3D Printing is being called the next industrial revolution. But for those of us who work in manufacturing it has been hard to see how the technology could compete with the speed and quality produced…
Continuing the Obama adminstration’s support for manufacturing in the USA, Tom Kalil, the Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Jason Miller, the Deputy Director of…
Just recently, 3DLT has announced a partnership with Pittsburgh company PieceMaker. Together, PieceMaker and 3DLT will cross-promote and combine their technologies to make customized, unique toys that can be printed using an in-store kiosk: Factory…
3D printing is making its way around the world, quickly growing in popularity. The only problem is, those who know about 3D printing, don’t have much use for it, and those who don’t know much…
A team of Queensland students have won the first ever “Start Up Weekend” in Australia with their 3D printed virtual reality headset for smartphones. The 3D printed headset known as the “VR SmartView” is a…
While the cost of 3D printers has dropped over the years, the cost to supply them with filament “ink” has yet to fall. As it currently stands, buying a kilogram of plastic filament for your…
Yesterday 3D Systems CEO Avi Reichental helped Potomac Photonics open a new era of Digital Fabrication at [email protected] in Baltimore, Maryland. Keynoting a Digital Fabrication Summit that Potomac organized in celebration of the new Center,…
AutoDesk CEO Carl Bass’ keynote at the recent Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo in New York City expanded the focus from 3D Printing to the broader area of Digital Fabrication. As anyone who…
I first read about Crowdsourcing in about 2010 in a Wired article that featured Local Motors. Jeff Howe, who coined the term Crowdsourcing, described how communities come together to best big corporations in getting new products out…
Terry Wohlers has worked in additive manufacturing for 27 years, bringing a perspective to the field that only comes with experience. Terry’s view of the state of the 3DPrinting industry and where it’s going is…