crowdfunding
G3D’s T-1000 SLA 3D Printer Continues to See Increasing Success on Indiegogo
It’s been a week since we last checked in with Global 3D Systems (G3D), and the company’s Indiegogo campaign for the T-1000 SLA 3D printer is still rolling along nicely….
G3D’s T-1000 SLA 3D Printer is Fast at Both 3D Printing and Raising Crowdfunding Money
A few years ago, Edward Machala, former COO and treasurer of American Power Conversion, decided to establish a 3D printer company. He named it Global 3D Systems (G3D) and hired a team…
3D Printing News Briefs: March 28, 2017
In this Tuesday edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re covering everything from 3D printers, printing materials, 3D scanning software, and virtual reality to business partnerships and future flight technologies….
Milkshake3D: The ‘Artist’s 3D Printer’ Surpasses Kickstarter Funding Goal in a Matter of Days, Continues to Grow
It’s encouraging to see that despite the multiple high-profile Kickstarter failures that have happened recently, the 3D printing community still has faith in crowdfunding. Campaigns like Tiko and NexD1 may have dissuaded…
Fishy Filaments Works to Save Marine Life by Turning Fishing Nets Into 3D Printer Filament
It’s impossible for most people to feel unmoved by images of dolphins, birds, and other marine life entangled in fishing nets, but it’s a tragedy that happens all the time….
Tiko Finally Admits Defeat, But M3D Comes to Backers’ Rescue: CEO Michael Armani Tells Us What’s Going Wrong with All These 3D Printer Kickstarters
Perhaps you’ve noticed a worrying trend lately – there seem to be more and more Kickstarter campaigns that succeed fantastically, raising funds that far surpass their goals and gathering a…
Venture-Bit Launches Kickstarter for Wembi 3D Printer Upgrade Kit, Meets Financial Goal in Less than a Week
The last time we wrote about German startup Venture-Bit, the company was in the middle of a Kickstarter campaign for its Shred-Buddy 3D Recycler, a cool desktop shredder and pelletizer that…
Biomedical 3D Printing Company Bioniks Launches Superhero Prosthetics Crowdfunding Campaign
This summer we introduced you to 5-year-old Mir Bayyaan Baloch, the first child in Pakistan to ever receive a 3D printed prosthetic arm, thanks to revolutionary biomedical 3D printing company…
Australian Researchers Lack Support From Government, Turn to Crowdfunding to Fund 3D Printed Ears
When you consider the industrial uses for 3D printing, the potential is staggering, whether you are examining the ways in which the technology is being used in aerospace, automotive, or…
OmniDynamics Seeks Funding for Strooder Desktop Filament Maker
One of the most amazing things about 3D printing is that it is a disruptive technology. It is an alternative to mass manufacturing, allowing designers, inventors and makers the opportunity…
ULIO Launches Indiegogo Campaign for Their STEM-Driven “3D Printed 3D Printer”
As is with most innovative technologies, nothing is more integral to the progress of 3D printing than proper education. For young students, the optimal way to teach them about all…
Low-Cost Mechaduino Open-Source Industrial Servo Motor Launches on Kickstarter
RC servo motors are used in a wide variety of robotic and radio control applications, and are basically a maker’s best friend. They are cheap, easy to get ahold of…
Avooq to Launch Crowdfunding Campaign on July 12th for Freetii Tea Mug & 3D Download for Tray
The name Avooq is generally synonymous with brilliant yet incredibly simple designs—offering up the kind of genius that makes you want to slap your forehead (not too hard now—let’s not…
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…
Twelve-Year-Old Entrepreneur Launches His Own 3D Printing Business
We write a lot here at 3DPrint.com about young entrepreneurs, but twelve-year-old Rowan Pritchard may be the youngest businessman we’ve ever encountered in the 3D printing world. The California boy…
Printable Scenery Returns to Kickstarter with Apocalypse Ruins Modular Wargaming and RPG Terrain
As a tabletop gamer I remember quite clearly the first time that I heard about desktop 3D printing. A fellow gamer had come into the store that I used to…
Changing the World One Spool at a Time: Superior Filament Launches Indiegogo Campaign
Do you know how long it takes for a plastic bottle to decompose? There are variables, of course, but a good estimate is around 450 years – or more. That…
Software Developer Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Help Provide 3D Design Courses to Beginners
As the number of real life applications that involve the use of 3D design and 3D printing continues to increase, so does the need to educate the world—particularly the younger…
Michigan Tech Students Give Biodegradable Plastic a Boost with Their Company, Superior Filament
There are an ever-increasing number of universities and other higher educational institutions that currently have the goal to enhance and educate students on the state of 3D printing, but only…
Yes, This Is a 3D Printable Fully Articulated Tardigrade Designed to Be Ridden by Barbie
You know you want this. You know do. You know how I know? Because you’re on the internet, and if you’re on the internet then I really shouldn’t have to…
Peachy Printer Collapses After Embezzlement of $320K Kickstarter Funds to Build Co-Founder’s New House
When the Peachy Printer was launched on Kickstarter back in September 2013 it seemed almost too good to be true. Creator Rylan Grayston had designed and created a working prototype…
SpaceVR Raises $1.25 Million to Launch Virtual Reality Camera Satellites into Space
Traveling to space is about to get a whole lot easier in the near future thanks to the continuing advancement of virtual reality technology. San Francisco-based SpaceVR is set to…
Thunder Chrome 3D Printable 28mm Post-Apocalyptic Tabletop Gaming Terrain Hits Kickstarter
If you’ve ever played a tabletop war game like Warhammer or Warmachine, then you’ll know the pain of having to place your nicely painted army on a table with spray…
The Gizmo 3D Printer Suffers Delay Due to PayPal Freezing Their Account
This week, Australia-based startup Gizmo 3D Printers has run into a production delay thanks to online payment service PayPal. On an update posted to their successfully funded Indiegogo campaign page,…
