- Former SpaceX exec uses 3D printing to reinvent comfortable high heels (3ders.org)
September 4, 2015
While 3D printed outfits and accessories have been revolutionizing fashion runways all over the world for a while now, we’ve heard surprisingly little from the world’s shoe designers. But it looks like all that’s about to change, as one California-based designer is embracing 3D printing technology as the solution to relieve women of a torture device that has been commonly worn in society for about two centuries: the high heel.
- $539 FlashForge Finder Seeks Out Consumer 3D Printing Market (3dprintingindustry.com)
September 3, 2015
As the desktop 3D printing industry took off a couple of years back, a number of companies grabbed ahold of MakerBot’s, then, open source ethos and made their own clones, flooding the Chinese market with low-cost MakerBot clones. However, only a few of these companies have built up a reliable brand, evolving as the industry does with new models and a customer base. Among them is FlashForge, which has grown to be a popular manufacturer among Makers for their low-cost machines. In fact, their products were deemed good enough for hardware maker Dremel to rebrand the FlashForge Dreamer as the Dremel Idea Builder, with both versions of the machine being touted by die hard fans as among the best desktop machines out there. Well, FlashForge fans will be happy to know that the company has released its latest 3D printer with some great user-friendly features and a price that’s hard to beat.
- Chinese Company to Unveil First-Ever Desktop Inkjet 3D Printer Next Year (3dprint.com)
September 3, 2015
Currently Stratasys is leading the way with their PolyJet technology, with HP’s Multi Jet Fusion technology soon to present some competition to their firm lead within the space. While Stratasys’ machines are priced at over $100,000, and some as much as $300,000, HP’s printers may be a bit less expensive. Additionally, all of these machines are made for industrial use, not desktop use like many of us would have hoped for.
- 3D Printing a World for Minions (3dprint.com)
September 2, 2015
The minions, first introduced in Despicable Me and its sequel before getting their own film, are not the most complex of creatures. Speaking nonsense that vaguely resembles Spanish, with a variety of number of eyes, and a general good will to do the best evil possible, they have worked their way into the hearts of one of the most diabolical forces known to humanity: children. I may be a bit biased, but if I am, it is only because my children have forced me to spend a significant amount of time watching them, time that I used to spend in such frivolous pursuits as reading, sleeping, or staring off into space.
- Ultimaker 2 Continues to Dominate Consumer Market in Latest 3D Hubs Trend Report (3dprintingindustry.com)
September 2, 2015
For those who may be unfamiliar, 3D Hubs is one of the world’s largest network of 3D printer owners, and, every few months, they release an all-encompassing report detailing the latest trends within the industry. In the last 3D Hubs report released this past July, we saw a huge rise in registered 3D printers across the board, two delta 3D printers move into the top spot for highest rated printers, and took a look at how 3D printing hubs were fairing in various design capitals across the world. This time around, 3D printer registration is still growing exponentially, but 3D Hubs shows us who is the most successful of these printer manufactures, some changes atop the best 3D printing cities list, and also the newest tropical destinations to adapt 3D printing into their culture.
- The Boys & Girls Club Joins Polar 3D for 3D Printing Labs to Kids Across the US (3dprintingindustry.com)
September 1, 2015
It’s never too early to start your 3D printing training. At least that’s what Polar 3D and the Boys & Girls Club of America (BGCA) believe, which they are proving with their latest announcement. Polar 3D, a 3D printing company that is exclusively focused on bringing this technology to the sector of education, is donating their polar-coordinated printers and building laboratories in various BGCA locations across the United States. The first three labs will be built by Polar 3D in the cities of Washington DC, Cincinnati, and Oregon, hoping to help BGCA promote science, technology, engineering, and innovation to their young members. With the partnership in fast motion, BGCA is already prepared to offer their student members after-school programs related to 3D printing education and training. What makes Polar 3D the ideal candidate for this partnership, aside from their strict mission to focus on improving education, is the incredible convenience and affordability of their printer.
