Monica Aderholt

3D Printing Ears – Student Aims to Fix Congenital Deformity Via 3D Printers

When it comes to 3D printing in medicine, it’s one of those technologies which is only starting to break the surface. Only in the past year have we really begun…

XLBot Now Available: Features HUGE 3ft x 3ft x 1’8″ Build Volume and Priced at Only $3,999

Just last week, we reported on the 3DP Unlimited 3DP1000 3D Printer, which features a gigantic build platform, capable of printing objects as large as 1m x 1m x 0.5m…

MakerBot Replicator Z18 Begins Shipping Today

Back in January, at the Consumer Electronics Show, Makerbot wowed the crowds as they unveiled a series of three different 5th Generation 3D printers, the Replicator, the Replicator Mini, and…

15-year-old Plans to Launch 3D Printing Filament Recycling Program & Store via Kickstarter

One question arises quite often when talking to people who utilize FDM 3D printers on a daily basis. What do you do with your 3D printed scraps and junk? When…

Shapeways Greatly Reduces Their Lead Times for 3D Printed Metal Items

  Shapeways is the industry leader when it comes to purchasing 3D printed goods. They are known for their vast marketplace of items that you probably never knew even existed….

3D Printing Firm Mcor Technologies, Receives a €6.6 Million Investment from WHEB Partners for Unique Printing Process

Dunleer, Ireland based Mcor Technologies is known for their very innovative 3D printers which use a type of technology not commonly seen within the industry. Instead of using plastics, resins, or other…

Airwolf 3D Hires Mark Mathews as President: Former Toshiba America Business Solutions CEO

As competition heats up and dozens of new 3D printer manufacturing companies begin popping up, it takes strong, experienced leadership to compete. Airwolf 3D, a Southern California-based 3D printer manufacturer,…

Man Creates a 3D Printer for Under $75 – And you can too!

It was just last week that we saw the cheapest assembled 3D printer become available to consumers around the world. That was when New Matter’s MOD-t 3D printer launched their…

da Vinci 3D Printer Manufacturer, XYZPrinting, Set to Announce New Line of Affordable & Revolutionary 3D Printers

XYZPrinting, the company behind the popular and affordable line of da Vinci 3D printers, has an announcement to make next month. At the COMPUTEX 2014 conference, in Taiwan, which takes…

Sculptify’s 3D Printer, Including FLEX Pellet Printing Technology, Launches on Kickstarter Soon

Kickstarter has been a great way for 3D printer manufacturers to get off the ground. We have seen so many 3D printers launch crowdfunding campaigns in the past few months,…

MakerBot Teams With Sesame Street to Bring Licensed Content to Their Digital Store

The MakerBot Digtal Store has just been getting better and better as of late. Just last week they introduced a full, to-scale replica of a  Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, which is…

First 3D Printing and Rapid Prototyping Jobs Portal Launches, 3D-Printing-Jobs.com

There are those of us who love technology. We enjoy the excitement of learning about new ways our lives will be made fuller with the help of clever new ideas….

Researchers 3D Print Artificial Liver-like Device to Detoxify The Blood

We have been hearing a lot about 3D printed liver tissue, created from actual human cells. A company called Organovo has already produced sheets of biological liver tissue which can…

LulzBot TAZ 4 3D Printer is Here

Although Aleph Objects is a relatively small company within the 3D printing space, they have been known for their high quality, fast, FDM based LulzBot 3D printers. All three of…

PrintToPeer, Cloud 3D Printing Service Launches on IndieGogo & Announces Partnership with 3D Hubs

Just this morning we covered a new product called AstroPrint, which aims to allow people to wirelessly 3D print objects from their tablets, smartphones, PCs, and laptops. They run on…

‘Forecast 3D’ Purchases 3D Printing Assets from ‘GROWit’

We have been seeing several acquisitions and mergers between both small and large companies in the additive manufacturing sector, as of late. As any market begins to mature, consolidation takes…

Researchers 3D Print Smartphone Compatible Microscope Lenses for 1 Penny

Every day researchers are finding new ways to utilize the wonders of 3D printing to bring about substantial change within various medical fields. The majority of 3D printing applications in…

3D Printing Marketplace Shapeways Now Offers 14 Carat Gold Merchandise

Shapeways has quickly become the go to marketplace for 3D printed merchandise. They allow designers to upload designs, and have them printed using professional grade 3D printers and printing techniques. Designers…

NASA Charts Course Towards Manned Mission to Mars With the Help of 3D Printing

It’s been almost 45 years since America was captivated by Neil Armstrong’s first ever step on the Moon. In those 45 years we have made progress within the field of…

The Most Astonishing ‘Must Have’ 3D Printable Easter Memorabilia & Decor Available This Year

With Easter only a couple of days away, we have seen an enormous amount of 3D printable designs that relate to the holiday, become available online. There is no need…

3D Systems to Acquire Robtec to Expand Their Quickparts Service

The acquisitions continue to pile up for one of the world’s largest 3D printing companies, 3D Systems (DDD). Today they announced that they have agreed to acquire the largest Latin-American…

Gadget Hacking & Accessories Contest Launches; Win a 3D Printer and More

There is nothing I love more than a competition based on creativity. A few cool prizes thrown in the mix like a 3D printer, doesn’t ever hurt either. Last night…

Massive Japanese 3D Printing Alliance Looks for Manufacturing Success

America has been the clear leader in the technology sector, especially when it comes to emerging technology like 3D printing and scanning. Manufacturers in the U.S. are quickly adopting 3D…

TwoBears Unveils New Bio-degradable, Renewable Filament, bioFila®

In just the last month alone we have seen the competition really heat up for the materials market of 3D printing. It often seems that all the new 3D printers…