a 3D print of your model

Feb.11, 2013 -   Dassault Systèmes and Sculpteo are teaming up to offer you a chance to win an iPad and a 3D Print of your Model. More

Valentine's 3D printing kissing booth

Feb.11, 2013 -   This Valentine's season, Hot Pop Factory is teaming up with Untitled & Co and Draft Print 3D to host the 3D Printing Kissing Booth. More

Enter Winter Fun with Kinect contest to win $1000 cash 

Feb.6, 2013 -  Artec, manufacturer of handheld professional 3D scanner, announces "Winter Fun with Kinect contest" inviting the Kinect owners around the world to create their own 3d models with their Artec Studio software. More 

Creature of Creation Opening Day: total 3D printing experience 

Feb.5, 2013 -  Creature of Creation Opening Day was a one-day show opened to 3D printing fans to experience 3D printing and its "customized life" concept.  More 

RapidPro 2013 Veldhoven Netherlands: 3D printing trade fair and conference

Feb.4, 2013 -   On Feb.26 and 27 the 3rd edition of Trade fair and conference RapidPro will take place at NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven from 9.00am-5.00pm in the Netherlands. More

Nokia 3D Printing Challenge – Share Your Design Idea For Lumia 820 Phone Case!

Jan.21, 2013 -   IdeasProject started a new challenge: 3D Printing - Share a cool design for a Nokia Lumia 820 mobile phone case. More

Join UP! Contest to win a 3D printer of your very own

Jan.8, 2013 -   Post an Instructable between January 7th and April 1st that shows off your skills as a maker for your chance win one of 10 UP! 3D Printers. More

3D printers to watch at CES 2013 

Jan.2, 2013 -  At CES 2013, at least eight companies are expected to showcase their 3D printers or 3D printing related product and services. More 

3DEA offering personalized 3D sex toy: Last day Dec.10

Dec.8, 2012 -   Companies are not only printing out prototypes sent by sex toy designers with desktop 3D printer, but also offering services to help you generate customized 3D sex toy. More

Join MendelMax photo contest to win store credit, grab-bag of parts

Dec.4, 2012 -   If you are a MendelMax 3D printer owner, you can now join the photo contest organized by Maker's Tool Works, Oklahoma City-based fabrication supply company. More

3ders.org at Euromold (6): EOS, Renishaw, voxeljet and ExOne 

Dec.2, 2012 -  EuroMold gives vendors a great chance showing off their latest technology and example prints. Today we focus on EOS, Renishaw, voxeljet and ExOne.More 

UK's £7 million competition aims to clean up additive manufacturing's dirty secrets

Dec.2, 2012 -   This competition aims to overcome some of these barriers – including the so-called dirty secrets' of additive manufacturing. More

3ders.org at Euromold (5): DIY 3D printers 

Dec.1, 2012 -  EuroMold 2012 exhibits the latest lnnovations in 3D printing and has high participation counts from professional exhibitors. But personal 3D printing has also come to EuroMold.  More 

3ders.org at EuroMold (3) - Cube shop and cafe 

Nov.28, 2012 -  When you walk into the Hall 11 at EuroMold, the first thing you would notice is the Cube shop and cafe. More 

Inhaler for Children with Asthma wins 3D Printing Event Challenge 2012

Oct.26, 2012 -   "Suppose you had a 3D printer at home. Design the first consumer product you would like to 3D print and use." This is the design brief of 3D Printing Event Challenge 2nd edition. More

3D Printshow in London, October 19th 2012 video

Oct.22, 2012 -   Watch below an interesting video report by futurist Christopher Barnatt from the 3D Printshow in London, October 19th 2012. More

UW WOOF wins the 3D4D Challenge 2012 

Oct.21, 2012 -  The UW WOOF (Washington Open Object Fabricators) team has won the 3D4D Challenge 2012. The announcement was revealed on Oct.19 during the VIP event at the 3D Printshow in London.More 

3D Print Show 2012 and 3D Printing Event 2012 are around

Oct.16, 2012 -   The 3D printshow takes place in London in the coming weekend and 3D Printing Event in Eindhoven next Tuesday. Both will present interactive experiences, seminars, and workshops for anyone initerested in 3D printing. More

