selective laser sintering

ShareBot’s R&D Discovers how to 3D Print With Sugar on Their Sub-$20,000 SnowWhite SLS 3D Printer

Last month, we reported on a new selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printer that was coming to market at an astonishing price tag of under $20,000. Sharebot, a company which…

Could Terrorists Hack 3D Printers to Halt Military Manufacturing, or Even Kill?

Here we are, a day after the 13th anniversary of what could be considered the most tragic day in American History, September 11th 2001. On that day, terrorists held an…

taulman3D releases New Nylon 618-s Laser Sintering 3D Printing Powder

The variety of available 3D printing materials has grown at a tremendous rate as of late. It seems as though there are new filaments, resins and laser sintering powders hitting…

Another Low Cost SLS 3D Printer is Announced – Sharebot SnowWhite SLS is the Latest at Less Than $20,000

Selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers have been available to large corporations for decades now. They have been used to create prototypes of products for companies that are looking to…

Discover: An Amazing 3D Printed Telescopic Golf Club

Golf, it is a sport of inches. One little pebble on the ground can be the difference between winning and losing. Golf clubs come in different sizes, with multiple shaped…

Boeing and Lotus Team up to Create Super Strong Carbon Fiber Reinforced 3D Printing Method

When it comes the production of aircraft and high performance cars, two companies may stand out. Boeing, the designer and manufacturer of fixed-wing aircraft, rockets and satellites has been in the industry…

OpenSLS – An Open Source Project Creates a Sub-$15K Selective Laser Sintering 3D Printer

You may recall, that a little over a month ago, we did a story on a man named Andreas Bastian, who had 3D printed mesostructured material. When I was covering the…

Additive Manufacturing Firm Raises $1.2 Million On Crowdfunding Venture Capital Site

Texas-based Technology firm Structured Polymers raised $1.2 million in seed funding  in less than a week via MicroVentures, a crowdfunding platform that connects startups with venture capitalists. Structured Polymers is…

3D Metal Printer Sales on The Rise, But Still a Long Way From Becoming Mainstream

Sometimes sales numbers can be deceiving, especially when looking at percentages. In the latest press release by Wohlers Associates, they discuss the growth of 3D metal printers. These are mostly…

Laser Sintering 3D Printing May Now Take Off with a Very Important Patent Expiring Today

For the past year or so, a lot has been made about several upcoming 3D Printing patents that are set to expire.  In fact, one big one is expiring today,…