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The Battle for Photopolymer Dominance Takes Off 3D Printing Events

by Business

The photopolymer sector is probably the one that is undergoing the most changes. It is at the same time the most mature and also the one that is evolving the fastest into different vertical markets. Photopolymers are finding applications for prototyping as we as – more and more often – for end use products. Materials (and multi-material) possibilities are endless and we may be just beginning to scratch the surface, with nanocomposite ceramics and pure ceramics presenting new and amazing possibilities for photopolymerization processes.

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Designer Releases First Ever Collection of Metal 3D Printed Purses at Milan Fashion Week 3D Printing Events

by Consumer

In 3D printing “first times” are at the order of the day. During the final days of Milan Fashion Week, Italian designer Giulia Ber Tacchini released the first ever collection of metal 3D printed purses at a Fashion Show held at Nerino8, in the center of Milan. The purses are parte of Giulia’s Maissa collection and are already commercially available with prices reaching up to €1,200: not exactly for everyone but neither an impossible price for a designer item.

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New MakerBot Replicator+ Just Released, We Tried It (and MakerBot Print), See the Exclusive Photos 3D Printer Hardware

by Technologies

You could say that MakerBot is turning over a new leaf: with the newly released MakerBot+ and MakerBot Mini+ the company is targeting quality, superior mechanics and reliability. We have the first exclusive photos from unboxing and testing of the new desktop 3D printers and we also discovered that their best new feature – by far – is MakerBot Print, the desktop version of the excellent GrabCAD Print software, designed for true, one click, pre-prototyping.

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Dealing with Brand Pollution in the Business of 3D Printing 3D Printing Processes

by Business

Over the course of the last three years, the desktop fabrication segment of the 3D Printing industry has come a long way. We have seen a great deal of innovation on the hardware side and a few new solutions that hold a great deal of promise in solving the issue of dual extrusion. At DesignBox3D, we have worked hard to choose our partners carefully and will often proudly share with anyone that happens to be listening that our longest running relationship has been with Espen Sivertsen and the entire team at Type A Machines. One of the core reasons for this mutual respect is that they look at additive manufacturing the same way as we do. It is a quickly emerging component in the design to manufacturing tool-chain and Type A Machines, like DesignBox3D, wants to be a key part of that tool-chain. Part of this vision of having Additive Manufacturing play a key role in the design to manufacturing process involves an intense focus on continual R&D and innovation on the hardware side, coupled with a desire to expand the capabilities of the hardware on the materials side of the equation. Type A has taken their version of Cura and added capabilities that cannot be found elsewhere. Absolute 3D Internal ™ structures and the 88+ materials and rising that are supported today are prime examples of the material flexibility of this platform.