3d printing startups

While many companies are keenly interested in the advances 3D printing is encouraging today—along with additive manufacturing processes making use of a variety of different metal powders to create strong,…

Boston-based startup Fortify is an exciting company offering a new Digital Composite Manufacturing (DCM) technology called Fluxprint. Fluxprint combines Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology with magnetics to produce composite parts with…

A common concern with 3D printing is how efficient it really is. The technology can produce parts locally saving on CO2 when compared to other technologies that have to be…

Running a startup is tough. Startups are responsible for some of the most innovative and influential ideas out there, but sadly, a much greater percentage of startups fail than succeed….

3D printing has become the new alternative to advance product development, regardless of the intended product, consumer, or market. According to a Forbes 2017 report, 57% of all 3D printing…

The additive manufacturing revolution has opened up an entirely new sector of business. As manufacturers look towards transitioning from traditional manufacturing to additive manufacturing in some or all of their…

There has never been a better time for designers to start a business with a 3D printer created product.  With 3D printers, designers can use lean concepts to focus on…

AXA, a $57 billion insurance company based in France, recently released a survey on the UK’s startup ecosystem and the vision of entrepreneurs. In its report, AXA revealed that many…

At the beginning of this year, Rising Media, the company behind the successful Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo series, as well as the RoboUniverse and Virtual Reality Summit trade shows, announced…

Startups of today, and especially within the 3D realm, are redefining the new small business. As they incubate, meditate, kickstart, and enter one round of funding after another—often with astounding…

Last week TriFusion Devices, an up and coming 3D printing company launched by three Texas A&M students, added another startup competition win to their rapidly growing pot of seed money….

Hewlett Packard Co. is generally considered to be the first of countless startups to emerge from the US’ tech epicenter, Silicon Valley. Founded in a small garage in 1939, with…

I didn’t plan to write a follow up article about America Makes. Their “pay to play” strategy creates a big barrier for startups, which I feel are critical to the…

Familiar with America Makes? It bills itself as “the national accelerator for additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing (3DP),” and “the nation’s leading and collaborative partner in AM and 3DP…

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that some of the biggest household names in the 3D printing industry began as one- or two-person ventures. Take 3D Hubs, for example. Anyone at…

I don’t remember when I decided that writing was something I wanted to do as a career. As a child, my eclectic career aspirations included waitress, trucker, Olympic softball player,…

Here at 3DPrint.com, we love to keep up with the latest buzz in the world of 3D technologies–and that, of course, includes the latest at some of the great trade…

When a major new technology arises, it grows from several directions. Take 3D printing, for example. As it begins to supplant traditional manufacturing methods, older manufacturing companies are integrating it…

Whether you’re a professional maker or just a casual 3D printing enthusiast, you’re almost certainly familiar with Shapeways, which has become the go-to online maker platform and marketplace for just about…

The world of startups can be a risky–and rewarding one. As we all know regarding the basics of business, if you don’t have enough capital, it’s a much scarier road…

If there’s one thing I’ve never had any skill for, it’s hiding excitement. In an age where enthusiasm is often met with a too-cool-for-school attitude, this can sometimes be troublesome,…

As the 3D printing space continues its torrid expansion, there is a tremendous amount of information out there for one to learn whether they are operating in a business that’s…