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3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — October 10
This week’s news kicks of with an independent report about 3D printing’s near future, from 2014-2020. There are some interesting predictions and statistics in it that you may not already…
3D Hubs Expands Large Desktop Printer Network to Include Industrial-Grade 3D Printers
In the past few years, 3D Hubs has grown into quite a phenomenon. Beginning with the mission to link 3D printers to the people who need them, the network has grown…
There is More to i.materialise’s New Copper Material than 3D Printed Pennies
Copper has been in use for well over 10,000 years and it is one of the earliest metals that humanity used to create tools, art and jewelry. While other metals…
Fashion Designer Launches Kickstarter Campaign For Her First 3D Printed Dress
Like most children, I was always fascinated by space when I was younger. I pored over science books to learn more about it, especially entranced by the pictures of planets,…
Hollow Prints Save Money and Resources, i.materialise Reminds Us
Ever since I started writing about 3D printing over a year ago, I find that one of the developments I get most excited about in the 3D printing space is…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — September 12
This week’s stories we didn’t cover include several nifty 3D printed items. A laser sintered wallet is a big Kickstarter success, raising well over its initial goal; a man 3D…
i.materialise Refines Precious Metal Options for 3D Printing, New White Gold Finishes Available in 14K & 18K
i.materialise takes their gold very seriously. A precious metal held dear by those who both make and wear jewelry, as well as a highly valued currency held in esteem for centuries,…
Win a 3D Print of Your Design in i.materialise & RhinoGold’s 3D Printed Jewelry Design Challenge
Lost-wax casting is the process used to create a duplicate metal piece of jewelry from an original piece of jewelry. It may be more accurate to call the process of using…
i.materialise Lists Top 25 Most Popular 3D Modeling Software Programs in Use Today, Blender at #1
Why do we choose a particular software for anything? Normally, because we want to be wowed with features that will make our lives easier and impress the world with how…
AstroPrint Partners with i.materialise & More
AstroPrint, both a service and a device, lets users control their 3D printers from a tablet or other wireless device and connect to their account on AstroPrint.com. From there, a…
Eye Catching Oil Paintings Created with 3D Printed Elements
As painting is a largely visual medium, the key to promoting your work lies in being able to get people to look at it. And this has to be more…
The Dark Night Rises in 3D Print: Launzer & i.materialise Partner to Produce Batman Figurines
An iconic comic book character created in 1939 by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, Batman has pretty much seen it all through these many decades of fighting crime in the ongoing…
These 3D Printed Shoes Make a Statement Unlike Any Other
Eric Meijer admits that the existence of 3D printing technology has really been a boon to his psychological well being: “If 3D printing didn’t exist, I would be a frustrated…
i.materialise Rolls Out Red Gold Plated Brass and Black Color Plated Brass Materials
Materials, finishes, and color options are the bleeding edge of 3D printing design, and now i.materialise says they’ve added to their comprehensive list of 99 materials with the latest entries…
i.materialise’s 3D Printed “Wood Challenge” — Contestants Design Objects With New Wood Material
At the beginning of June, i.materialise announced it was hosting a competition, the Wood Challenge, to showcase its newest 3D printing material and the technology that has been developed to…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — June 20, 2015
This week’s stories include two relating 3D printing and dancing. In one case, a Taiwanese company uses 3D printing to create objects for its haunting production, and in the other…
iMaterialise Offering Designers Opportunity to Make Money With New 3D Modeling Service
Belgian 3D printing service i.materialise says their new 3D Modeling Service can, if you happen to be a 3D designer, help you earn some money working for clients through their…
Educate 3D Contest: Materialise Extends New Challenge to Southeast Asian Teachers & Students
Great questions deserve great answers–and we can’t wait to see how this plays out in the latest challenge, ‘Educate 3D,’ by Materialise’s Ideas Worth Making. Unfortunately, in this journey through…
This 3D-Printed Rotary Clock Project is Perfect for Aspiring Makers
While Instructables contributor, NespLab, a.k.a. Matias Mamone, proclaimed in the introduction of his 3D-printed rotary clock project page that he was neither “a designer or an engineer,” it’s pretty clear…
Selective Laser Sintered 3D Printed Wood is Now a Thing, Thanks to Materialise
Materials are what make the manufacturing world go round, and when it comes to 3D printing as a means of manufacturing, this certainly couldn’t be any closer to the truth….
Incredible ‘Love Lamps’ by Georgian Product Designer 3D-Printed With Transparent Resin
So, what happens when two lamps become one? The answer is, “More light!” (if not, “More lamps!”). Product designer Sandro Lominashvili of Tblisi, Georgia, used 3D-printed components in the most…
Magical Art: 3D Printing Enables Artists to Create Designs That Change Forms Depending on Light
Over the past few years we have really begun to see many mainstream artists use 3D printing technology within their creations. Whether it is artistic fashion design, incredible lithophanes, or…
3D Printed Stainless Steel and Bronze Designs Available Faster Than Ever with i.materialise
As 3D printing technology improves, we’re seeing the gap between what’s possible with less expensive home printers and industrial-level machines grow narrower and narrower. One of the drawbacks of the…
i.materialise Announces New Antique Silver Finish; Materialise to Partner with Kapstone Medical
Nothing excites designers, artists, and jewelers more than the prospect of more ways to accentuate their designs and wares. As 3D printing becomes more popular, the options continue to grow,…
