Kentucky

3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: October 22, 2023

There’s plenty to do in the 3D printing industry this week! We’ll tell you about events happening all over the world, and webinars about everything from pellet 3D printing for…

USDA Grant to Help Human Trafficking Survivors Learn 3D Printing Skills

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Somerset Community College (SCC) in Kentucky have found a way to support victims of human trafficking and poverty thanks to a new partnership…

Rapid Response Initiative Implements 3D Printing Disaster Relief Simulation

We’ve seen several 3D printing disaster relief initiatives before, cataloged 3D printing for preppers, heard people opine how 3D printing will become an integral part of disaster relief, and seen…

SCC Receives Another Grant From NSF: Developing Mobile 3D Printing Platform for Training

The Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AMCOE) at Somerset Community College (SCC) in Kentucky has received the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) grant award for the Mobile…

3D Printing in Automotive Applications: Tooling, Spare Parts, Race Car Components

3D printing can be used on the automotive assembly line to make car parts, components, and prototypes that are more lightweight and have faster turnaround times, as well as production…

Using 3D Printing Technology to Save the Animals in 2017

As we prepare to usher 2017 out and welcome 2018 in, we’ve been reflecting on all of the ways that 3D printing technology has been used to make a difference,…

3D Printing News Briefs: December 12, 2017

Today’s 3D Printing News Briefs features some of the latest happenings in medical, business, and education 3D printing news. Nanoscribe is celebrating its 10 year anniversary, while an industry expert…

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,…

After-School STEM Enrichment Company Zaniac to Open First Kentucky Franchise

In order to ensure the longevity and continuing emergence of 3D printing technology, it’s critical that our brightest young minds have access to high quality educational tools pertaining to it….

3D Printing Company GorillaMaker Finds Success By Manufacturing in the US

Recently, when MakerBot decided to shut down their Brooklyn-based manufacturing facility and move their production overseas, it left me wondering whether the United States was a feasible place to run a manufacturing business. It’s true,…

UL at UofL: AMCC Opens In Louisville

A couple of weeks ago I was cruising my LinkedIn feed and noticed a post from Matthew Pasha. He’s the Marketing Manager for Digital Manufacturing Technologies at Underwriters Laboratories (UL)….

MakerMobile Lets Kentucky and Indiana Residents 3D Print and More

If you’re an avid maker or even just a budding genius with a head filled with great ideas but you don’t have access to the tools required to materialize those…

Using 3D Printing to Make Monster Mascots

Natalie Mathis and Quincy Robinson started their Kickstarter campaign this week to seek funding for their entrepreneurial innovation: 3D printing plus local flavor. One of the aspects of 3D printing…

College Student Designs and 3D Prints Amazing Fractal on a Form 1+ 3D Printer

Over the course of the past year we have seen many 3D printer manufacturers pushing hard to integrate 3D printing into a classroom environment. There are those unfamiliar with the…