Google bids big on Carbon3D action Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 21, 2015 A $100M investment by Google Ventures adds to the excitement, and expectation, of Carbon3Ds eventual 3D printer launch $100 million…
Review: Autodesk Fusion 360 Q2 Posted by Al Dean - September 4, 2015 Recent updates to Fusion 360 are bang on schedule — and bring users a wealth of new capabilities at a…
Design technology ain’t what it used to be. Or is it? Posted by Al Dean - September 7, 2015 With his lad off to secondary school and soon to be studying Product Design, Al Dean has been feeling nostalgic.…
3D copyright firm gets $4m funding Posted by Martyn Day - September 16, 2015 Rights management for 3D content could soon become more stringent New York-based start-up, Source3, is developing a platform for licensing…
How will new manufacturing technology influence the design of products? Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 18, 2015 Joe Anand believes that the rise of Hybrid machines will remove the boundaries for design imposed by traditional manufacturing methods…
Materialise launch Arcam-specific Build Processor for electron beam melting Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 18, 2015 Arcam’s Electron Beam Melting metals 3D printers will now have a dedicated Materialise build processor Belgian 3D printing masters Materialise…
Formlabs launches Form 2: Bigger volume, more robust hardware & new build process Posted by Al Dean - September 22, 2015 After hitting the web with a nifty little teaser trailer last week (as above), Formlabs has just this very moment…
EnvisionTEC 3D printer family gets software upgrade and materials possibilities Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 23, 2015 EnvisionTEC’s printers will all run on version 3.1 of its Perfactory Software The latest Perfactory Software from EnvisionTEC is aiming…
More lasers please: The Glowforge is coming… Posted by Al Dean - September 25, 2015 We’ve been giddyishly excited about Glowforge since they went public. After all, if you’ve ever used a laser cutter, you’ll…
Prodways takes step to making it a ‘Big Three’ of 3D printing vendors Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 28, 2015 A range of Farsoon’s SLS machines [left] will soon be available across Europe and the US under the Prodway’s brand,…