3d scanning
Shapeways 3D Scans Famous Brooklyn Pig
Shapeways recently took a field trip to a Brooklyn hardware store, but not to buy anything for a home improvement project. They were on a mission to visit Crest Hardware,…
3D Printing: The Stories We Missed This Week — November 19, 2016
On this week’s edition of “3D Printing: The Stories We Missed This Week,” we’ve got a whole array of stories from around the industry, from pizza-delivering drones to startup challenge…
The Beastcam Will Use 3D Imaging to Document Every Animal Species on Earth
You may be surprised to know just how often 3D technology is able to help in saving the lives of innocent animals. Whether you are an all-out vegan, PETA-loving activist for…
3D Printing: The Stories We Missed This Week — November 12, 2016
On this week’s edition of “The Stories We Missed This Week”, we’ve got news that spans from the animated universe of Rick and Morty to South Korea. For starters, one…
How One Company is Defeating Obesity with 3D Printing-Based Bariatric Procedures
BioSculpture Technology, a company led by New York Downtown Hospitals and the Presbyterian New York affiliated plastic surgeon Robert Cucin, recently revealed that the 3D printing technology has allowed the…
Human Cloning in 3D Printed Zoetropes
Okay, now that I have your attention with the click-bait (sorry, but it’s for the best) – it’s not human cloning in the sense of creating other humans directly from…
3D Imaging Utilized in Study to Prove Genes Influence Facial Appearance
In modern morphology studies, 3D Imaging is one of the very few technologies that grant researchers the ability to conduct in-depth analysis of human facial structures. According to a new…
FARO Releases SCENE 6.1, Offering Superior Management of 3D Laser Scanned Data
In the much less progressive days of yesteryear where the bad guys didn’t have to worry so much about how they looked on camera or who was taking video of…
Thor3D Unveils New “Drake” Wireless and Handheld 3D Scanner
Started by ex-employees of the professional-grade scanning system producer Artec 3D, the Moscow-based 3D imaging company Thor3D has swiftly become a household name in the 3D scanning industry. Earlier this…
3D Scanning Technology Projected to Rise to a $6 Billion Industry by 2022, Focus on Laser Scanners
Where are exact figures and projections when you need them? Just the other day I was working on some information regarding the future of technologies related to 3D printing and…
How Using 3D LIDAR Technology Can Help Keep Our Beaches Litter-Free
Humans continue to produce garbage and waste at unprecedented rates, and sadly much of it ends up in our oceans which promptly deposit great amounts of it on our beaches….
PrintValley is the First High-Speed Metal 3D Printing, Post-Processing, Verification and Mass Production System
3D printing’s ability to manufacture individual and low production runs of customized products is one of the reasons that the process has been quickly adapted for a large number of…
3D Systems Provides the Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry with an End-to-End Solution for Clients
Much like the world of art that is constantly prone to change, 3D Systems’ last year has consisted of a lot of sudden twists and turns too, which has made…
Coming Soon: Body Labs to Host Webinar on Using 3D Body Imaging to Innovate in the Apparel or Footwear Industry
There is an inescapable fact about the future: if humans want to survive it, then we’re going to have to make some changes to how we live our lives. The…
Over 10,000 3D Scans of Everyday Objects Released by Redwood Data
Nowadays, it’s not such a rarity to see the use of 3D scanning to recreate historic artifacts or museum-worthy sculptures. The British Library is utilizing a 3D scanner to capture…
3D Scans Can’t be Copyrighted – Shapeways Publishes New Whitepaper on 3D Scanning and Copyright Laws
There is no question that as 3D scanning and 3D printing technology improves in both quality and speed, the future of copyright and IP law is going to get really…
My Horse in 3D Starts Scanning and Printing Lifelike Horse and Pony Statues
Anyone who has experienced a close relationship with a pet knows that sentimental feeling, the one where your dog, cat, or any other domesticated creature feels like a part of…
Wessex Archaeology 3D Scans and Prints Two Shipwrecks from Underwater Archaeological Sites in UK
There’s no denying that the value of 3D printing has grown immensely throughout a wide range of industries over time, but one field I personally feel isn’t alluded to enough…
Thor3D Steps Up in Handheld 3D Scanning by Releasing Marker Kit to Scan Any Large Object
Moscow-based Thor3D is the only company effectively challenging the entry level professional handheld 3D scanning market dominance by Artec 3D. Now the young company led by Anna Zevelyov is stepping…
New Zealand Researchers 3D Scan and Print Frog Skeletons for Anatomy Education
Whether it’s an anatomical model of the human body or wild cats, 3D printing technology has proved to be a valuable asset for education on the structure and relationship between…
Lund University Student Develops Simplified Process to 3D Print Prosthetic Arm Sockets
Of all the uses that 3D printing technology has provided the medical field with over the past few years, none show as much immediate impact as the production of assistive…
Weather Researcher Uses 3D Printing to Better Understand the Nature of Hail
As someone who was born—and is currently residing— in the Northeastern region of the United States, I can attest to the fact that hail storms are not fun to be…
ShareMy3D Sets Up 3D File “Superhighway” for Secure Sharing of 3D Printable Files
As the 3D printing industry grows larger so do the sizes of the 3D files that need to be transferred between the digital content creators and the physical content producers….
Cappasity Easy 3D Scan: Make High Quality 3D Models of Objects With Just One Click
It’s still a common misconception for much of the public that if you want to 3D print something—horrors!–you have to be knowledgeable. Today, that’s truly a matter of perspective, and…
