Heidi Milkert
ShareBot XXL Unveiled – Features Enormous 80cm Build Length, 36,000cc Build Volume
The build volume of a 3D printer still seems to be one of the main specifications buyers look at when purchasing an FFF machine. Even ahead of resolution, speed and layer height,…
FormLabs Releases PreForm Version 1.6
While FDM 3D printers seem to be commonplace, at least in 3D printing circles, it’s only recently that we have seen stereolithography(SLA) based printers really begin to take off. SLA machines…
3D Systems is Working With Marine Corps on a WarGame Involving 3D Printing & Scanning
It has almost been unbelievable how many separate applications the various branches of the United States Military are both researching, and utilizing 3D printing technology for. Clearly the technology is the…
Stratasys Object500 Connex3 3D Printer Creates Stunning ‘Stained Glass’ Piece
Probably one of the most advanced 3D printers on the market today is the Stratasys Object500 Connex3. Its ability to print objects in multiple colors, as well as materials with…
Buttercup The Duck Gets Brand New 3D Printed Swim Foot
I just love it when I see useful cases of 3D printing making a life more pleasant and enjoyable. Whether that life is of a human being, a dog, or…
3D Printing Saves Time in Creating 50-Inch Long Museum Quality Dryosaurus Replica
Museums have been finding that through 3D printing, they can achieve several key tasks. For one, they can allow for the reproduction of rare and expensive pieces, and then permit…
Barilla Launches 3D Printed Pasta Contest to Find Their Next Product
When you eat your favorite pasta, you likely don’t think about how those little macaronis, penne rigates or rigatonis were created. It’s actually a somewhat complicated process, especially when a…
Fleks3D Build Plates Launch on Kickstarter – ‘The Best 3D Print Build Plate System Ever’
One of the most frustrating aspects of 3D printing can come at the very beginning, or the end of the printing process, when it’s either time to remove the object…
Netflix Announces Release Date for 3D Printing Documentary ‘Print The Legend’
If you are at all like me, then you pretty much gobble up any media related to 3D printing. For the most part, this means mainly articles, and a few…
GE Uses Breakthrough New Electron Gun For 3D Printing – 10X’s More Powerful Than Laser Sintering
Probably one of the leaders in terms of manufacturing end-use components via 3D printing would be General Electric. They seem to be a step or two ahead, of both their…
Think ‘Gummy Bears’ are Good? Try ‘Gummy Humans’ Thanks to 3D Printing
Back in 1922, a German candy maker named Hans Riegel invented what has come to be known as one of the more popular candies among both children and adults… gummy…
Candy: The First Confectionery-Focused Food 3D Printer, To Launch on Kickstarter Next Week
It’s pretty hard to find a person who doesn’t love cake and other types of confectionery. Whether it’s chocolate, carrot, red velvet, or a plain angel food cake, there is something…
Become a Burlesque Dancer, Teacher, Fireman & More – PetitMe Will 3D Print You As Such
There are so many different applications for 3D printing, but one such application which seems to have become a trend over the last year or so, has been the process…
3D Systems Expands Their 3D Printer Filament Manufacturing Capabilities in Barberton Ohio
This has been a very busy week for 3D Systems. After announcing the signing of a lease for a 200,000 square foot building in South Carolina, and two new acquisitions…
Shapeways Announces New Full Color 3D Printable Plastic Material
Shapeways is by far the leader when it comes to on-demand 3D printing services. They lead in both, total business, as well as the variety of products and printing materials…
ExOne Teams With METOS to Expand its Presence Within Eastern Europe
Competition is really heating up within the manufacturing sector for 3D printing. With 3D Systems and Stratasys leading the way as suppliers, massive investments are underway and planned by a…
3D Print a Watermelon Tap to Create Your Own Watermelon Keg for That Labor Day BBQ
With the summer coming to an end and Labor Day soon to be upon us, there are sure to be many end-of-summer barbeques and parties. With only a few weekends…
New Printer, The 3D Gence Unveiled By Polish Company, Features Several New Patented Technologies
The 3D printing market seems to be becoming truly global. If we were to go back just one year or so ago, almost all the manufacturers of desktop 3D printers were…
Materialise Releases 3-matic STL Version 9.0
When it comes to professional use additive manufacturing software, the Belgium based company, Materialise certainly has been taking things up a notch. As the uses of 3D printing within a…
Yobi3D Launches – The Google of 3D Printable Models?
The 3D printing space is developing so fast, that even the writers at 3DPrint.com can be caught off guard. The future of where this technology is heading can often be…
3 Amazing Time-Lapse 3D Printing Videos Win colorFabb’s Summer Contest
Artists have slowly been adopting 3D printing as a way to fabricate the ideas which may have otherwise been imprisoned within their minds. Through the use of CAD software, an…
Researchers 3D Print Foldable Computer Memory on a Standard Sheet of Paper
We have seen so many new applications and processes within the 3D printing space, over the last several months alone. Over the next several years, I believe that we will…
Stratasys Vs Afinia Patent Case Drama: Stratasys drops one of its 3D printer patent violation allegations
With the rapid growth of 3D printing, attributed mainly to the sheer number of companies manufacturing printers, and the DIY kits which are available at affordable prices, there has been only one…
3D Systems Teams With United Nude to 3D Print ‘Float’ Shoes On Their Cube 3 3D Printers
Any industry in which customization can be utilized to better cater consumers is an industry which 3D printing may be able to influence. For example, within the shoe industry, every…
