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Starbucks is a giant of the corporate world, with over 26,000 coffee bars worldwide as of 2017. A major source of Starbucks’ recent growth has been in Asia, especially China. Of their 2017 total, over 3,000 are in China alone,…

Developed by a group of engineering students named JetX, this functional 3D printed jet engine is one of the finalists of the Student Grant 3D Hubs competition. The competition is held to discover who can make the best project displaying…

Additive manufacturing and 3D printing are currently exploding with popularity and usage in a variety of sectors. Since last year, 3D printing has expanded into producing metal parts, creating whole houses within 24 hours, and carving its niche in manufacturing.…

GRYP are an innovative French startup that are endeavouring to 3D print car parts for classic cars. The problem with classic cars is parts are no longer made and therefore restoration is very expensive. GRYP are using 3D printing to…

Smart Cups have just revealed plans to ship empty biodegradable plastic cups with polycapsule flavors created with additive manufacturing. But will it catch on? California-based startup Smart Cups have revealed something that hasn’t previously been seen. They are selling empty…

Most 3D printing news revolves around 3D printers and scanners, rather than people. This can mean that the people behind these innovative products don’t receive the limelight. Therefore, we have created our Top 10 3D printing personalities of 2017, with descriptions of why…

2017 was an eventful year in 3D printing and additive manufacturing. 3D printing startups received hundreds of millions of dollars in investments, announced intentions to build 3D printed supercars and flying cars, and well-established names like GE and HP made…

We interviewed Aaron Sims Creative, who 3D printed the Demogorgon used in the filming of Netflix’s Stranger Things. The creative studio employ a variety of methods in creating their characters for TV and films. We asked them about how they…

You may remember Carbon 3D from their TED Talk about “What if 3D printing could be 100 times faster?” Carbon 3D are known for designing super-fast 3D printers for use in design and manufacturing, and have announced a $200M funding…

Every month, 3Dnatives interviews 3D printing startups that are working on something innovative in the 3D printing sector. These startups range from manufacturer Markforged, to metal 3D printer manufacturer Desktop Metal, to bio-printing firm Aspect Biosystems. We summarised the year’s…

A study conducted by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in collaboration with MIT, the University of Rochester and UC Berkley, demonstrates how the use of holograms in the 3D printing process can dramatically speed it up. 3D volumetric printing…

There are a variety of big players in the industrial 3D printer industry. These include 3D Systems, HP with their Multi Jet Fusion technology, and a number of others. However, is there an option in between desktop 3D printers, and…