MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing, launched the METHOD X, a manufacturing workstation engineered to challenge traditional manufacturing with real ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) material (not a variation of ABS), a 100°C chamber, and … [Read more...]
MakerBot introduces PETG material for its METHOD 3D printer
MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing, expanded its materials offering with polyethylene terephthalate glycol, better known as PETG. PETG is the first Specialty Material to be released for the MakerBot METHOD 3D Printer. “PETG is the first in a … [Read more...]
MakerBot and Autodesk host a design challenge
MakerBot and Autodesk are hosting a design challenge. There are three design categories that contestants can enter - Wearable that keeps someone safe while commuting Desktop notification device Office desk organizer for compact work … [Read more...]
Method 3D printer fills the gap between desktop and professional 3D printers
As 3D printing matures, the differences between desktop 3D printers and larger, professional 3D printers will blur. The newly introduced MakerBot Method is an example. MakerBot launched Method, a desktop 3D printer that the company claims creates a … [Read more...]
MakerBot refocuses on professional and educational 3D printing users
Low-cost desktop 3D printers may not have application in the home, but that does not mean they cannot be suitable elsewhere. The education market has been a successful one for these printers. And some professionals use them as well, especially in the … [Read more...]
A behind the scenes look at 3D printing aliens for the TV show Colony
3D printing is a needed tool for movie and TV special effects creators. These creators usually face very tight deadlines to design and then build special effects costumes, equipment, and so on for the entertainment industry. Engineers can learn a lot … [Read more...]
A better print nozzle for MakerBot 3D printers
MakerBot, a global leader in the desktop 3D printing industry, announced the MakerBot Smart Extruder+, a new swappable extruder for Fifth Generation MakerBot 3D Printers. The MakerBot team worked with its parent company, Stratasys, which also … [Read more...]
MakerBot improves print speed on its 3D printers
MakerBot claims its Desktop 3.8 prints designs 30% faster and with stronger structural support. 3D printing speed is affected by several factors, including how you arrange a build on the build tray, how you slice the STL code, and what fill … [Read more...]
A wake up call for consumer based 3D printing?
The news that MakerBot missed its financial targets (only 7% revenue growth in 2014 versus the projected 25%) and had to lay off about one-fifth (120) of its employees may be big news within the media. But here at the 2015 Additive Manufacturers … [Read more...]
How to groom future 3D printing engineers
A report from New Media Consortium Horizon Report 2015 recently identified a top trend in education as advancing cultures of change and innovation. MakerBot sees the adoption of desktop 3D printing in the classroom as a way to create a culture of … [Read more...]
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