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Among the Rash of 3D Printer Kickstarter Failures, STACKER Showing Savvy in Enticing Supporters
Right now is a bit of a difficult time for Kickstarter, as well as for anyone who wants to launch a new product – particularly a 3D printer – on…
Here are Some Fun and Fabulous Things to Fabricate for February
So it’s February. The shortest month of the year, yet somehow it feels like the longest. It’s been winter long enough that everyone’s really sick of it, and it’s grey outside,…
3DPrinTravel: World Traveler Brings Every Destination a 3D Printed Piece of Itself
Italian engineer Angelo D’Angelo has two big obsessions: travel and 3D printing. Worthy obsessions indeed, even on their own, but the creative D’Angelo has come up with a way to…
3D Printing and Investment Casting Make a Perfect Fabrication Team
Not only is 3D printing a wonderful, versatile method of fabrication on its own, but it’s also turned out to play an important role alongside other, much older techniques in…
Filaments.directory Announces “Filament Settings” Contest at TCT Show
When it comes to achieving the highest quality print possible on your desktop 3D printer, things are often not quite as simple as setting the extrusion temperature to a preset…
Failure Teaches the Best Lessons — A Few Questions For: Georgia Tech’s 3D Printed Racing Bike Team
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett As spring flowers bloom and trees bud new leaves, many are inspired to spend more…
The Virtual Foundry Releases Filamet 3D Printing Filament That Turns FDM 3D Printers into Metal 3D Printers
More industries than ever before are purchasing metal 3D printers and using them to manufacture high-quality prototypes, test parts and end-run parts with geometries that could only be manufactured using a…
The Top Five 3D Printing News Announcements Today at Additive Manufacturing Europe 2016
Just one week after the inaugural In(3D)ustry exhibition in Barcelona, 3D printing professionals, engineers and manufacturers flocked to Amsterdam for the Additive Manufacturing Europe 2016 Expo, also a first for the ever-growing 3D printing industry.
gCreate Releases Updates for gMax 1.5+ and 1.5 XT+
gCreate makes large format printers. Really large. Their gMax 1.5+ has a build area of 16″ x 16″ x 12″ and their taller 1.5XT+ model has a build area of 16″…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — March 26
In this week’s 3D printing news, Bulgaria’s B2N has added office space, colorFabb launches its new HT filament, and another luxury shoe brand has adopted 3D printing as one potential…
ColorFabb Announces New Advanced Co-Polyester 3D Printer Filament colorFabb HT
One of the fastest growing areas of the 3D printing industry is in the development of filaments and materials. Only a few years ago most 3D printers would only have…
March 3D Hubs Events: Workshops, Meetups, and Parties All Over the World
It’s time again to bring our readers the 3D Hubs events listings for the month of March. Yes, that’s right. Winter is almost over and there are plenty of 3D…
Design a Star Wars Themed e-NABLE Prosthetic Arm and Win an Ultimaker 2+
Over the years e-NABLE has created thousands of 3D printed prosthetic arms for children and adults all over the world. While many of the lucky recipients of e-NABLE devices have…
February 3D Hubs Events: It’s All About Co-Polyester Filament This Month
It’s a busy month for 3D Hubs! February has just begun, and there are already 17 events in the works. It’s all about co-polyester this month; as you’ll see, there…
Slow Down for a Spell & Watch the Winning Entries for colorFabb TimeLapse Contest 2015
Time lapse design is definitely a craft for the true artist, often requiring great attention to concept and detail. Elegant, impressive and always fun to watch, this type of art…
Refugee Open Ware Wants MakerSpaces and 3D Printing to Help the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Regardless of the political rhetoric and bickering over how to respond to it, there is an undeniable crisis in Syria that only seems to be getting worse. As the civil…
Aleph Objects Triples Revenue in 2015, Offers New Products at CES 2016
Colorado-based open source 3D printer and hardware manufacturer Aleph Objects, Inc. saw record profits in 2015 as sales tripled. The record-breaking year of sales, driven primarily by their popular LulzBot TAZ…
Creative Juices Flowing During the Holidays? Show Off Your 3D Printer at Work in the colorFabb 2015 Time-Lapse Contest
What do you enjoy most during the holidays? Whether your favorite things are jingle bells jingling, holiday confections, shopping mayhem, skiing the powdery slopes, or just taking an opportunity to sleep…
Fairphone and 3D Hubs Present a Collection of 3D Printed Wooden Accessories for the Fairphone 2
When you think of cell phones and cell phone accessories, you probably think of plastic, and, for the most part, that would be accurate. 3D printing has become a popular…
Eastman Chemical and colorFabb Will Debut New Copolyester nGen Filament at CES 2016 with LulzBot
Back in 2013 Eastman Chemical Company and 3D printer filament manufacturer colorFabb collaborated on the development a line of advanced and chemically safe desktop 3D printer filaments. The colorFabb_XT filament…
Maker Box is 3D Printing’s Monthly Subscription Box for Filament & Maker Tools
Signing up to receive monthly subscription boxes is a great way to find new products, receive unique items that you typically wouldn’t purchase for yourself, and even get exclusive, limited…
Aleph Objects Partners with colorFabb: LulzBot Users Look Forward to Four New Filaments
Loveland, Colorado’s Aleph Objects, Inc. is undeniably a leader within the 3D printing industry, but they have retained their ideals, integrity, and dedication to users. I’m a big fan. And not…
colorFabb Launches the New nGen Line of Copolyester-Based 3D Printing Filament
Long gone are the days when all anyone needed was a few spools of various colored PLA filaments to get everything that they could out of their 3D printers. Technology…
3D Printing Shotgun Slugs with bronzeFill PLA Filament
There has been an ongoing debate over how to deal with 3D printable firearms raging for years now. Granted, it is only simmering for the moment, but depending on the…
