3d scanners
XYZprinting Adds Multi-Scan Functionality to Their XYZscan Software
As both 3D printing and 3D scanning become more affordable, the technologies are also becoming much more widespread. In fact, one company called XYZprinting is so bullish on the technologies…
Microsoft Develops App That Turns Any Smartphone Into a Comprehensive 3D Scanner
It seems like it was just yesterday that I first was introduced to 3D scanning as a desktop production method used for 3D printing, yet over the past two years…
New Avatarium Modular 3D Capture Array Will Be Unveiled at Inside 3D Printing Conference in Santa Clara
If 2014 was the year of the 3D printer, then perhaps 2015 is building to be the year of 3D scanning and capture devices. We’ve seen tremendous breakthroughs in 3D…
Afinia Announces Their New ES360 Desktop 3D Scanner
Minnesota 3D printer manufacturer Afinia has quietly been producing their line of high quality desktop 3D printers for several years now, sadly for many of their fans to little fanfair….
Cheapest & Most Reliable 3D Scanners — 3DPrint’s 2015 Buyer’s Guide
While most individuals are not skilled 3D designers, the one thing that’s so great about the 3D printing space is that you don’t need to be able to model your own…
Microsoft Issued Patent for 3D Depth Scanning Camera & Software — May Accelerate 3D Design & Printing Exponentially
It’s certainly not a shock to see that Microsoft has been working overtime behind the scenes to take over the 3D design world. The only surprise is that it took the…
Shining 3D Tech to Raise $70 Million & Open US Subsidiary
The company responsible for China’s first OTC stock offered in the 3D digitizing and 3D printing industries, Shining 3D Tech, says they plan to spend some $2.4 million to set…
Fuel3D Signs on with WYNIT Distribution to Retail SCANIFY 3D Scanner
Fuel3D, a developer of 3D scanning solutions, has signed a deal to place their SCANIFY handheld, point-and-shoot 3D scanners in retail locations throughout North America via WYNIT Distribution. We’ve covered…
Artists Create 21st Century, 3D Printed ALS Portrait to Aid ALS Sufferers
The 3D scanning solutions developer Fuel3D raised $2,500 in support for ALS research via a partnership between Artists Lend Support founder and filmmaker Brian Fender and 3D artist Josh…
Spanish Tech Company BQ Releases Open Source Horus Software to Complement Their Ciclop 3D Scanner
Spanish tech firm BQ manufactures smartphones, tablets, e-readers, and 3D printers, but it’s their entry into the 3D scanner market that’s turning heads. The company’s new Ciclop 3D scanner uses laser triangulation…
You’ll Soon Be Able to 3D Print Abraham Lincoln’s Cottage
Ten days before the moment which would plunge the nation into mourning, Abraham Lincoln sat at his desk in the Lincoln Cottage. For more than a quarter of his presidency,…
Chinese EinScan-S 3D Scanner Debuts
Shining 3D, the Chinese 3D digitizing and 3D printing hardware company, has been providing machinery and services to the industrial manufacturing, bio-medical and education markets since 2004. The company was…
Acer Unveils Aspire V 17 Nitro — Your Next Laptop Will Feature 3D Scanning and 3D Printing Tools
It’s pretty likely that your next laptop will be packed with a lot more manufacturing punch than your last as devices like the new Acer Aspire V 17 Nitro notebook…
What’s Better Than One Superhero? How About Two or Three or Four, Thanks to 3D Technology
Captain America, the Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, Superman… the list goes on. There are literally hundreds of superheroes that children as young as 4 years old adore just as much as…
3D Systems Announces Their Capture Mini 3D Scanner Offering Smaller Size with Greater Accuracy
If you are at EuroMold 2014 this week, you better be taking your vitamins and getting your sleep the night before, as it is going to be an all-out extravaganza…
Intel Offers $1 Million App Challenge – All Tablets to Ship With RealSense 3D Scanners Next Year
It’s quite incredible to think how quickly 3D scanning technology has come in only a few short years. If you were to step into your Delorean, and travel all the…
Microsoft Researchers Create Skynet UI: Turns Smartphones into 3D Scanners
With 3d printers creeping their ways into thousands of new homes every month, such technology is bringing forth a variety of possible new applications for all sorts of technology. In…
