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Industrial BlackBelt 3D Printer Uses Conveyor Belt as Build Platform to Produce Long Parts

Typically, we see things like groceries fly by on conveyor belts, or even people, if your airport features that large moving sidewalk in the middle of the terminal. In a…

AstroBox Touch Simplifies User Experience by Connecting to 3D Printer, Software, and Apps

In 2014, venture-backed technology company AstroPrint, based out of San Diego, launched an extremely successful Kickstarter campaign for its consumer 3D printing cloud platform – it reached its funding goal in…

3D Printing News Briefs: April 18, 2017

We’re covering 3D printing education, business, international events and conferences, and a couple of Kickstarter campaigns in today’s edition of 3D Printing News Briefs.  Penn State is now offering master’s…

3D Printing News Briefs: April 11, 2017

In today’s edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll talk about new 3D printing material colors, an industrial fair, how 3D printing technology was used to build brain models, a…

Guardian at Your Gate: 3D Printed Dragon Lets Visitors Ring Your Doorbell in Style

I like more personalized household items. I know it’s probably cheaper to get a standard bottle opener that’s not in the shape of the Enterprise NCC 1701-D from Star Trek:…

3D Printing News Briefs: April 4, 2017

In this week’s first edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re talking about new machines, a new material, a strategic investment, and an increase to a technology grant program. Peopoly…

Brothers Use 3D Printing and Nanotechnology to Create “PERK” Automatic Third Wave Coffee Maker

Unless I want to start the day like Oscar the Grouch, I have a cup of coffee every morning; I once told someone that I drank coffee for the benefit…

3D Printing: The Stories We Missed This Week – March 11, 2017

In this week’s edition of “Stories We Missed,” we’ve got the latest 3D printing news from the medical sector, an artistic Kickstarter campaign, and more. Stratasys is 3D printing pediatric heart…

German Startup Next Dynamics Unveils NexD1 Electronics Printer, Launches Kickstarter Campaign

3D printers are no longer a giant machine of the future, too big to fit on a desktop or a kitchen counter. There are many 3D printers on the market that…

Puzzles Dynamics Launches Robotic Arm Windows 3D Printer “ARMBOT” on Kickstarter

A group of Brazilian and Hong Kong entrepreneurs, focused on sharing the practical benefits of 3D printers all over the world, makes up Puzzles Dynamics. They already offer several options…

Ponta Scan Software: Professional Quality Scans from Household 3D Scanners

The tech and 3D printing worlds sure love their Kickstarter campaigns, and what’s not to love? From virtual reality 3D design software, to 3D printed robots and 3D printed tools,…

Pirate3D Finally Lets the Beleaguered Buccaneer 3D Printer Sink

Over two years ago a scrappy 3D printer startup called Pirate3D was founded by three recent college graduates, who promptly launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for their first 3D…

The Super-Fast Readybox 3D Printer hits Kickstarter, Blows Past Funding Goal in 24 Hours

It hasn’t really been a great year for 3D printers on Kickstarter. Considering how many of the 3D printing industry’s biggest success stories can be traced back to a successful…

Incredibly Unique 3D Printed Digital Terracotta Army to Emphasize the Human Costs of War

3D printing meets political consciousness-raising in a sculpture project by Cambridge University graduate student, Leo Impett. The tech-savvy Impett, who moonlights as “a computer-vision researcher for Microsoft,” is engaging the…

MOTA 3D Printer Hits Kickstarter, Starting at an Incredible $99

How low can we go? I feel like I’ve been watching a great Limbo competition these past few months, with new 3D printer manufacturers trying to see how low they…

Portola High School in California Takes to Kickstarter to Fund a 3D Printer – They need your help!

3D printing in schools has only recently become a reality. While there are many schools around the world that have already had the opportunity to bring 3D printers into their…

The 3D Printing Lix Pen’s Huge Kickstarter Success is Causing the Company Some Problems

3D printing pens have become all the rage as of late on crowdfunding website Kickstarter. First it was the 3Doodler raising well over $2 million. Now it is the LIX…