A Resin-Based DLP 3D Printer Using an Ordinary Overhead Projector to Cure the...
The Rochester Institute of Technology are constructing a resin-based DLP (Digital Light Processing) 3D printer, using an ordinary overhead projector to project black and white images onto a film of UV...
View ArticleIntroducing the Dreambox, a 3D Printing Vending Machine
A while ago, I wrote an article about a 3D printing vending machine. A team of students at the Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering came up with the awesome idea to combine 3D printing with a vending...
View ArticleThe New Unirapid 3, SLA 3D Printer With Crazy Resolution
A company in Japan called Unirapid Inc. developed a small SLA 3D printer which they claim has the same printing accuracy/quality as the high end industrial 3D printers. The printer is called the...
View ArticleThe New 3D Systems Full Colour ProJet X60 3D Printer Series
Yesterday I wrote about the new Mcor software called ColourIT, which makes it possible to apply colour to your print objects in very high detail. Today I came across a press release of 3D Systems in...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Buccaneer By Pirate 3D
Just last week at the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo in NYC one of the keynote speakers stated “No one really knows how many 3D printing companies there are now”. It seems like almost everyday...
View ArticleVEEMEE 3D Printer Connecting the Gaming Industry With 3D Printing as of Today
As Chris Anderson (former Editor-in-Chief of WIRED magazine) said a while ago, 3D printing can be THE connection between gaming (virtual) and real life playing. A great example he gave for this is that...
View ArticleAustralian Researchers 3D Print Bendable Solar Panels: VIDEO
Australian researchers from The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation have found a way to create huge but extremely light and bendable solar panels. The A3-sized panels are...
View ArticleThe Mataerial 3D Printer – Defying Gravity
Things just got weirder. It’s called Mataerial and it looks like it came from the future. This 3D printer actually prints in three dimensions. You might think: huh, doesn’t a conventional 3D printer...
View ArticlePirate3D’s Buccaneer 3D Printer is a Huge Success on Kickstarter
About a week ago Pirate3D launched a Kickstarter campaign for their new 3D printer, the Buccaneer. They had set their goal at $100,000 and now they’ve already exceeded the $500,000 mark. Because they...
View Article3D Printer By Made In Space Passed the Zero-G Tests – Ready For Space!
Made In Space, a space manufacturing company specialised in realizing the application of 3D printing in space just made a major breakthrough. The first modified (proprietary) 3D printer passed a series...
View ArticleZEUS – First All-In-One 3D Copier Now On Kickstarter
With this badboy you can scan, print, copy ánd fax objects. ZEUS is the result of five years development. Instead of plastic or wood, all linear components are made by CNC-machined aluminum...
View ArticleOne Mom’s Journey Into The Brave New World Of 3D Printing
I am a mom of 2 young kids in Los Angeles, CA. My professional background is project management for technology companies. Because my passion is emerging technologies, I am always on the lookout for new...
View ArticleHow to Convert a 2D Photo Into a 3D Print
In the field of 3D printing there is always something new. Todays lesson is about converting a 2D photo into a 3D print. In other words: if – for instance – you have a sweet old family picture, you can...
View ArticleMan Prints Out Social Network On a 3D Printer
It sounds impossible, but it isn’t: printing out your own social network on a 3D printer. Jeff Hemsley, Research Assistant at University of Washington’s Information School, has used the program R to...
View ArticleThe Freeformer By Arburg – A New 3D Printer Bringing A New Technology
- UPDATED WITH TECHNICAL SPECS - ARBURG, probably the biggest injection-molding specialized company in the world has made the big step into 3D printing. During the K Show in Dusseldorf they unveiled...
View Article3D Printer Manufacturer MakerBot Opens Two New Stores
Soon two new MakerBot stores will open doors. The 3D printer manufacturer is about to open two new retail stores this holiday season. One store will be in Boston, in the busy downtown shopping district...
View ArticleNew Foldable 3D Printer: Portabee GO
There’s a new foldable 3D printer, called Portabee GO, which only costs $395,-. Because it’s foldable, users can easily transport the 3D printer. When folded, the 3D printer is only 8cm high, 22cm long...
View ArticleDIWire Bender: 3D Printer That Bends Wires
While regular 3D printers are well known for their plastic printing techniques, a new type of 3D printer does something completely different. The DIWire Bender bends wires and it transforms 3D computer...
View ArticleVideo: 11-Year-Old Teaches Us About 3D Printing
Do you think you might now know enough about 3D printing and do you want to learn a little more about it? Well, a kid could tell you! Literally. In this video by Ignite Snow called Why I Love My 3D...
View Article3D Printer In The Spotlight: The Choc Creator
Printing out chocolate on a 3D printer might sound a little futuristic to some, but the reality is that it’s already happening with companies such as Pig Chocolates. Another successful start-up is Choc...
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