crowdfunding

There is no doubt in my mind, that in less than one decade (probably a lot sooner), the majority of schools and universities around the world will have access to…

New 3D printers continue to make their way to market, relying heavily on crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Unlike five or six months ago, it takes a whole…

Despite some tremendous progress, one of the biggest obstacles in the way of widespread, mainstream adoption of 3D printing is the skill it takes to develop comprehensive 3D printable models…

As time goes on and the various technologies within the 3D printing space progress, a battle will likely emerge between two of the more quickly advancing technologies. One is fused…

It’s funny, every month there seems to be a new trend which emerges around the new 3D printers coming to market. As you know, Kickstarter has been a hotbed for…

When it comes to 3D printers which utilize fused deposition modelling techniques, there are really only two main setups for such machines. One is the Cartesian-based way of printing, using…

As with any new industry, you will find that at the start there are a lot of companies vying for market share, offering one or two key features to stand out from…

A group of young and talented engineers and artists are campaigning on Kickstarter to raise funds for their futuristic aircraft design game, DAVinCI Flight, which is a challenging flight and mission game…

A few months back, we saw an all out price war when it came to desktop FDM-based 3D printers. This price war was brought to an abrupt halt when a…

Last year, a new 3D printing machine burst onto the scenes via a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. Looking to raise $50,000 in order to begin full-scale production, FABtotum blew past…

When I was younger, I always enjoyed heading to the ballpark with my father, in order to watch my Philadelphia Phillies play ball. Once in a while they would hold…

The RepRap movement is certainly one which I personally respect a great deal. After all, what’s cooler than being able to 3D print the bulk of the parts needed to…

Some may say that the 3D printer market is getting over saturated. After all, it seems like every week there are two to three new companies popping up, with printers…

Once upon a time North Carolina, especially High Point, was a furniture hub. It’s where everybody used to get their furniture. Now, thanks to competition from countries with a cheaper…

What I love about Kickstarter, is the fact that nearly anyone can come up with a creative idea for a product, and if enough people think it’s an idea worth…

Back in January, a company called QSQM Technology Corporation launched an Indiegogo campaign to promote their stereolithographic based DLP 3D Printer, the “Uncia”. They had set out to raise $500,…

When it comes to 3D printing, one of the complaints that I hear the most is that it can really be a pain in the neck if you have multiple objects…

Back in May, we reported on a 3D Printer called the LittleDLPer, which was an open source DLP SLA 3D Printer which had plans to launch a campaign on Kickstarter….

Customization is one of several key benefits in the utilization of 3D printing, over that of traditional manufacturing methods. As we have witnessed so many times in the past, 3D printing allows for…

Back in June, we reported on a new 3D printer that was able to print in materials that we had previously not heard of on 3D printers. The Tytan 3D Delta…

Last month, we reported on a new 3D printer from a company called Sculptify, which instead of printing from spools of filament, will print using pellets of material. The 3D…

3D printing and Crowdfunding… They have both thrived off of one another, especially in the past several months. We have seen 3D printer after 3D printer successfully funded, and in…

Here we go again. Yet another 3D printer has launched a crowdfunding campaign….. What a surprise!! Over the past several months we have seen dozens of new 3D printer manufacturers…

Amateur and professional photographers rejoice! If you’ve been wanting to upgrade your camera to  a camera that was more multi-featured, Leo Marius has come up with a solution for you—…