3D printing issues and challenges: Material costs Posted by DEVELOP3D - September 22, 2014 In the first of his comment pieces on 3D printing issues and challenges, Jeremy Pullin delves into the murky waters…
Stratasys and Bre unveil secret project Bold Machines, and are taking it to the movies Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 22, 2014 Stratasys’ new Innovation Workshop plans to turn the movie merchandise model on its head Bre Pettis’ secretive new ‘Innovation Workshop’…
Metals 3D printing: Aussie start-up offering sub £3k printer that can build in 20 metals Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 24, 2014 Billed as a ‘consumer grade’ metals 3D printer, the S1 can be supported on Kickstarter Australian start-up Aurora are promising…
Making stuff: Lost-wax casting Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 26, 2014 The GemVision Revo540CX can produce super high detail wax parts for lost-wax casting in the jewellery industry In a week…
Muppets: Propshop use to LightWave and 3D printing for car to catch Kermit Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 29, 2014 The Interpol car from Muppets Most Wanted evolved as the team from Propshop worked with the Muppet’s art team Special…
Inspiration: IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards shortlist Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 29, 2014 This year’s YWE shortlist: (L-R) Vidhyalakshmi Karthikeyan, Jessica Bestwick, Holly Driver, Nicola Combe, Laurie-Ann Marshall, Lucy Ackland, Naomi Mitchison, Hannah…
Capture and integrate: Autodesk’s ReCap Pro looks to clean up 3D scanning Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 29, 2014 ReCap Pro can create improved accuracy reports based on commonly-used registration targets, like checkerboards and spheres, to get the best…
Mcor reinforces its offerings for those wanting accurate colour 3D printing Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 30, 2014 The Mcor Iris machine has enhancements that now see sharper colours, usage of 10 per cent less ink, and accredited…
Voxeljet buy UK special effects company Propshop Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 2, 2014 Propshop printed one-third scale Aston Martin DB5s for Skyfall on a Voxeljet 3D printer German large-format 3D printing company Voxeljet…
3D printing optics process poised to take on injection moulding Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 3, 2014 The new ‘LUX-Opticlear’ material means that the process might ready to compete with injection moulding A revolutionary method and new…