Have you ever looked at a gadget and thought that a few tweaks could improve it? Wanted to customize an ordinary object to make it something extraordinary? Do you have a design itch that needs scratching? Heres your chance to turn those ideas into … [Read more...] about The 10th Annual Stratasys Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge is On!
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ColorJet 3D Printing Helps Vaccine Research
By William Ray Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, The Battelle Center for Mathematical Medicine By their nature, two-dimensional images offer incomplete views, leaving that third dimension to speculation. In non-technical applications, it’s not … [Read more...] about ColorJet 3D Printing Helps Vaccine Research
Graham Tromans: The ‘real world’ of additive manufacturing
TCT Show + Personalize is proud to announce that President of GP Tromans Associates Graham Tromans will be making the journey to the NEC in Birmingham next month to deliver his annual presentation - a talk that is always over-subscribed. Tromans … [Read more...] about Graham Tromans: The ‘real world’ of additive manufacturing
Dr Phil Reeves: why 3D printers are failing to hit the mark
Research and development is a key investment area for a growing industry such as additive manufacturing, which is why companies dipping their toes in this exciting marketplace are making full use of Econolyst, the UK-based additive manufacturing and … [Read more...] about Dr Phil Reeves: why 3D printers are failing to hit the mark
NAMII Announces 2nd Call for Projects
NAMII, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, and driven by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), proudly announces its second call for additive manufacturing (AM) applied research and development … [Read more...] about NAMII Announces 2nd Call for Projects
Can 3D printed organs live up to the hype?
Far too many media blogs, general bloggers, and articles tout the impending emergence of a 3D printing organ industry that will alleviate our organ transplant crisis. They tend to state that we will successfully 3D print an organ within 10 years. … [Read more...] about Can 3D printed organs live up to the hype?
The MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner
According to MakerBot, the Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner is a fast and easy way for anyone to create 3D models. Current price is $1,400 plus an optional $150 for MakerBot Digitizer MakerCare, a service and support program. “Bringing the … [Read more...] about The MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner
3d printing software for the Mac
Formlabs, the developers of the first desktop vat photopolymerization process (also known as stereolithography) has just released PreForm for the Mac OS X. Based on many requests for a Macintosh-compatible version of the company’s PreForm software, … [Read more...] about 3d printing software for the Mac
Where is Additive Manufacturing headed?
Terry Wohlers recently released his figures on projected growth for the additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing) industry. According to Wohlers, the global market for additive manufacturing products and services in 2012 grew 28.6% (CAGR) to … [Read more...] about Where is Additive Manufacturing headed?
3D Systems Launches Cubify Sculpt for 3D printing
Here’s an interesting development to come out of the merger between 3D Systems and Geomagic’s Haptic technology—Cubify Sculpt. 3D Systems announced the immediate availability of this tool, which is says is “a powerful virtual clay sculpting tool that … [Read more...] about 3D Systems Launches Cubify Sculpt for 3D printing