Creating Custom 3D Printed Lego Parts With Injection Molding Look
Eight years ago I started my journey in 3D printing with the first custom Lego part made by a 3D printer. The starting point of... read more »
3D Printing News
Bringing you the latest 3D printing news from industry, academia and government projects all around the world. From press releases to research papers - come join us, and learn about the hottest trends in additive manufacturing.
Medical Breakthrough With 3D Printed Biodegradable Stents
Scientists at Northwestern University, Illinois just can't stop making medical breakthroughs with 3d printing methods. Last month we told you about their promising hyperelastic... read more »
The WASP Maker Economy Starter Kit
Italian company WASP - known for their DeltaWasp 3D printer range (like the massive 3MT) and for their experimental 3D printing projects of... read more »
BuildTak Launches New FlexPlate System For Easy Removal of 3D Prints
Anyone who has printed with speciality 3D printer filament knows it can be difficult to get the first layer to stick well. When... read more »
Digitally-Crafted Furniture by Standard Products
Standard Products launched a Kickstarter to develop an online platform for digitally-crafted furniture. It was founded by designers Jesse Kirschner and Jesse Howard... read more »
New Global Standards for AM Introduced
In a progressive move for additive manufacturing, a new framework for industry standards has been announced. Two international standard-setting bodies, ISO and ASTA,... read more »
Medical Breakthrough With 3D Printed ‘Hyperelastic’ Bone
The possible healthcare advantages of 3D printing technology are well-known. You've probably read at least one story about how additive manufacturing technology is... read more »
3D Printing Start-Up Carbon Lands Major Investment
A major development occurred recently in the world of 3D printing, as Carbon, a San Fransisco based start-up, raised a further $81 million... read more »
Thermwood Launches a New LSAM 3D Printer
Thermwood is a well-known Indiana-based company that sells high-performance CNC routers. In the last couple of days, the company announced the release of... read more »
Could 3D Printing Be Used To Build The Next Generation of Aircraft Wings?
Two manufacturing giants, Airbus and Renishaw, have partnered on a new project to help build the next generation of aircraft wings with additive... read more »
Contour Crafting Expected To Be Used To Build Homes By 2018
Contour Crafting made headlines in 2014 when the pioneer of the 3D printing method, Dr. Behrokh Khoshnevis of USC, was crowned the winner... read more »
3D Fingerprint Technology: A New Tool In The Arsenal of Law Enforcement
Think you've heard it all when it comes to the uses of 3D printing? Think again. Another week has passed and yet another... read more »
Meet Olli: The Self-Driving, 3D Printed Minibus
Beep beep. The unmistakable sound of your Uber driver's car horn could soon be replaced by that of a self-driving, 3D printed minibus... read more »
The CowTech Cyclop – Very Affordable $99 Open Source 3D Scanner
This guest post is written by Jason Smith, founder of CowTech. When I first came across the BQ Ciclop I was thrilled.... read more »
Prototyping a LIDAR Wind Speed Measuring System
When Sibelloptics co-founder Steve Vetorino and his team required a robust, lightweight enclosure for a key feature of their Windimager LIDAR wind measurement... read more »
GE Aviation gets FAA Certification for First 3D Printed Jet Engine Part
A few weeks ago General Electric announced that the FAA (U.S. Federal Aviation Administration) cleared their first 3D printed part to fly. The... read more »
Festo 3D Prints Robotic Ants and Butterflies
Festo is an industry leader in advanced robotics and they have presented two of their projects: BionicANTs and eMotionButterfiles only made possible by... read more »
Carbon3D Reaches Incredible 3D Printing Speeds with CLIP!
Carbon, a company unknown until now, just released a groundbreaking 3D printing technology which is 25 to 100 times faster than currently available... read more »
3D Print Enormous Objects With The Z-Unlimited Rails System
You want to print something REALLY tall? Now you can! Dutch inventor, artist and engineer Joris van Tubergen has developed an extension rail system... read more »
Visually Impaired Can Feel Art With 3D Printed Paintings
Visually impaired and blind people will probably not have the best moments of their lives in museums. It's hard for them to experience art, especially because... read more »