- Scientists unveil DNA-guided 3D printing of human tissue for use in drug screening, cancer research (3ders.org)
September 1, 2015
As regular readers will have noticed, 3D printing is already becoming a huge hit in hospitals throughout the world for its ability to produce accurate surgery replicas that help doctors prepare properly. However, the real revolution must surely be in the bioprinting of transplantable tissues, a field in which a team of San Francisco scientists have just shared a breakthrough technique to 3D print tiny models of human tissue for use in drug screening, cancer research and eventually even complete transplantable organs.
- CELLINK’s $5,000 3D Bioprinter Is Making the INKREDIBLE… Credible (3dprintingindustry.com)
September 1, 2015
This is the time for 3D bioprinting. Incredible things are, literally, taking place in this amazing sector. Literally, because the new INKREDIBLE biopritner developed by Swedish startup CELLINK, is going to be presented next September 8th at the TERMIS World Congress, hitting the market at the “incredible” price point of $5,000.
- Yogo the Dog receives successful 3D printed leg prosthesis (3ders.org)
September 3, 2015
Recently, at the 18th annual Pet Fair Asia, an international trade fair for pet supplies, all eyes were on a young Alaskan malamute named Yogo. Excited and happy, Yogo was like all the other dogs, playing and running around, save for one thing: his customized 3D printed prosthetic leg.
- Russian 3D Printer, The VolgoBot 1.0 is Unveiled & Beta Version is Released (3dprint.com)
September 3, 2015
- Bioprinted Tissues to Be Implanted Within 10 Years, Says Wake Forest’s Dr. Yoo (3dprintingindustry.com)
September 2, 2015
Although we have been zooming in on bioprinting lately, our understanding of the possibilities it offers is still limited. In fact, if you think things are confusing in the industrial additive manufacturing sector, the applications of 3D printing in the medical field – although possibly even more promising – are still even more unclear and hard to classify. Let alone those specific to the bioengineering and regenerative medicine segment.
- German RepRap Releases 3D Printer X1000 V2, Featuring Massive Build Space for Industrial Use (3dprint.com)
September 2, 2015
We’ve been following German RepRap for quite some time, from the evolution of the X1000 3D printer as it was to be debuted at Euromold 2014 and before, with countless headlines regarding their lineup of versatile 3D printing filaments, to a range of other products. We also follow many innovations that are produced by German RepRap users, from 3D printed medical devices to 3D printed electronics product development, and far more.
- Fully functional scale model of Boeing 787 Jet Engine made on household 3D printer (3ders.org)
September 2, 2015
An impressive feat for household makers everywhere, a member of the RC Groups forum (a Radio Control model community) that goes by the name of Harcoreta, managed to successfully design and additively manufacture a fully functional scale model of a Boeing 787's GE manufactured turbofan jet engine.
- 100% Recycled PET Filament Is Ready, SLS Powder Coming Soon (3dprintingindustry.com)
September 1, 2015
We had anticipated it a few months ago, but, now, the 100% fully recycled filament from B-Pet is a commercially available reality and the Argentinian startup behind it does not intend to stop there. This means that the full injection-molded-transparent-plastic-bottle to 3D-printed-transparent-plastic-bottle-cycle is now a real opportunity for the 3D printing industry as a whole, with many more interesting initiatives to come along soon, including many related to SLS technology.
- Designer 3D Prints Working Scale Model of Boeing 787 Jet Engine at Desktop, Includes 60 Blades (3dprint.com)
September 1, 2015
The DIY crowd can be a persistent and highly talented group that brings a lot to the table of innovation–which always has room for more guests. Standing behind some incredibly impressive projects, DIYers are responsible for a large portion of the tight-knit 3D printing community, and some might be very surprised at what they can produce from the desktop. At home. That’s right–your neighbor could also very well be building aerospace components directly next door for all you know.