Win a 2012 Ford Fiesta and your own 3D printed Fiesta model 

Oct.13, 2012 -  Ford Europe has partnered with PeerIndex, the London-based company who measures interactions across the web for better understanding your impact in social media, to launch a new campaign as part of a wide social push for Ford motors. More 

International Wohlers Conference in November will focus on metal 3D printing

Oct.8, 2012 -   The 14th Annual International Wohlers Conference will be held on Thursday Nov. 29 at EuroMold 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany. More

Design a case for iPhone 5 with Tinkercad 

Oct.4, 2012 -  How to design an iPhone case in Tinkercad for 3D printing? The team at TinkerCad has made a handy tutorial video for you. More 

Recap of Maker Faire NYC 2012 

by Andre Tiemann | Oct.4, 2012 -  My Maker Faire NYC story begins with me stepping onto an overnight Greyhound bus from Toronto. More 

Richrap's "Maker Test" at TCT Liveshow 2012 

Sep.28, 2012 -  Richrap visited the TCT Liveshow at the NEC and made an interesting "Maker Test" report.More 

NAMII opens doors and what it means for Youngstown 

Sep.27, 2012 -  The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) in Youngstown, Ohio, will open its doors today. NCDMM is hosting an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $70 million National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) facility.. More 

Over 75 Entries for 3D printing at Maker Faire New York 2012

Sep.27, 2012 -   This weekend, on Saturday, Sept. 29, and Sunday, Sept. 30, attendees at World Maker Faire, at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) in Queens, N.Y. will get a chance to feel the 3D printing enthusiasm. More

The launch Of GE Garages Making Things Competition, $20k award 

Sep.8, 2012 -  GE is partnering with STORY, a Chelsea based 2,000 sq ft retail space which operates with the "point of view of a magazine, changes like a gallery, and sells things like a store", for its upcoming October issue: MAKING THINGS.More 

Fab 8 and new fab lab at Massey bring digital fabrication to New Zealand 

Jul.17, 2012 -  Massey University opens up new Fabrication Laboratory (Fab Lab) providing students access to high tech tools. Meanwhile Massey University's College of Creative Arts and the Affect Research Centre, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Centre for Bits and Atoms, is hosting the seminar Fab 8 NZ in Wellington from August 22-28. More 

TCT Live 2012 AM & 3D Printing Conference Programme 

Jun.19, 2012 -  Rapid News Communications Group announced the conference programme of TCT Live 2012 AM & 3D Printing Conference. More 

Inprint 2013 launched focusing on industrial printing technologies

Jan.9, 2012 -   Inprint 2013, according to the organizers, will be the first worldwide event focusing on industrial printing technologies. More

3D printing/additive manufacturing conference in South Africa

May.21, 2012 -   The RAPDASA Conference organising committee is inviting interested parties to exhibit at the RAPDASA Conference which will be held at Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge - Sun City during 31 Oct - 2 November 2012. More

$40k Desktop Factory Competition 

May.20, 2012 -  Inventables, the Kauffman Foundation and Maker Faire announced the launch of The Desktop Factory Competition - each team is required to design an open source machine capable of making plastic resin pellets fit for use in a low cost 3D printer. More 

3D Print Show London October 2012

May.5, 2012 -   On October 19~21, 2012, the world's first trade and consumer 3D Print Show will be hosted in London. The event will show the latest innovations in 3D printing and all of its applications in the consumer, fashion, home, music, education, transportation, architecture and medical industries. More

Join Volkswagen "Polo Principle" campaign to design your own Polo

Apr.6, 2012 -   Here is a campaign from Volkswagen, devised by DDB Denmark and Society 46, The Polo Principle campaign. The campaign is launched to demonstrate the principle on which Volkswagen build the Polo - through the the best technology and innovations. More

Model chess set with Tinkercad to win a Makerbot Replicator

Mar.20, 2012 -   If you can model all six characters in Tinkercad: pawn, king, queen, knight, bishop and rook then you are ready for a contest organized by Makerbot and Tinkercad. More

Win a ShapeOko CNC kit for 3D printing and CNC routing

Mar.16, 2012 -   If you place a 3D Printing or CNC Routing order with Ponoko between today and March 31, 2012 you will get a chance to win a ShapeOko kit worth $175 (without electronics). More

3D Printing/AM China 2012 Conference

Mar.15, 2012 -   China International 3D printing technology and application conference will be held during Mar.30~31, 2012 in Shanghai. More

