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Ultimaker announces new CEO

Mar.29, 2014 - Dutch 3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker announces today the appointment of co-founder Siert Wijnia as the new CEO of Ultimaker B.V effective March 28, 2014. More

Chinese manufacturer to open U.S. 3D printer Factory in Dothan

Mar.28, 2014 - On Friday's U.S.-China Manufacturing Symposium Nanjing Zijin-Lead Electronics, one of China's leading 3D printer manufacturers announced it has decided to open a new facility in Dothan. More

Personalize your 3D printed bow ties with water transfer printing (video)

Mar.28, 2014 - Using the RoBo 3D R1 Personal 3D Printer, the RoBo team created clip on bow ties. Using hydrographic process, they painted them in a wood grain and a carbon fiber. More

First 3D printing cafe in Barcelona (video)

Mar.28, 2014 - The first FabCafé in Barcelona opened on Thursday, allowing customers to print out their design on a 3D printer, while enjoying a coffee. More

Print like an Egyptian - UWE Bristol develops innovative 3D ceramic printing

Mar.28, 2014 - Researchers at the University of West England (UWE) Bristol, UK have developed an enhanced 3D ceramic printing technique to produce tableware, such as beautiful teacups and intricate ornaments. More

Students develop renewable soy-based 3D printing filament FilaSoy

Mar.28, 2014 - A group of Purdue University students who created a soy-based, renewable and recyclable filament for 3D printing won the top prize in the annual Student Soybean Product Innovation Contest. More

Philips Hue goes high-end with $3,500 3D-printed smart lamp

Mar.28, 2014 - Philips on Friday announced three new products hue wireless lighting ecosystem, including 3D-printed art-like luminaires, dimmable white-only hue lux bulbs and a unique battery-free wireless light switch called the hue tap. More

Lixpen, the smallest 3D printing pen

Mar.28, 2014 - Called Lixpen, the 3D printing pen has the similar function as of 3D printers: it melts and cools colored plastic, letting you create rigid and freestanding structures. More

Sigma Labs announces patent filing of sensor invention for 3D metal printing

Mar.27, 2014 - Sigma Labs, Inc. (SGLB) announced that it has filed a patent application protecting a unique sensor invention that will significantly enhance the ability to improve the quality of additive manufacturing processes. More

NASA asks public to choose its next spacesuit

Mar.27, 2014 - NASA wants your help to pick the design of its Mars-bound space suits. The space agency has launched an online campaign, asking the public to select the "cover layer" for its prototype Z-2 spacesuit. More

Make your own bagpipes with 3D printer? This is how they sound

Mar.27, 2014 - A homemade instrument probably won't sound quite the same as something sold commercially. But it is pretty cool that you can make a set of working pipes at home using 3D printing and play with it. More

Researchers print live cells with multi-material 3D bioprinter

Mar.27, 2014 - Chinese company Unique Technology announced that it has successfully developed a 3D bio-printer that is capable of printing a variety of cells simultaneously. Tests revealed that the cell survival rate was up to 92%. More

Neri Oxman unveils "Gemini" acoustic chaise created with 3D printing

Mar.27, 2014 - Architect, designer and MIT Professor Neri Oxman today announced the debut of "Gemini", a two-part chaise longue designed using 3D printering technology. More

MD to use 3D printing for hybrid helicopter parts

Mar.27, 2014 - MD Helicopters is developing a new scout helicopter that could feature a hybrid-electric power system, lightweight composites built using 3D printing technology. More

3D Pioneer signs MoU with Mbot to develop 3D printer

Mar.27, 2014 - 3D Pioneer Systems has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Hangzhou, China based Magic Firm, manufacturer of Mbot 3D printers to co-develop company's new 3D printer and related accessory hardware. More

Netflix acquires award-winning 3D printing docu 'Print The Legend'

Mar.26, 2014 - Netflix announced today that it has acquired exclusive rights to "Print The Legend," a documentary about the nascent American 3D printing industry that premiered at SXSW this month. More

$1,000 Foodini 3D food printer hits Kickstarter, ships in Jan 2015

Mar.26, 2014 - Barcelona start-up Natural Machines has just launched its new invention: Foodini, a prototype 3D printer that can produce a range of foodstuffs on Kickstarter. More

3D-printed robot MARC to be showcased at UK engineering event

Mar.26, 2014 - Scientists at the University of Lincoln are testing a humanoid robot which has been created using 3D printing technology, hoping the project leads to a new generation of androids that humans feel more comfortable interacting with. More

World's first: Dutch patient has her skull replaced with 3D printed implant

Mar.26, 2014 - The rise of 3D printing has turned body parts into a custom order. A 22-year-old Dutch woman who suffered from a rare disease which thickens her skull bone had her whole skull replaced by a 3D printed implant. More

Igus introduces world's first tribo-plastic filament for 3D printers

Mar.26, 2014 - Igus, the tribo polymer specialist from Cologne, Germany introduced the world's first tribo-plastic (tribologically optimised special plastic) filament for 3D printers. More

FACTUM high speed sintering 3D printer makes a part in less than a second

Mar.26, 2014 - University of Sheffield spin-out FaraPack Polymers and researchers at the Universities of Loughborough have created a new 3D printer that is capable of making finger-sized parts at less than one second per part. More

OK International invests in PP3DP to co-develop 3D printers

Mar.25, 2014 - OK International announced it will co-develop a line of industrial 3D printers with Delta Micro Factory, subsidiary of Beijing-based 3D printing company TierTime Technology Co. Ltd. More

3D printing enables cost-effective investment casting

Mar.25, 2014 - Schmolz+Bickenbach turned to 3D printing to produce these complex parts. The modern 3D printers of the Augsburg-based provider voxeljet helps the company to produce investable patterns quickly, precisely and also cost-effectively. More

Sand Babel: Solar-powered 3D printed skyscraper made with desert sands

Mar.25, 2014 - Sand Babel is a solar-powered 3D printed skyscraper built from desert sand. It is a group of ecological structures designed as scientific research facilities and tourist attractions for the desert. More

New tech allows us to create 3D-printed mugshots from nothing but DNA

Mar.25, 2014 - Anthropologist Mark Shriver of Pennsylvania State University has created a computer program that may one day be able to create virtual and 3D printed mugshots using a DNA sample, for example, a hair at a crime scene. More

AST2 introduces Invent3D printer and student partnership

Mar.25, 2014 - Applied Systems & Technology Transfer LLC introduced its Invent3D printer at the America Makes' project management review meeting last week. More

HP walks back prior June 3D printer announcement

Mar.25, 2014 - Last week all 3D printing stocks took a hit, after Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Meg Whitman told shareholders that the company will outline plans to enter the commercial 3D-printing market in June. More

Open-source Mamba3D printer set to launch via Kickstarter

Mar.25, 2014 - Dutch startup MyMatics has been working on their prototype 3D printer Mamba3D since last year, hoping to set a new standard for quality, usability and affordability. More

U.S. President Obama viewed world's first 3D Print Canal House

Mar.24, 2014 - During his visit to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on Monday, U.S. President Barack Obama viewed a scale model and a 1:1 full size model (1.5 x 2.5m) of a 3D printed canal house. More

Arevo Labs introduces carbon fiber reinforced polymers to 3D print ultra-strong parts

Mar.24, 2014 - Arevo Labs announced today new carbon fiber and Carbon Nanotube (CNT) reinforced high performance materials for 3D printing, as well as patent pending 3D Printing technology and specialized software algorithms. More

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