3d printed prototypes

Way back when, I worked at NYU’s College of Dentistry, where one of my many duties was filming oral surgeries. It was a bloody business. And while I used to…

Let’s face it, modern air travel is a drag. Sure it’s nice to fly up in the clouds, but the recycled air, crying babies, subpar food and unfriendly TSA agents are…

These days it’s easy enough to unpack that new 3D printer and set off to work with your starter pack of filament, design files ready to go and models on…

As drones are becoming more common, they’re being built for a variety of purposes; delivery and relief and military operations are just a couple. Then there’s the leisure drone. The name makes it…

If you enjoy 3D printing, chances are you’ve also gained quite an appreciation for the science—and wide range of choices—of materials that now accompany this technology. Most likely you began…

If you are looking for strong materials that will be resistant to wear over the long term, a specialized filament from igus may be exactly what you should explore—and today…

In the future, I would prefer to continue to receive all major news surrounded by otters. This new revelation was brought to me this past week at OtterBox‘s Fort Collins,…

“We’re at the beginning of something that’s going to shake up the world.” With these words from Stratasys‘ Chief Business Officer, Joshua Claman, the odyssey finally began. Called with other…

We’ve heard from numerous companies who rave about German RepRap. The company’s industrial 3D printers have been used for prototyping everything from computer mice to breast prostheses to helicopter windshield wipers, and…

While we all hopefully agree that it’s important to work to offer whatever type of support possible to anyone going through an emotional or physical challenge, most have a true…

Angelo Donghia may have died in 1985 but the vision for his furniture studio lives on, undeniably, as their team today continues to create austere and classic pieces delivering us…

Siemens AG  is a multinational corporation that holds the distinction of being Europe’s largest engineering company. Headquartered in Berlin and Munich, Germany, the company focuses on Healthcare, Industry, Energy, and Infrastructure &…

Look around your room when it’s dark. I’m willing to bet there’s more than one tiny, blinking light glowing in the darkness. From your computer, your phone, your TV –…

J-CAD Inc. has the right idea when it comes to keeping the positive momentum charging ahead in business–and especially within the 3D printing industry, which is constantly reinventing itself as…

The ZMorph is a whirlwind of a multi-tasking 3D printer. It offers an irresistible range of potential for projects–so much so that it’s amazing anyone is able to step away…

When it comes to getting a product to market, the cost of tooling for injection molded plastic parts can be a real setback. 3D printing has been especially useful to…

Do it yourself projects and ideas for the home years ago were often relegated to handymen and construction types who took care of business out of sight in grimy garage workshops,…

There are some weeks that this review covers mainly hardware, software, and business news. And then there’s weeks in 3D printing news where printed and printable items dominate. This week’s…

I was one of those kids who, when Marchon came out with the Yo-Yo Ball in 1992, was pretty excited for the “auto-return technology” for these round toys that could…

Seatricity says they’ll spend a week in July tank-testing a 3D printed model of the Oceanus 2 device in Ireland and the generators will have an estimated life cycle of…

Xometry, founded in 2014, realizes that as 3D printing becomes more ubiquitous, it also needs to become more accessible to clients who must order 3D printed parts and materials in a…

Skateboards have long been the transportation choice of many a car-less teenager, but now that an entire generation of skaters have grown into adulthood many of them have brought their…

While the basic drugstore razor certainly comes in many colors and widths, and with all sorts of different little marketing assurances, in the end it is a sharp metal tool that…

For those couples seeking to spice up their personal lives with a bit of power play, leaving the woman in charge of the action (as it were), some inventive makers…