In a new market research report, 47% of the manufacturers surveyed identified the top barrier to implementing a 3DP strategy is the uncertainty of a 3D printed products’ quality, followed by lack of talent to exploit the technology (45%). Intellectual property protection is another potential concern, where CAD-files, 3D scanners and printers could open the […]

Which Universities are Investing in 3D Printing? Harvard Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have both conducted pioneering research projects in additive manufacturing and bioprinting and biomanufacturing. The Wyss Institute is holding a symposium this week on Jun 18. The Symposium and Demonstration on the Digitization of […]

3D Printing Podcast can be found by clicking this Podcast Link. Here an executive from Staples talks about the incubator function staples brings to the table with 3D Printing in stores.

3D printing is doing ever more new and exciting things, opening up a whole brave new world of home manufacturing and cheap, accessible goods — as well as some amazing things in the lab. It has potential that we’ve only just begun to tap into — and it’s only going to get better. What we […]

The 3d printing revolution continues! What kind of 3d printing startup picks outer space as a market? How can we really test market a product in zero gravity Testing a 3-D printer on the space station is the first step towards establishing a working machine shop in space, a critical component for astronaut missions and […]

The total 3D printing (3DP) market will nearly quadruple to $12 billion in 2025, according to Lux Research. The technology is being driven by growth in diverse industries including aerospace, medical, automotive, consumer products, architecture and electronics. Breaking that market down, printers alone will be worth $3.2 billion, while $2 billion will represent formulated materials […]

It seems that everyone with a 3d scanner feels he or she is an entrepreneur. After all, if I have a scanner what else do I need? How about a market? A customer? A Mentor? Adequate financing? Business is more than an idea. “Ideas are two to a penny” goes the old adage.

A man named Martin Hajek is selling 3D files of the mockups for $25 (USD). But you’re better off with Thingiverse member arthurtilly, who made his own version of the mockups and is sharing them for free. The mockups in the images are based on arthurtilly’s 3D files. The black one is based on the […]

LIX THE SMALLEST 3D PRINTING PEN from LIX 3D PEN on Vimeo. Lix Pen is the new era of communication. Want to create what you imagine? How about writing and drawing without paper? Writing and drawing in the air is now possible with LIX, a 3D printing pen! This extraordinarily professional tool will chalenge your […]