3D Printing News & Features

Keep yourself up to date with the latest 3D printing news from all over the world and the latest features, interviews, comments, and exciting stories.

Apr 23, 2019

Improved PCBs

TTM Adds Nano Dimension PCB 3D Printers for Production Runs

TTM Technologies, a printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing company, expanded its relationship with Nano Dimension, the additive electronics provider, by buying two DragonFly Pro to work with its current unit.

Apr 23, 2019

Lending a Helping Hand

Hairdresser Recycles Shampoo Bottles into 3D Printed Prosthetic Limbs

Former hairdresser Bernie Craven is creating prosthetics for children made by recycling old plastic shampoo bottles and 3D printing the extruded plastic.

Apr 22, 2019

Examining Ships from the Sky

Scout Develops Drones to Detect Signs of Disrepair in Ships

Scout Drone Inspection, a Norweigan start-up, is using 3D printing to develop a drone which scans tanks and storage spaces of ships to detect any signs disrepair or damage.

Apr 20, 2019

No More Mr Nice Tie

VIP TIE: Luxury Accessories Brand 3D Prints Custom Ties

VIP TIE is a Milan-based luxury accessories brand using 3D printing to offer a ready-to-wear and customized tie collections based on a client's request.

Apr 18, 2019

The Sound Of Music

3D Print Your Own Covert Bone Conduction Headphones

A French student created his own bone conduction headphones built into 3D printed glasses for covert listening and posted his process on Hackaday so you can create your own too.

Apr 18, 2019

Expanding Portfolios

DuPont Set to Launch Semi-Crystalline Materials for 3D Printing at RAPID + TCT 2019

DuPont, the American materials conglomerate, is set to launch new high-performance, semi-crystalline 3D printing products at RAPID + TCT 2019 next month.

Apr 17, 2019

New All-in-One Machine

Kickstarter 3D Printer “IVI” Looks Like the Tiko, Promises To Do Much Better

IVI is a new closed-loop delta 3D printer. Its campaign launched on Kickstarter and was "funded in just one minute." But at first glance, the machine looks suspiciously like the ill-fated Tiko 3D printer...

Apr 17, 2019

3D Print on Etsy? You Betsy!

Shapeways Launches E-Commerce Integration on Etsy

Shapeways has announced the launch of its Etsy E-commerce Integration which will reduce the workload for Etsy shop owners specializing in 3D printed products.

Apr 16, 2019

Past Meets Future

Fuller Moto’s Futuristic 2029 Custom Motorcycle Manufactured with Metal 3D Printing

Fuller Moto, the custom car and motorcycle shop, has developed the Fuller Moto 2029 Majestic motorcycle, a futuristic version of the French 1929 Majestic classic machine.

Apr 16, 2019

Shot Through The Heart

Israeli Researchers 3D Print Tiny Heart with Blood Vessels and Chambers

Researchers from Tel Aviv University used a patient's cells to 3D print a heart with blood vessels, ventricles and chambers that is the size of a rabbit's heart.

Apr 15, 2019

Anycubic‘s Big Delta

2019 Anycubic Predator 3D Printer – Review the Specs

Anycubic has released its newest Delta printer, the Anycubic Predator. Judging from its specs, it carries its name for a reason: It's a big beast.

Apr 15, 2019

Who's a Good Boy?

4,000-Year-Old Neolithic Dog Head Reconstructed with 3D Printing

The skull of a 4,000-year-old Neolithic dog found in a tomb dig in Orkney, Scotland was scanned, 3D printed and reconstructed to reveal that the creature looks similar to a European grey wolf.

Apr 15, 2019

Goodbye to Organ Transplant Waiting Lists?

World First 3D Printed Bionic Pancreas Could One Day Treat Diabetes

Researchers at the Foundation for Research and Science Development in Poland have 3D printed the first ever bionic pancreas with blood vessels which could one day be used to treat diabetes.

Apr 14, 2019

I want to ride my bicycle

Arevo 3D Prints Carbon Fiber Unibody Bike Frames for Franco’s “Emery” eBikes

Arevo, a Silicon Valley company, announced that it is partnering with Franco Bicycles and manufacturing 3D printed carbon fiber single-piece unibody frames for a new line of eBikes.

Apr 13, 2019

One Spine Day

Additive Implants’ 3D Printed SureMAX Cervical Spacer Cleared by FDA

Additive Implants announced the FDA clearance of its first product, the 3D printed SureMAX Cervical Spacer, created by company founder, orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Ehteshami.

Inventors Invited

Protolabs Launches £50,000 European Cool Idea Award for Inventors

Back Up and Running

Bioscientists Develop 3D Printed Artificial Tissues to Help Heal Bone and Cartilage Injuries

Sweet Solution

Engineers Using 3D Printed Sugar Stents to Improve Surgery Success

Apr 10, 2019

Thinking Really Big

Massivit 1800 Pro 3D Printing Solution Launched in the US and Used in French International Cartoon Festival

Massivit, known for its large-format 3D prints, has announced the US launch of its new "versatile" Massivit 1800 Pro for cost-effective and convenient 3D printing – and we’re talking life-sized prints here.

Apr 10, 2019

School Is Cool

Center for 3D Concrete Printing at American University in Dubai Established

3DVinci Creations and the American University in Dubai (AUD) are cooperating to establish The Center for 3D Concrete Printing and Digital Construction at the university's campus.