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Stratasys and Dassault Systèmes Announce New Additive Manufacturing Partnership at SOLIDWORKS World 2017
Today is the last day of the SOLIDWORKS World 2017 conference in Los Angeles, and the big announcements just keep rolling out. On the first day, 3D printing solutions heavyweight Stratasys introduced…
Stratasys Unveils the New Professional, User-Friendly F123 3D Printer Series at SOLIDWORKS World 2017
SOLIDWORKS World 2017 has barely opened, but already the announcements are rolling out, and they’re big. At a press conference this afternoon, Stratasys unveiled their new FDM-based F123 (F170, F270 and F370)…
Middle School Robotics Team Uses 3D Printing to Help Restore Kentucky’s Bat Population
Have you ever found an animal utterly fascinating, while also being slightly creeped out by it? I feel this way about snakes – I think they are really interesting animals,…
MakerBot’s Helpful Post-Processing Guides Offer Detailed Step-By-Step Instructions on Painting, Vacuum Forming, and More
Desktop 3D printing has had a big impact on what and how students can learn in school, and also how professionals work. However, many people simply don’t realize what is…
Stratasys Shows Off Next Generation of Fortus 900mc 3D Printer, Announces Partnership with SAP at Formnext
As formnext moved ahead full-steam in Frankfurt last week, as to be expected, we were seeing one magnificent unveiling after another. Stratasys is of course on top of their game there too as…
Stratasys Launches 13th Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge, Powered by GrabCAD Platform
Back in 2014, the 3D printing titan Stratasys made the decision to acquire GrabCAD, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based file sharing service for CAD models. The platform was developed to allow designers…
The 3-2-1 Liftoff! ULA Rocket Hardware Challenge Launches Through GrabCAD Community
3D printing has had major impacts in the aerospace industry. Some of the most brilliant engineering minds have been put to the test designing parts for rockets that one day…
GE’s Christine Furstoss: Cohesive 3D Printing Ecosystem Must Exist Before There is a True Manufacturing Revolution
Many are still waiting for the advent of a desktop 3D printer in every home—as ubiquitous as the PC or the kitchen stove—and the common practice of simply fabricating virtually…
RAPID 2016: Conversations with Materialise, Stratasys, 3D Systems, & Carbon
It’s the worst-kept secret here at 3DPrint.com: RAPID 2016 was a busy time! Clare and I were kept on our toes two weeks ago in Orlando, where we were treated…
RAPID 2016: In Photos
Writer Clare and I had a very busy week at RAPID 2016 in Orlando, and we’ve been trying to keep you all abreast of some of the fantastic sights we…
Stratasys Releasing New GrabCAD Print App in Beta This Summer
With the advent of the J750 3D printer, it would seem (despite rather weak Q1 results) that industry titan Stratasys is on an upswing, on a roll, refreshed—and with a…
GrabCAD and Stratasys Education Team Up for the da Vinci Gear System Challenge
There probably will never be another person alive like Leonardo da Vinci. He was born in a period of time quite unique in all of history, right in the midst…
AstroPrint Offers the ‘Ultimate’ Cheat-Sheet Buffet of 3D Printing Tips You’ll Want to Save
We’re hard pressed today to find someone, anyone, who doesn’t know at least a little bit about how 3D printing is changing the world in so many areas like manufacturing,…
Design Challenge’s Student Winner Donates 3D Printer Prize to UC Berkeley’s Maker Space
Casey Rogers is a UC Berkeley student and the Co-President of the university’s student-run makerspace, the 3D Modeling Club. He’s also the recent winner of the 2015 Make the Unmakeable…
Save Lives and Win Some Cash by Taking the “Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge”
When doctors are trying to provide medical care in low-resource settings, the patient with atypical medical needs is probably going to be the one who suffers, and unfortunately there simply isn’t…
NASA Engineer Designs an Original 3D Printed Engagement Ring for a Very Personal Proposal
3D printed jewelry is such a big hit because it’s customized and personalized — adding much sentimental value to something that is already pretty sentimental. If you think about it,…
Stratasys Announces Winner for Their 3D Printed CubeSat Challenge
In efforts to further development of and explore the potential of the CubeSat, Stratasys has enticed numerous brilliant minds from the field of engineering and design in the GrabCADcommunity to…
Using the Power of Makers and 3D Printing to Help Veterans
The Prosthetics and Assistive Technology Challenge series event will take place July 28-29 in Richmond, Virginia, and the two-day event gives designers from the general public the opportunity to transform…
ColorFabb Shows Off XT-CF20 Carbon Filament Strength By 3D Printing This Racing Bike
While many of us may sometimes drift away momentarily from the work tasks at hand, sitting comfortably at the desk and halfway into a coma after that lunchtime BBQ sandwich…
GrabCAD Challenge Looking for the Next 3D Printed CubeSat
Okay Makers, start your engines! You’ve got until June 22 to submit an entry to the CubeSat Challenge for Aerospace Engineers and Students through GrabCAD. The CubeSat is the name…
Daniel Norée’s OpenRC 3D Printed Quadcopter is a Treat for Your Eyes
There is something about quadcopters and other man-made aerial vehicles that are just downright sexy. I’m not sure if it’s the fact that humans have been enamored with flying vehicles…
Shoot Beer Not Bullets: 3D Printed Beer Shooter
Instructables Community Manager Mike (user name: mikeasaurus) has designed and released an edgier way to get your beer to your mouth all while keeping your hands from getting cold (or even…
Space Age Technology… in Space: 3D Print Challenge by NASA
There are few technologies that are currently revolutionizing human capabilities as much as those offered through 3D printing. What if you wanted to make that into something even more cutting…
Musician, Maker and CAD Whiz 3D Prints His Own Snapfit Electric Guitar on a MakerBot Replicator
Musician and maker, Jon Stevens–also, rather notably, the VP at GrabCAD–has circumvented the guitar market by producing his own not-quite-a-Fender-Stratocaster Guitar, with a 3D printer. A good quality American Fender…
