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Critical Analysis: 3D Systems
Earlier this year, just before the onset of COVID-19 lockdowns, CEO of 3D Systems (DDD), Vyomesh Joshi, announced his plans to retire. Joshi’s departure came at a critical time for…
Critical Analysis: Desktop Metal’s SPAC Deal
By now you’ve probably heard about the latest surprise in additive manufacturing startup companies going public. During what is clearly not the best of times for the metal additive industry,…
Royal DSM Acquires Portion of Clariant 3D Printing Materials
Royal DSM has announced that it will be taking over portions of the 3D printing portfolio of Swiss chemical giant Clariant, representing a somewhat dramatic shift in the additive manufacturing…
3D Printing News Briefs: August 1, 2018
We’re starting out with a little business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, then moving on to planes, automobiles, and camping, followed by some medical news. Renishaw just received a…
New UAE Manufacturing Report Covers Developments and Industry Impact of 3D Printing and Other Advanced Technologies
When you think about 3D printing in the United Arab Emirates, the glamorous city-state of Dubai and its ambitious 3D Printing Strategy are probably what immediately come to mind. But…
Hobgoblin 3D Prepares Kickstarter Campaign to Provide 3D Printable Props for Tabletop RPGs
Since Dungeons & Dragons made its debut in 1974, tabletop role playing games (RPGs) have been steadily gaining in popularity. These kinds of games rely upon established sets of rules,…
EOS and Audi Announce New Development Partnership Focusing on Metal Additive Manufacturing
One of the industries where additive manufacturing is continually making a splash is the automotive field. From 3D printed cars developed by Local Motors and Divergent 3D, to 3D printing…
Graphene 3D Lab Offers Insights into 2017 Updates and Objectives in Shareholder Update
In a recent letter to shareholders, New York-based Graphene 3D Lab is highlighting its accomplishments in 2016, as well as a summary of the company’s primary objectives for 2017. One of the…
Lessons Learned: Empire Robotics Explains Failed Attempt to Commercialize Soft Robotics Technology
Near the end of Christopher Nolan’s 2005 film Batman Begins, Bruce Wayne is injured and lamenting his inability to save Gotham City. His butler and confidant, Alfred Pennyworth, channeling the…
Sinterex & TAMU: Paving the Road for Metal 3D Printing in the Middle East
The Middle East is the cradle of civilization, the area of the world in which some the oldest textiles, tools, and texts have been discovered. This long and storied past,…
Sculpteo Details How to Maximize Your ROI from 3D Printing Technology
As a writer who is deeply immersed in the 3D printing industry, I constantly find satisfaction in discovering which new companies are utilizing this disruptive and potentially revolutionary manufacturing technology….
3D Printed Animal Skulls in Miniature: Fire & Bone’s Latest Kickstarter Adds a Fourth Collection
It has long been recognized that, with the exception of the production of internet trolls, nature is a superb designer. For as long as the human mind has existed, we…
UPS and SAP Prepare to Offer On-Demand 3D Printing Services
As 3D printing hype continues to sway back and forth in the public eye, the shipping giant United Parcel Service (UPS) has shown over and over again that they believe…
Sculpteo Offers Important Questions to Ask Before Fully Committing Your Business to 3D Printing
As 3D printing becomes more accessible, affordable, and capable of impacting various industries over time, a handful of questions have arose from those trying to better understand exactly what this…
MyLocal3DPrinting Works to Bring 3D Printing of Anything to Anyone, Anywhere through Crowdsourcing
It seems these days that everyone is either involved in 3D printing or has some idea they would like to explore with the technology. For as much noise as has been…
3D Printing is Helping People Better Understand Complex Machinery
It seems these days that almost everybody knows that they need to use 3D printing technology in some way – there is a desire to take advantage of it as…
Global Strategic Partnership Announced between ZVerse and 3D Systems
Business speak can read somewhat like poetry: A “formal alliance between two commercial enterprises, usually formalized by one or more business contracts but falls short of forming a legal partnership or, agency,…
MLC CAD Systems & 3D Systems Announce Partnership to Provide 3D Printing Solutions
They began with a single location in Austin, TX over 30 years ago and have since grown to 19 locations across the US and in Mexico. Now, MLC CAD Systems…
3D Systems Announces David Styka to Replace Ted Hull as Chief Financial Officer
3D Systems announced today that it has entered into a separation agreement with its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Ted Hull, effective today, May 15, 2015. The reasons given are to…
Alain Le Méhauté, The Man Who Submitted Patent For SLA 3D Printing Before Chuck Hull
If I weren’t already happily married, I might be inclined to express my undying love for Alain Le Méhauté who demonstrated his quick wit, broad perception, and fiery personality in…
BBB Warns Customers as Seeming Kickstarter Success EZ3D Fails to Deliver on Crowdfunded 3D Printers
Crowdfunding has long offered a unique and impressive platform for startups to get off the ground — inventors with a great idea and some entrepreneurial spirit can turn to like-minded individuals…
Prototyping is Flat — How 3D Printing is Evening the Prototyping Industry
One of my first design projects out of school, more than 20 years ago, was designing the branding and 3D prototype for former fruit drink Fruitopia. Back in those days,…
Prismadd Joins the French 3D Printing Scene
Three French companies have joined together to introduce Prismadd, an ambitious effort to integrate all aspects of metals and plastics additive manufacturing into a single production line. Their primary target…
Leopoly Expands its Easy-to-Use 3D Creation Tools to Businesses and Schools at CES 2015
One of the first things that many owners of 3D printers tell me when I ask them if they have ever designed their own products for 3D printing, is that…
