3D printing news

Body Labs have announced that Amazon have acquired the start-up for an undisclosed amount. TechCrunch however have reported that the figure Amazon paid is between $50-70M. Body Labs are a start-up from New York that incorporate body scanning into 3D…

In another huge step towards fully 3D-printed rocket engines, NASA has successfully tested an igniter prototype made from two metal alloys. Engineers at NASA have been hard at work to produce this component using a new method of laser printing. As…

Valve, the company behind the Dota, Half-life, Portal and Left 4 Dead series’, has partnered with Shapeways to allow fans to reproduce and sell merchandise and figures from their favourite games. 3D printing is a very disruptive technology. It is…

Our top 5 videos of the week showcase the week’s most interesting videos in relation to 3D-printing. We endeavour to find the most exciting, ambitious, or interesting updates, to summarise for you every week. So enjoy our list for this…

Researchers at Massey University have successfully made a new 3D-printer. This printer is special: it can 3D-print new corneas, which can then be used to transplant them into humans. The best part? The printer creates these new corneas from fish scales.…

Mars is a long way away. At its closest, it’s 54.6 million kilometres away (9 months travel). At it’s furthest? 401 million km. This creates some problems for a manned landing, problems we are currently trying to solve. One of…

As summer starts coming to a close, we decided to mark this with a test of the Chinese printer Winbo SH105.  Little known to the general public, the brand offers around 19 different FDM machines, with prices ranging from $199…

Livrea is a new company that is doing some almost unbelievable things. They have constructed a yacht using 3D printing, and to show off just how good it is, they’re going to sail the Atlantic in it. After hearing this,…

3D printing is growing rapidly, and in a variety of industries too. This disruptive technology is opening the door for so many possible changes to manufacturing processes, prototypes, and more. Therefore we have summarised the most important economic news of…

A new selection of the best 3D printing videos of the week, just for you! Find our TOP 5 videos of the week below and tell us what your favorite video is in a comment or on our Facebook and Twitter page. Don’t hesitate to…

Structo, a specialised dental 3D-printing company, has continued its burgeoning partnership with 3D software producer Materialise to create PrintWorks Pro. This software has the potential to vastly simplify the 3D printing file-preparation process, to help revolutionise the dental industry. Since working…

Arizton – Advisory and Intelligence is an American consulting firm that recently published a study on the global outlook and forecasts for additive manufacturing. Following the recent Gartner Report, the report provides a global view of the market in terms…