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by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | Jun 1, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Software, Business
Many events are over as soon as closing time hits, but for some of the biggest shows in the 3D printing calendar year, the conversations continue even weeks thereafter. It’s hard to believe it’s already been three weeks since the last day of RAPID + TCT... 
by Michael A. Parker | May 31, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Business
Last week, we reported on the first part of Todd Grimm’s rapid-fire What’s New talk at RAPID + TCT. Grimm continued his talk by discussing the latest trends in digital light processing, commonly know as DLP. As Grimm explained, DLP (for 3D printing) is a... 
by Sarah Saunders | May 22, 2017 | 3D Printing, Business
Do you remember your first car? Mine was a little green Ford Contour, which I adored and named Baby. My parents purchased the secondhand car when I was 18, and I drove Baby until it couldn’t drive anymore, may it rest in peace. It was a great car, which is to be... 
by Joris Peels | May 18, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Business, Editorials / Opinions
Adidas has announced that it plans to 3D print 100,000 shoe soles of its Futurecraft 4 shoe by 2018. The German shoe and apparel company is doubling down on its Future Factories initiative where it is reshoring the production of shoes to Germany in highly automated... 
by Clare Scott | May 11, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials
Today is the last day for RAPID + TCT, and it’s been an exciting, packed week that we’ll continue to share news from even after the show closes. Some companies in particular have stood out with a number of announcements and product releases, and one of... 
by Clare Scott | May 4, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Business
It’s spring, which means that the motorcycles are coming out. If you’re typically a car driver, it’s also open-window season, which means that you get to listen to motorcycle drivers’ music at stoplights. Many motorcycles have some impressive... 
by Sarah Saunders | Apr 25, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printed Art, 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, 3D Scanning, 3D Software, Aerospace 3D Printing, Business
In today’s edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re covering everything from business to 3D printing, scanning, modeling, and design. EOS joins a manufacturing alliance, while a 3D printer gets an update and CLIP technology is used to 3D print thousands... 
by Shamil Hargovan | Apr 20, 2017 | 3D Printing, Business, Editorials / Opinions
Last week was a huge week in both the $350B footwear industry and the 3D printing materials industries, when two companies I admire and respect, sports powerhouse Adidas and 3D molecular science sensation Carbon, announced the Futurecraft 4D performance shoe,... 
by Clare Scott | Apr 7, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Business, Science & Technology
In December of 2016, Adidas released the 3D Runner, a limited-edition, $300 running shoe with a 3D printed midsole; the company had been looking toward 3D printing solutions for its shoes since 2015, including working with recycled ocean waste. Adidas is among the... 
by Clare Scott | Mar 17, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing
Most people, if they’re familiar with 3D printing at all, know at least something about the most common 3D printing technologies: FDM, SLS, DMLS, etc. It’s easy to forget how many types of 3D printing technologies there really are, and the number keeps... 
by Clare Scott | Mar 16, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Business, Exclusive Interviews
It’s been exactly two years since Carbon appeared seemingly out of nowhere with their industry-changing M1 3D printer and CLIP 3D printing technology. The introduction of the technology altered the 3D printing industry in a way that nothing else has done in... 
by Sarah Saunders | Jan 26, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials
It’s been a very busy year for Silicon Valley-based 3D printing company Carbon, but a successful one as well. After emerging from stealth with its cutting-edge CLIP 3D printing technology back in 2015, the company hit the ground running and didn’t stop,... 
by Sarah Saunders | Jan 23, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing
I will never forget when my dad taught me how to ride my bike without training wheels for the first time. We went to a small, nearby shopping plaza and drove our big station wagon around back, to where the loading docks were, far from prying eyes; I remember feeling... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | Jan 18, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Additive Manufacturing Research, Business, Exclusive Interviews, Medical 3D Printing, Metal 3D Printing
As we settle collectively into 2017, the new year is looking all the brighter in the light of the setting sun of 2016 as the last year in additive manufacturing produced incredible advances and brought new players into the center of focus as they began to position... 
by John Hauer | Jan 16, 2017 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Business, Editorials / Opinions
I’m back from CES 2017, and my head is full of ideas. I’ll do a more formal wrap, but I thought I’d start with a few observations, and potentially, an “out there” opportunity. First a few insights about CES. 3D printing got smaller this year. Not only the the number... 
by Tyler Koslow | Jan 14, 2017 | 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, 3D Scanning, 3D Software, Aerospace 3D Printing, Business, Metal 3D Printing, Science & Technology
On this week’s edition of “The Stories We Missed This Week,” we’ve got a wide range of news spanning from drone swarms to 3D printing WordPress plugins. First off, Italian company Robot Factory developed a support for the multifunction tool... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | Jan 12, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, 3D Software, Business, Exclusive Interviews, Metal 3D Printing, Science & Technology
The guy I had a crush on my freshman year of college seemed to be everywhere I went on campus. I’d see him daily in the dining hall, at parties, on the way to classes in adjacent buildings, sitting outside on the steps of the dorm. This was not the worst... 
by Clare Scott | Dec 30, 2016 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing
I spend every day immersed in news about 3D printing, so obviously I’m aware of the fact that there are a lot of 3D printers out there. I’m also aware that that statement is an understatement. However, when I began looking back at the new 3D printers that... 
by Clare Scott | Dec 27, 2016 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Business
The holidays, which are ideally supposed to be a time of rest and relaxation, can paradoxically be a stressful time for many people. Perhaps some of the most stressed-out people during the holiday season, however, are those who work in the shipping industry –... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | Dec 21, 2016 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Business, Exclusive Interviews
One of the most fascinating companies in 3D printing over the last two years has undeniably been Carbon. The company’s high-speed CLIP technology allows for 3D printing in unprecedented times and has, since coming out of stealth in March of last year, seen... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | Dec 15, 2016 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Business, Metal 3D Printing
In this morning’s keynote at Inside 3D Printing San Diego, Terry Wohlers, Principal Consultant and President of Wohlers Associates, Inc., presented his thoughts in a session titled, “The Future of 3D Printing.” Now celebrating the company’s 30... 
by Tyler Koslow | Nov 5, 2016 | 3D Design, 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, 3D Scanning, 3D Software, Business, Metal 3D Printing
In our latest edition of “The Stories We Missed This Week”, we’ve got everything from new breakthrough materials to innovative platform features. First, the French 3D printing service bureau Sculpteo is now offering prints in Carbon’s Elastomeric Polyurethane CLIP... 
by Tyler Koslow | Nov 1, 2016 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Software, Business
Last year, the entire 3D printing industry became adrenalized when Carbon unveiled their breakthrough Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP) technology, a truly remarkable production process that is capable of printing objects 25 to 100 times faster than... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | Oct 3, 2016 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Software, Business, Exclusive Interviews
The past week was a very busy one for the industry — and for yours truly. I was out on the floor last week in Birmingham at the very busy TCT Show 2016, where a hall at the popular National Exhibition Centre (NEC) was utterly packed with booths featuring some of... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | Sep 16, 2016 | 3D Design, 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Business, Robotics, Science & Technology
While the conference is in fact still going on, I spent only Monday and Tuesday at Chicago’s McCormick Place, attending this year’s International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS). The show was, in a word, massive. From the physical — 1.3 million... 
by Clare Scott | Sep 15, 2016 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Business
Since Carbon introduced their industry-changing CLIP technology last year, we’ve been closely following the company as they amass a growing list of customers and partners. Early users of CLIP have delivered universally positive reviews, so it’s no surprise... 
