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3D Systems launch Ekocycle Cube: Big guns publicity, but too late to light up the home market?

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 17, 2014

3D Systems has launched the Ekocycle Cube which uses 25 per cent recycled material filament and a lot of branding…

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Local Motors to use Autodesk Spark 3D printing platform

Posted by Tanya Weaver - September 18, 2014

Autodesk and Local Motors collaborate on first industrial application of Spark, the open 3D printing platform to solve challenges in…

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Autodesk announces $100M war chest to fund future of 3D printing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 30, 2014

Autodesk’s Ember 3D printer is only the tip of the company’s push into the 3D printing sphere Autodesk has announced…

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Design Council launch £300k Spark fund for product design

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 24, 2014

With a £300k pot, the new Design Council Spark fund and accelerator is looking for UK-based candidates The Design Council…

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Autodesk University 2014: Main session live blog

Posted by Stephen Holmes - December 2, 2014

Depending on who’s writing we’re in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, or on a sofa in East London Welcome, wherever you…

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3D Printing

Can Autodesk’s Spark 3D printing platform succeed?

Posted by DEVELOP3D - January 12, 2015

After seeing Autodesk’s Ember 3D printer in action and discussing the company’s Spark platform plans, Al Dean has a chance…

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Materialise expands into consumer 3D printing market with new Builder software

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 13, 2015

Leapfrog is one of the desktop 3D printer companies that is benefitting from Materialise’s entry into the consumer market Leading…

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Say goodbye STL, say hello 3MF (possibly – you know how these things are…)

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 1, 2015

The new 3MF file format is setting out to become the new unified file format that plays more closely to…

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Autodesk makes its Ember 3D Printer designs available free

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 1, 2015

The design files for Autodesk’s Ember 3D printer have been made available free to all Autodesk is putting the designs…

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Horse saddle, doorbell and pop-up umbrella win Design Council Spark Fund prize of £150k

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 25, 2015

The three winners have been announced The three winners of the Design Council’s Spark Innovation Fund have been announced, each…

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