Canada
Industrial 3D Printing Advances in Canada: University of Waterloo Receives $8.9M Government Investment for World-Class Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Lab
Canada is going all in with 3D printing—if the University of Waterloo has anything to do with it. About to make very good use of a federal grant for $8.9…
Canada Opens Metal 3D Printing Research Center for Marine and Defense Industries
This week, Canada opened its first research center for metal 3D printing for the marine and defense industries. The Marine Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence was launched by the University…
3D Printing News Briefs: May 16, 2017
3D printing, investments, and filaments, oh my! In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Cytosurge’s FluidFM 3D printer wins an award at the IDTechEX Show!, while Print the Future is the…
P&G Canada, Canada Makes, and AMM Team Up to Explore Possibilities and Benefits of Metal Additive Manufacturing
To further explore the possibilities and benefits of additively manufacturing new, customized parts, and adding the technology to its supply chain, the Procter & Gamble (P&G) Canada plant in Belleville,…
Bridging 3D Printing Talent and Technology with New Additive Design in Surgical Solutions Centre
If we learned anything from last week’s Materialise World Summit, it’s that working together is the key to innovation and growth in the additive manufacturing world. In this spirit, the…
Researchers Publish Proof of Concept Detailing Inkjet Additive Manufacturing Process for Memory Devices
Every day, at work, at home, and out in the world, our lives involve the use of low-performance electronic functions that are implemented in computer chips for items like credit…
3D Printing in Art and Architecture: Miles Gertler Explores the Familiar and Unfamiliar
Form and function are two important aspects of any design, whether for art or architecture (or anything in between). When bringing that design into the third dimension, 3D printing helps…
PyroGenesis Announces That First 3D Printable Metal Powder Production System is Complete and “Exceeds Expectations”
It seems like every time I turn around, I’m learning of more and more innovative 3D printing news coming from Canada. There’s Ottawa Hospital’s 3D printing program, the 3D printer-equipped…
Thanks to a Group Effort, 3D Printed Satellite Bracket Will Soon Go to Space
3D printing technology has really changed the face of manufacturing for many applications and sectors, including outer space. Canada’s premier additive manufacturing network, Canada Makes, recently teamed up with 3D…
Print the Future Opens Manhattan Pop-Up Shop: Stylish and Sustainable 3D Printed Furniture to Lower the Carbon Footprint
Instead of ordering a sofa online, or making the dreaded Saturday trek to overcrowded furniture stores to pick out a table or chair, what if you could pick a piece…
It’s All About the Story: Think2Thing Puts 3D Printing in Context
Toronto-based Think2Thing is no longer a stranger to 3D printing technology, but the story had to start somewhere. For the founding team, this story’s “once upon a time” was October…
McGill University Researchers Use 3D Printing to Develop Bio-Inspired Interlocking Sutures
Researchers and professors at McGill University in Canada have worked with 3D printing a number of times, using the technology to 3D print better hip replacements, and even more absurd-sounding items,…
Canada is Telling a New Story in 3D: VR & AR in Focus at Be3D Think Forward Event
Oh, Canada! Yesterday at the TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) Bell Lightbox, Think2Thing and Ryerson University brought the second Be3D conference together, centered around one idea: “Think Forward.” With focus on…
3D Printing for Gamers — A Few Questions For: U-Dimensions
Gamers and 3D printing. 3D printing and gamers. It’s a tale as old as time, in that very twenty-first century way. We’ve seen gaming and 3D printing come together in…
Think2Thing and Ryerson University Bring Back Be3D Conference with Focus on Virtual and Augmented Reality
Tomorrow, 2017 will enter into its third month, and 3DPrint.com has already been to two major conferences, attending CES 2017 in January and SOLIDWORKS WORLD 2017 at the beginning of February. Next…
The Ottawa Hospital is the First in Canada to Open an Integrated 3D Printing Program
3D printing in the medical field can be found all over the world, from Dubai to Africa and from Ireland to the United States, and now to Canada as well. The Ottawa…
Create Cafe in Saskatoon Offers Coffee and 3D Printing by the Hour
Back in high school, my friends and I would go to a lot of different places to hang out, away from our parents. We would go to the Steak ‘n…
CAN-RGX: Two of Four Finalists in Canadian Space Challenge Studying 3D Printing
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) is a national nonprofit organization that was founded in the 1980s by Peter Diamandis, Bob Richards, and Todd Hawley. It began…
Custom Prototypes Turns Cartoon Image into 3D Printed Figurine, Brings a Smile to Disabled Girl’s Face for Christmas
Christmas is over – the delicious decorated cookies are (almost) gone, the tags have been removed from your new clothes, and you’re completely out of Scotch tape and tissue paper. When…
Walmart Canada: Create Personalized, 3D Printed Christmas Ornaments for $10
It’s one thing to know that Walmart has been getting in on the retail market for selling 3D printers, but another altogether indeed to hear that they are now offering…
Creating a Better 3D Printed Hip Replacement
The number of hip replacement surgeries undertaken in the US is on the rise and in no small way. Over the ten years examined by a government study, hip replacements…
Lani: New 3D Printing Platform is as Easy as Uploading & Pressing Send
“Automatic 3D Printing for everyone.” The creative process is one many glamorize as a dreamy, luxurious state of affairs, no matter the medium. Whether you are a 3D designer, painter,…
Back Tactile Vision Graphics’ Campaign on Indiegogo Now to Further Accessibility for All with First Braille-Friendly 3D Printer
It would certainly be great if we could all follow that ‘how to start a new business’ rule book and begin with that luxuriously and ever-so-perfect formula, possessing a plump bankroll…
Q1 2016 Report for Tinkerine Shows Impressive Revenue But Net Loss of $311,223
Tinkerine Studios (TSXV: TTD, FSE: WKN WB6B and OTC: TKSTF) has just released their financial results for the first quarter 2016, and while there are impressive numbers in terms of…
