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GeckoTek, 3D printer Build Plate with a permanent coating, launches on Kickstarter

Jun.18, 2014 - Cincinnati, OH based startup GeckoTek has announced the launch of its Kickstarter Campaign for the GeckoTek 3D printer Build Plate. The design and functionality of desktop 3D printers have advanced tremendously. More

A-FOOTPRINT uses 3D printing to create most accurate custom foot supports

Jun.18, 2014 - An EU-funded project, A-FOOTPRINT has developed a way to quickly make customised corrective foot and ankle supports using 3D printers. 200 million Europeans suffer from disabling foot and ankle conditions. More

Airwolf 3D announces WOLFBEND TPU flexible 3D printing filament

Jun.18, 2014 - Most 3D-printed objects are made out of rigid plastic. But if you want to print some handle bar grips for a bicycle or a cell phone case, you need a more flexible material. More

German startup unveils attractive, high resolution Cobot 3D printer

Jun.18, 2014 - Three industrial design students have developed Cobot 3D printer, a compact FDM printer with large print space aimed at professionals like architects, product designers, artists and engineers. More

UK designer creates a 3D printed RC plane using 3Doodler

Jun.18, 2014 - It all started when Matthew Butchard got his 3Doodler. Butchard's initial plan was to build a plane with the 3Doodler, and build it well enough to mount a modern RC motor in it and see if it can take flight. More

Minibuilders, tiny robots 3D printing structures in any size

Jun.17, 2014 - Researchers from IAAC in Barcelona, have combined robotics with 3D printing and developed a group of three separate robots, all mobile and capable of constructing objects far larger than the robot itself. More

Groupe Gorgé launches Prodways Entrepreneurs to support & finance 3D printing businesses

Jun.17, 2014 - French engineering company Groupe Gorgé has launched Prodways Entrepreneurs, a support and financing solution designed for European companies in the 3D Printing area. More

3D Systems releases first details of high-speed 3D printing assembly line for Google's Project Ara

Jun.17, 2014 - 3D Systems released today some of the first details about their new high-speed, continuous fab-grade printer, which could set a new bar for mass-customization product manufacturing. More

3D Systems reveals strategies for the second half of 2014

Jun.17, 2014 - 3D Systems hosted an investor and analyst day last week and today they revealed more details of the projects they are working on for the second half of 2014. More

Researchers develop efficient approach to 3D print high-density metal parts

Jun.17, 2014 - LLNL researchers have developed a new and more efficient approach to determine the right parameters in selective laser melting to print 3-D high-density metal parts. More

3D Systems & Coca-Cola present EKOCYCLE Cube 3D printer that prints in recycled bottles

Jun.17, 2014 - 3D Systems has announced that they will team up with will.i.am and The Coca-Cola Company to launch the EKOCYCLE Cube, a consumer 3D printer that uses filament made in part from post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. More

Build your own Arduino controlled BuildersBot CNC/3D printer

Jun.16, 2014 - The Buildersbot is an Arduino controlled CNC Router and 3D printer. It features stainless steel frame and was designed for 3D printing big objects. More

Spidey, 3D printed open-source DIY parametric robot

Jun.16, 2014 - Spidey is an open-source robot that you can make yourself. It can be made with 3D printed structure parts and standard on-shelf electronics. The parts of Spidey were designed in OpenSCAD. More

Afinia 3D reduces the price of H-Series desktop 3D printer 19%

Jun.16, 2014 - Afinia 3D, a leading supplier of Desktop 3D Printers, announced today that they are reducing the price of their H-Series 3D Printer 19%, from $1,599 to $1,299USD. More

3D printed keyboard aims to ease finger soreness when learning to play guitar

Jun.16, 2014 - Don Bacon of Denver, Colorado has designed a soft-touch overlay called the Finger Friendly Guitar Company Keyboard (FFK) to help make learning to play the guitar painless. More

Andy Green's 1,000mph Bloodhound office revealed, featuring 3D printed titanium steering wheel

Jun.16, 2014 - Bloodhound SSC is the world's first 1000 mph (1,609 km/h) car and it will begin its land speed record campaign in South Africa in the summer of 2015. More

Cool teachers from Middle school making 3D-printed hand for 7-year-old boy

Jun.16, 2014 - 3D printing technology is improving people's lives. The latest success is the 3D printed hand that two middle school teachers are making for a 7-year-old boy as the gift of a lifetime. More

Airbus 3D Printing technology transformation underway

Jun.15, 2014 - 3D printers could transform the manufacturing of airplane parts, because it's potentially cheaper, and can result in components that are more than 50% lighter than with traditional manufacturing methods. More

For space ceramics or Swamp Thing replicas: applications abound with Kai Parthy's 3D printing materials

Jun.15, 2014 - Inventor Kai Parthy is the mind behind the materials Laywoo-3D, Bendlay, and Laybrick. Today, we checked in with Kai on the progress of his new materials. More

Local Motors' 3D printed car takes first test drive

Jun.15, 2014 - Local Motors announced the completed main structure of the 3D printed car prototype was bonded and bolted together. Yesterday Local Motors took the 3D printed car test mule drive for the first time! More

The FBI Is getting a Stratasys Objet24 3D printer for inspecting bombs

Jun.14, 2014 - The FBI Is getting its own 3D printer for inspecting bombs, nextgov reports on Saturday. The Stratasys Objet24 creates true-to-life models and can print in layers thinner than a human hair. More

Rendor App aims to turn smartphones into 3D scanners

Jun.14, 2014 - Rendor is a free-to-use application that lets you scan and create usable 3D models of objects using just your phone. Users will be able to download and print to place beneath the object. More

17-year-old student developing a sub $1k 3d metal printer

Jun.14, 2014 - 3D printing in plastic materials is becoming quite accessible to home and hobby users. If you're a hobbyist on a typical budget wanting to 3D print in metal, however, the price is not cheap. More

New Leapfrog Creatr HS 3D printer, bigger & 5 times faster

Jun.14, 2014 - Dutch 3D printer manufacturer Leapfrog announced Friday their new Creatr HS 3D printer, which prints up to 5 times faster than the regular Creatr, according to the company. More

Ultimaker lets you 3D print your favorite mascot for World Cup Brazil

Jun.13, 2014 - To support the 2014 Fifa World Cup, Ultimaker is letting soccer fans around the world show their support for their favorite team by creating 16 unique country related Mascots. More

3D printing a moving and tracking Portal Turret

Jun.13, 2014 - Not only does this Portal turret move, has light and sound, it can also track its victims with a camera. Turrets are one of the main testing obstacles in the Portal games. More

MXD3D acquires three marketplaces for building, sharing and printing 3D models

Jun.13, 2014 - Jordanian startup Mixed Dimensions (MXD3D) announced today the acquisition of three specialized 3D Printing marketplaces from uFathom Inc., a Calgary, Canada based company. More

'We did it!' 29 year-old 'Iron Man' paraplegic kicks off World Cup

Jun.13, 2014 - Thanks to mind-controlled technology and 3D printing, 29-year-old Juliano Pinto, has made the first kick of the World Cup using a mind-controlled robotic exoskeleton. More

3D printer headed for Space Station is ready for launch in August 2014

Jun.12, 2014 - Made In Space's 3D printer, specially designed for use on the ISS, has passed final NASA certifications and testing and is ready to launch to the International Space Station in August 2014. More

3D Systems breaks speed barrier, showing 3D printing is faster than injection molding

Jun.12, 2014 - 3D Systems announced this week that its fab-grade 3D printers effectively matched and exceeded the productivity of traditional injection molding in the direct manufacture of functional parts. More

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