EMS announced 3D Tech Days 10 City Tour

Mar.13, 2012 -   EMS, Inc, one of the premier provider of 3D printers and 3D scanner, announced its 3D Technology Days for 2012 which will be held in 10 cities as follows. More

Enter Absurd iPhone Accessory Design Contest to win a Makerbot Replicator 

Feb.27, 2012 -  Engineer vs Designer announced an "Absurd iPhone Accessory Design Contest" - to design the most absurd 3D-printable iPhone accessory and the grand prize is $1,749 2012 Makerbot Replicator.  More 

Designers are invited to submit entries for 3D Printing Fashion Show at RAPID 2012 

Feb.23, 2012 -  The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is seeking entries to the inaugural 3D Printing Fashion Show to be held during the RAPID 2012 Conference and Exposition, May 22-25 in Atlanta. More 

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Two-day Synthetic Landscapes Workshop on designing and 3D printing at Objet Headquarters in Billerica

Feb.23, 2012 -   Objet Ltd., the 3D printers manufacturer announced that it will be hosting a 48 hour workshop for Architecture professors and students at this year's ACSA (Association of Collegiate Schools of America) 100th Annual Meeting, which will take place March 1-3, in Boston, MA. More

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Get 3D printer in the hands of kids

Feb.17, 2012 -   This year Lego World 2012 invited 3D printing specialist Objet Ltd to demonstrate how 3D technology is used in the design stage of LEGO products to create prototypes and how 3D printer prints prototype Lego Minifigures and Lego bricks.  More

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Enter "make it real challenge" now to win an Objet30 Desktop 3D printer 

Feb.15, 2012 -  Instructables users newton.95.dan just uploaded his first instructable - how to make an iPhone 4s Case using SolidWorks for 3D printer. More 

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RapidPro expects to go international next year

Feb.3, 2012 -   RapidPro 2012, the second edition of this exhibition was held on 25 and 26 January and attracted 53 exhibitors, more than 2200 visitors to Koningshof in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. More

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RapidPro 2012 expects 2000 visitors 

Jan.7, 2012 -  RapidPro, the annual event for the total Additive Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Tooling chain, takes place on 25 and 26 January 2012 in Veldhoven, The Netherlands. More 

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Cool Send to Print / Print to Send Event in London 

Jan.5, 2012 -  If you have a chance to be in London in January or February, it might be a good idea to visit the Aram Gallery, London for timely exhibition "Send to Print / Print to Send".  More 

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Reprap Build-Party in Cologne Germany in December 

RepRap.org is supporting a new build event which will be held in Cologne Germany in December. This reprap build workshop will build ten printers of the latest Prusa Iteration 2 variety. More 

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Euromold 2011 - a first peak(videos) 

Nov.30, 2011 -  3D Systems Corporation just launched its new ProJet 1000 personal 3D printer. To celebrate it, 3D Systems invites all attendees to its "Experience in 3D" display. More 

Join 2012 Google Model Your Town Competition to Win for Your Town      Nov.11, 2011

Google has just announced that the Google Model Your Town Competition is now opening. More 

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Sustainable Technology Design Competition for 3-D Printers is Open      Nov.8, 2011

A Sustainable Technology Design Competition for Open Source 3-D Printers is now open to everyone. It is sponsored by QAS(Queen’s Applied Sustainability group) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. More 

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Myth-Busting 3D Prototypes: Does High Resolution = High Accuracy?  Nov.5, 2011

Webinar: Listen as Bonnie Meyer, Senior Applications Engineer at Stratasys, discusses 3D printing and some of the myths about parts made using additive manufacturing systems.  More 

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Oct.28, 2011

First 3D Printing Event in Eindhoven NL  

3D printing will change the world. Along with more material variations (including metals) and falling prices, 3D printing will cover more and more areas. It will affect the manufacturing industry, affect the way products are created and distributed, create new business models, but also in social and economic area. 

Rapid 2012

May 22-25, 2012 

Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Georgia, US

The RAPID 2012 Conference is soliciting abstracts specific to the following session themes:

• 3D Imaging 
• Medical 3D Imaging
• Consumer Products
• Medical & Dental
• Transportation
• Printed Materials
• Creative / Innovative
• Casting
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Forensic Anthropology / Natural Science