digital fabrication
Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology: Exploring 3D & 4D Printing in Optics & Beyond
“Abundant new opportunities exist for exploration.” Korean researchers from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology are exploring more complex digital fabrication—and on two different levels, outlined in the…
FDM 3D Printing Shows Great Potential in Transformation of Pharmaceutical Production
In the recently published, ‘The Digital Pharmacies Era: How 3D Printing Technology Using Fused Deposition Modeling Can Become a Reality,’ Brazilian researchers further examine the potential of new technology for…
3D Printing with Conductive Polymer Nanocomposites for Smart Textiles
In the recently published ‘FDM 3D printing of conductive polymer nanocomposites: A novel process for functional and smart textiles,’ dissertation student Razieh Hashemi Sanatgar explores digital fabrication with composites for…
3D Printing Strikes A Chord in Preschooler Music Education
In ‘Digital Fabrication: 3D Printing in Preschool Education,’ Federico Avanzini, Adriano Baratè, and Luca A. Ludovico explore the connection between 3D printing and the classroom through preschool music lessons. While…
3D Printed Translucent Façade to Cover Entrance to Deutsches Museum in Munich
Two years ago, we told you about one of the world’s first 3D printed, functionally integrated building façade elements. The concept of a 3D printed translucent façade was developed by…
WASP Launching Long-Term ‘3D Printing for Sustainable Living’ Construction Project
In September, WASP, or the World’s Advanced Saving Project, debuted its new Crane construction 3D printer, in Italy. It’s actually a modular 3D printing system, or “infinity 3D printer,” with different…
Cunicode Uses Code to Generate Beautiful, Unique 3D Printed Art
It’s truly amazing what can be done artistically with 3D printing. The medium allows for plenty of design freedom, and some artists have even taken the approach of using Gcode…
Ricoh Sees Importance of 3D Printing, Digital Fabrication in Education, Business Strategy
88% of the 787 higher education leaders and decision-makers around the world questioned in a new study commissioned by Ricoh Europe and conducted by Coleman Parkes said that new skills they…
Registration Now Open for Second Construct3D Academic 3D Printing and Digital Fabrication Conference
Like many other 3D printing companies around the world, Ultimaker is doing its part to educate the future workforce, and their teachers, about the many benefits of adopting 3D printing…
Composites Startup Introduces Continuous Fiber Manufacturing Technology for 3D Printing High Performance Parts
In 2016, the award-winning Atropos 3D printing research project on 3D printing thermosetting continuous fiber composite materials was born out of a collaboration between KUKA, Owens Corning, and +Lab, which is…
Public FabLab with 3D Printing Center of Excellence Inaugurated in Jordan
FabLabs are small workshops where members can go to work on digital fabrication projects, taking advantage of the space’s technology, which often includes 3D printers and CNC machines, among others….
egf Manufaktur Turns to 3D Printing for Customer-Facing Ring Customization
One feature that 3D printing offers, of particular interest to the world of retail, is a level of customization. One area where this is particularly visible is jewelry – from bracelets,…
3D Printing News Briefs: April 20, 2018
We’re getting right down to business today in 3D Printing News Briefs – Identify3D and atum3D are both announcing new collaborations and partnerships, and Made In Space has received an…
3D Printing News Briefs: March 2, 2018
We’ve got a lot of business announcements for you today in 3D Printing News Briefs, plus some news about software and materials, so let’s dive right in. First, BASF 3D…
3D Printing News Briefs: January 5, 2018
Welcome to 2018, and the new year’s first edition of 3D Printing News Briefs – the 3D printing industry doesn’t stop for anything, not even midnight celebrations. We’ll kick things…
Type A Machines and Circuit Launch Hold Grand Opening for New Facility, Announce Relationship with BriteLab
In the tech industry today, one of the highest growth areas is shared office spaces, also known as coworking spaces – according to the 2017 Global Coworking Survey, nearly 1.2…
Dremel Introduces DigiLab Suite with 3D45 Printer for More Advanced 3D Printing in STEAM Education
First known for its rotary power tools, and then for being one of the first nationally recognized brand names to adopt 3D printing, Dremel continues to impress with its focus on education….
DFAB House Brings ETH Zurich 3D Printing and Digital Construction Techniques from Research Lab to Construction Site
Most people, by now, have at least heard about 3D printed houses and other structures. They’re not exactly commonplace, yet, and they’re still amazing to think about and to see,…
NYU Tandon Students Utilize Digital Fabrication and 3D Printing to Design Winning Concrete Canoe
From simple PLA to glass and metal, there are all sorts of interesting 3D printing materials being used these days. I find concrete to be one of the more interesting…
SUNY New Paltz HVAMC Opens Build Business Platform 3D Printing Service
In the spring of 2013, the Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center (HVAMC) was launched at SUNY New Paltz, only a year before the public university opened its MakerBot Innovation Center,…
Digital Fabrication in Architecture and 3D Printing Materials in Focus at AAAS Annual Meeting
The use of 3D printing in the construction field is not a new thing – there are 3D printed office buildings and laboratories, a 9-foot-tall 3D printed pavilion, 3D printed…
SOLIDWORKS World 2017: Dassault Systèmes Announces the 2017 Opening of the North American 3DEXPERIENCE Lab
We already knew that France-based Dassault Systèmes, leading 3D design software manufacturer and creator of SOLIDWORKS, had a pretty good year, after releasing their fourth quarter financial results last week before…
New Trimble Technology Lab at UMass Amherst Will Enhance 3D Capabilities on Campus
California-based technology company Trimble, best known for its GPS systems and popular 3D modeling software SketchUp Pro, announced today that it has made a large in-kind gift to the University…
Sculpteo Was Everywhere I Wanted to Be at CES 2017
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,…
