selective laser sintering
New Balance Releases their First 3D Printed Running Shoe, the Zante Generate
While a few companies have released 3D printed shoes previously, the New Balance Zante Generate is the first 3D-printed running sneaker to be made commercially available. Unfortunately, if you have…
Sculpteo Marks the First of April With a Stunning New Invisible 3D Printing Material
These days, it seems like there’s almost nothing you can’t 3D print with. There’s electrically conductive filament, magnetic filament, filament that glows, shimmers, or smells nice. There’s a whole world of…
Intel and 3D Systems Make an 11-Year-Old Boy an Affordable Prosthetic Hand 3D Printed as a Single Part
Despite being able to live and go to school in a different country, Daniel Hobbs is pretty much like any other 11-year-old, he plays sports, rides his bike around his…
3D Printing Services Company Xometry is Changing the Rules for Small Scale Manufacturing
As 3D printing becomes a more accepted part of mainstream life 3D printing service providers are in higher demand than ever before. While there is a good chance that you’ve…
NVBOTS New Ultra-High Speed, Multi-Metal 3D Printing Technology May Change the Face of Manufacturing
Boston-based 3D printing technology manufacturer NVBOTS knows a little bit about pushing the envelope of what a 3D printer can do. Their first 3D printer, the NVPro, is a fast,…
Fonon Corporation Set to Release New Bulk-To-Shape Metal 3D Printing Technology
Despite components made using metal 3D printing finding their way into everything from automobiles to power generators, airplanes and even rockets, the process is still far from perfect. While metal…
Prodways Acquires Polymer Specialist Materials Company Exceltec
Industrial 3D printer manufacturer Prodways has just announced that they are acquiring polymer materials manufacturers Exceltec. The news is sure to be one of many 3D printing news stories coming…
Check Out this 3D Printed 1:2 Scale Replica Historical Racecar made by Audi Toolmaking
To demonstrate their current large-scale metal 3D printing capabilities, Audi Toolmaking used a metal selective laser sintering process to create an accurate replica of their classic Auto Union Typ C…
The RIO Chair Brings 3D Printing to the Commercial Furniture Market
Typically when industrial or commercial designers choose to utilize 3D printing technology it’s to develop prototypes and proof of concept designs. In fact, the fastest growing sector of 3D printer…
Arkema Announces an Increased Focus on 3D Printing Materials Research
Despite 3D printing being a relatively new and constantly evolving industry, you can be certain of one thing: the industry is expanding rapidly. While hardware sales continue to increase year…
Solar Crafting 3D Prints Martian Habitats with Sand and a Huge Balloon
Last May when NASA announced their new Centennial Challenge and tasked entrants to design a system for developing 3D printable habitats on the surface of Mars everyone knew that the…
Will the ‘Sinterit Lisa’ Usher in Affordable Desktop Selective Laser Sintering?
Selective laser sintering (SLS) is probably one of the more underrepresented 3D printing processes being used right now. Despite being versatile and highly detailed, it often scares off small and…
Proto Labs Expands into New Additive Manufacturing Services
For low-volume production, Proto Labs, with its global headquarters in Minnesota, is the world’s fastest digital manufacturer. Founded in 1999 as the ProtoMold Company by Larry Lukis, who was seeking a quicker…
The Year 2035: Rahmani Conceptualizes a Breathtaking 3D Printed Self-Actuating Voronoi Car
Imagine that we wake up in the year 2035, a time when artificial intelligence is greatly improved, and 3D printing has the ability to fabricate much more than what it can today….
Beijing University Unveils Enormous 3D Printed Aircraft Frames & More, Created with SLS Technology
We’ve known for quite some time that various aircraft parts have been and continue to be fabricated with the help of additive manufacturing (3D printing). However, this week at a Science…
3D Printed Knee Replacement Manufacturer ConforMIS (CFMS) Raises $135M As The Company Goes Public
Medical technology company ConforMIS, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFMS) has developed a knee replacement system that promises to drastically reduce both the length of the average knee replacement surgery as well as…
Nervous System “Grows” 3D Printed Floraform Jewelry
Creating man made objects that resemble something that would be grown in nature isn’t the easiest of tasks, even for the most skilled artist. The way that a flower blooms…
FOOTPRINT are the Algorithmic 3D Printed Shoes of the Future
Absolute customization and personalization has always been the endgame for 3D printing technology. Being able to create products, clothing, furniture and environments, structured to societies’ exact needs and specifications, is…
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….
Incredibly Low-Priced Polyforge SLS 3D Printer to be Unveiled at Maker Faire
It seems as though it was just a year ago that the idea of seeing consumer-level selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers come to market was only a pipe dream….
Sand Made SLS 3D Printer Prints with Multiple Materials – Coming This Summer for $28,000
When we typically think of selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers, we usually envision machines which cost anywhere from $100,000 up to $1 million. They are the machines reserved for large…
Japanese Designers Unveil an Amazing 3D Printed Titanium Bike
We are beginning to go from having a mentality of “What can 3D printing be used for?”, to one of “What can’t 3D printing be used for?”. We have seen…
North America Just Tested Its First Functional Metal 3D Printed Gun Silencer
Metal 3D printing has started to revolutionize the design and manufacturing of automobile engines, rocket engines, medical devices, and even jewelry. Thanks to metal 3D printing processes like Selective Laser…
Italian Firm Sharebot Fine-Tuning Their SnowWhite SLS Printer
The Italian 3D printer manufacturer Sharebot is the maker of SnowWhite, a commercial and low-cost laser sintering (LS) system which they say is almost ready to hit the market. The SnowWhite, when it’s…