- Bioprinted Vascular Tubes Successfully Implanted in Rats (3dprintingindustry.com)
September 3, 2015
3D printing has a plethora of uses when it comes to body modification and functionality. We have seen a variety of assistive prosthetic devices, medical tools, and perhaps most excitingly, engineering geared toward exploring and repairing the inner workings of our bodies. One group of Japanese-based researchers have utilized bioprinting to create scaffold-free tubular tissues made of multicellular spheroids (MCS), which are composed of approximately 40% human umbilical vein endothelial cells, 10% human aortic smooth muscle cells, and 50% normal human dermal fibroblasts. The team produced 500 robotically configured and 3D printed MCS-based tubular tissues around the structure of a needle, which acts as the necessary scaffold support needed in the early stages of creation.
- An Oldie but a Goodie Returns: Deltaprintr 3D Printer Is Available Again After 1 Year Hiatus (3dprint.com)
September 3, 2015
The 3D printing space is a growing industry that sees a consistent change on a daily basis. Every week we see new 3D printers come to market, and new companies entering an already seemingly crowded marketplace. New design ideas are brought to life, and new iterations of old products bring more potential uses to a technology which is still in its early stages. However, there are those companies, those 3D printers and those individuals within this space that seem to stick around, becoming icons and celebrities to those paying attention.
- Sisma Demonstrates What Precious Metal 3D Printing Can Do (3dprintingindustry.com)
September 2, 2015
As far as powder-based technologies are concerned, I can currently count eight commercial, direct metal 3D printer manufactures in the world. One is in the UK, one is in the US, one is in Sweden, four are in Germany, and one is in Italy. Three of these are part of larger groups that are leaders in subtractive technologies in their fields. Sisma, the one Italian SLM 3D printer manufacturer, is one of these.
- The Foldie 3D Collapsible 3D Printer Looks Like It Will Fit Right In (3dprint.com)
September 2, 2015
3D printers designed for the desktop can often be quite touchy when moved from one place to the next. Ask any maker who travels with his 3D printer regularly how much fun it is to dismantle and reassemble his machine and you’re likely to hear some foul language followed by muffled whines and grumbling. Especially when their machines are self-built or assembled from kits. And while there have been a couple decent designs for folding or collapsible printers over the last few years, they are often still large and unwieldy to move, just large and unwieldy in a slightly more compact form.
- zSpace and Leopoly Partner to Transform Education with 3D Printing & Virtual Reality (3dprint.com)
September 1, 2015
If you were to look ahead 10 or maybe 15 years from now, the education system will likely have undergone a series of seismic changes. As numerous technologies converge, education will be more interactive and hands-on, providing a more intelligent, entertaining way of learning. When I was in school I always had trouble concentrating for more than a couple of minutes. Most of my friends were in the same boat, and so are most children today. It’s not a medical condition like many doctors may tell you, but rather the way children have been for ages. It’s becoming especially difficult for children to sit still and direct their attention towards a lecture when they are so used to the stimulation provided at home by an array of TVs, tablets, computers and smartphones.
- German Designer Takes Largest Known 3D Printed Model Sail Planes to the Sky, Aerobatics Included (3dprint.com)
September 1, 2015
Most of us, as seems to be innately human, have wished to know what it would be like to fly–really fly–like a bird, having the power to soar over the geography of our beautiful planet. With this desire often comes a fascination with planes and beyond. When combined with design talent and engineering prowess, a handful of inventors allow us to glimpse impressive aerial innovation and some truly incredible man-made sights overhead.
- 3D printed hip prosthesis formally approved by China’s Food and Drug Administration (3ders.org)
September 1, 2015
Many recent advancements in the medical world are linked to the ever growing developments and applications of 3D printing technologies. From hearing aids and dental devices, to hip and knee replacements, to the bourgeoning field of bio printing, additive manufacturing continues to influence and facilitate medical breakthroughs.