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3D Printing News Briefs, August 13, 2022: Natural Fibers, Robotic Gripper, & More
We’re starting with an event in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as the New Collar Network is hosting a gathering of fab labs in New Mexico next month. Moving on…
America Makes Finishes Pilot Program of Virtual 3D Printing Education for Middle Schoolers
Youngstown, Ohio-based America Makes, the Department of Defense’s national manufacturing innovation institute for AM, is the country’s foremost public-private partnership for AM technology and education. Managed by the not-for-profit National…
Tongo’s WoeLab Has Produced Over 20 3D Printers Made From E-Waste
Seven years after Afate Gnikou, an inventor working in a Tongolese maker space created Africa’s first 3D printer from e-waste, the piqued interest in this innovative construction led to the…
Fab City
In this article, I detail an interesting movement that is occurring within Europe through the collective Fab City.
Fab Academy
This is a fun take on traditional education vs a more practical approach. I review the benefits of being with the Fab Academy program.
Wikifactory Partners with Fablabs.io, Introduces New Workflow Features
All-in-one workspace Wikifactory, a social platform for collaborative product development, has been pretty busy this summer, first releasing its beta platform and then launching the Docubot Challenge. Now the startup, which was…
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…
PaperCut Releases New Software Version to Combine 3D Printing and Specialty Production Printing In One Solution
It’s important to keep your 3D printing software up to date, so everything is current and running smoothly. Global print management software company PaperCut, based in Australia, was founded in…
Autodesk Announces More Free 3D Design Software for Fab Labs
Fab Labs are one of the more wonderful things to have arisen in the early part of the 21st century. Fully equipped spaces where makers, tinkerers and inventors can come explore,…
US Navy’s Humble 3D Printed TruClip Design Sent to the International Space Station During Maker Faire
A few weeks ago, we were interested to learn that the US Navy had designed a tiny 3D printed part that, while appearing insignificant, has already saved the Navy over…
Giving to the World through 3D Printing for Work and Family at NRCC
It’s not enough just to have a fancy makerspace, it only becomes something powerful as a result of the people who are participating in it. The New River Valley Community College (NRCC)…
How 3D Printing and FabLabs are Ushering in Changes Within the Brazilian Economy
What do you know about FabLabs? Do you know anything about the stage of 3D printing in the developing countries? South America’s giant, Brazil, is the world’s seventh-largest economy with a…
