3d printing industry
2018 TCT Hall of Fame Inductees and 3D Printing Award Winners Announced
This year’s TCT Show, held in Birmingham as usual, ended earlier this week, and yielded many announcements about new 3D printing materials, software, and of course, 3D printers and their associated…
What Does BASF’s Investment in Materialise Mean for the 3D Printing Industry?
Earlier on today BASF invested $25 million into Materialise. We speculated that perhaps BASF wanted to conquer the eyewear market because the potential of this market is so vast. We…
Wohlers Report 2018 Details Overall 3D Printing Industry Growth, Major Gains in Metals
An industry like 3D printing generates a great deal of analysis, and there’s no shortage of market reports with plenty of details on how the industry and its various players…
SME Announces Schedule for 2018 RAPID + TCT Conference: Medical and Metal 3D Printing Get Top Billing
SME is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the manufacturing industry. One of the many ways SME works to fulfill its goal is by hosting manufacturing industry events, giving people in…
3D Printing News Briefs: December 1, 2017
Happy December! Rather than worrying about how much you have left to do in the few short weeks before the holidays, why not use that time in a more productive…
Five Global 3D Printing Pioneers Inducted at the Inaugural TCT Hall of Fame Awards
It was a busy week at the 22nd TCT Show in Birmingham, which just ended yesterday. Many innovative companies used the international trade fair event as an opportunity to showcase…
3D Printing News Briefs: August 15, 2017
For today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re putting our best fashion foot forward as we bring you stories of 3D printed wearables, clothing, and insoles, then move into some software…
3D Printing News Briefs: August 4, 2017
We’ve got a little bit of education, and all sorts of business news, to carry you into the weekend with this week’s second edition of 3D Printing News Briefs. As…
3D Printing News Briefs: August 1, 2017
We’ve got a lot of 3D printing business news to cover in the first August edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, and then we’ll move on to 3D printing materials…
How Sexy Does 3D Printing Need To Be?
A fast-growing industry is appealing, from a business sense, of course; investors, inventors, and customers alike all flock to get in on the Next Big Thing. With several 3D printing…
After the Honeymoon: The Hype Surrounding 3D Printing
Our honeymoon is officially over. After a few years of being feted by the world’s media and being one of the most talked about tech subjects globally, 3D printing deception…
Reality Check: Is “Additive Manufacturing” Still Niche Jargon?
The Materialise World Summit last week in Brussels was a remarkable event, filling two complete days with some of the brightest minds in additive manufacturing. The hyper-focused nature of the conference…
South Korean Ministry Plans to Invest Heavily in 3D Printing Industry Development This Year
South Korea is no stranger to 3D printing technology, from turning its cultural heritage into 3D printable files and developing biocompatible silk 3D printing material to using metal 3D printing to manufacture…
The Reports of 3D Printing’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” – Mark Twain Like most, I revel in the idea of an argument I can win, so when our editor-in-chief asked…
Three Dimensions Are Not Enough to Fabricate Products
Over the past two decades, the 3D printing industry made its way to become the best choice for fast prototype production also known as rapid prototyping. Nowadays, with powder bed technology for…
A New IBISWorld Report Says That 3D Printer Prices Will Continue to Drop in 2016
There is, without a doubt, more than one hurdle preventing larger numbers of consumers from bringing 3D printers into their homes. Desktop 3D printing technology is still quite new, and…
Acute Market Reports Point Toward Substantial Increase in 3D BioPrinting Market, with Focus on North America
As 3D printing has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry, discussion of the ever burgeoning, thriving economics surrounding it is one of interest and downright wonder. Considering the technology once played…
April 10-12: Inside 3D Printing New York Focuses on Business, Manufacturing, Medical & Metal
There’s so much to explore at every Inside 3D Printing Show—and this year, you can do so again in New York City, from April 10-12. Enjoying one of the largest…
Epson to Target Mass Volume Manufacturing Opportunities in 3D Printing Market–Within the Next 4-5 Years
Seiko Epson’s Global President, Minoru Usui, was in India recently, as the Japanese company celebrates 25 years of good business there. This is a man who is passionate about printers….
ZMorph Joins Elite Hardware Club, Precipitates Opening of Office & Showroom in San Francisco
ZMorph is a dynamic and undeniably unique 3D printing manufacturer, showing not only enormous potential themselves–but also allowing dedicated users to demonstrate theirs, and impressively so, with the bevy of…
Analysts Say You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet! 3D Printing Set to Boom Exponentially Over Next 5 Years
While many of us may consider the 3D printing market to be looking pretty good, according to analysts–there’s a real boom ahead. Over the next five years, analysts such as…
America Makes Grants Another $1.7 Million to University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering Faculty for 3D Printing R&D
All the many different levels of 3D printing technology can be an immersive, multi-faceted study–and researchers at University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering are about to experience it further…
3D Jobs: Are you Looking? CGTrader Connects Creativity with Commerce
A consistent theme in the ongoing conversation regarding the 3D printing industry and all it’s bringing to the world, aside from incredible innovation and global impact, is the need for…
Sigma Labs’ In-Process Technology to Overcome Barriers in Metal 3D Printing
The National Institute of Technology (NIST) recognizes the need for in-process sensing and control for the broader acceptance of metal 3D printing. Variation in part quality due to defects in…
