News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
In early April 3Dprint.com reported that China intends to install at least one 3D printer in each of its 400.000 elementary schools. One company that is well positioned to take advantage of this opportunity is 3D Printing Business Directory’s premium partner Weistek, which is about to launch its STEM-ready kid-friendly MiniToy 3D printer on Kickstarter, with prices starting as low as $249.
While also used in research and university contexts, “mixed reality” is Microsoft’s term for their new holographic computing line associated with the Hololens. It’s also the term used by the increasingly less-stealthy startup Magic Leap. HP calls it “blended reality”; Autdoesk refers to it as “reality computing”; and 3D Systems uses the phrase “digital thread”. But all of these terms are meant to represent the emerging 3D ecosystem.
At a conference held in Beijing Lenovo announced it is entering the market its first line of compact 3D printers, marking the first time a major technology manufacturer has entered the arena. Beyond Lenovo’s new 3D printer, the Chinese consumer electronics giant is already active in the virtual 3D market with the Lenovo Google Tango smartphone, capable of capturing environmental 3D data.
A few days ago I spoke with Simone Fontana, who is part of a new generation of 3D designers, born with 3D printing in mind. He pointed out an issue that has been happening for some time but is now reaching worrying proportions: that of stolen 3D designs sold for a profit. How can designers protect themselves and what are the implication of a phenomenon which we could define is basically a form of “person to person IP theft”?
ShareMy3D is an Oslo-based company that was recently founded with the aspiration to fill in the void that exists in 3D files communication between businesses. The company launched an online platform that enables anyone people to transfer and view large 3D files with unmatched speed and security, two elements that hold critical importance in the 3D business world.
3D printing technology has resulted in a significant reduction of research costs and has enabled Polish scientists to create a fully functional artificial heart 3D printed with a Zortrax M200.
After about a year since its first groundbreaking annoucement, Carbon3D unveiled the M1, its first commercial 3D printer. The Carbon3D M1 leverages on the ultra-fast Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP) technology and engineering-grade materials to deliver on the promise of truly fast 3D printing for end use production.
Precision mechanics, made in Italy engineering, wide selection of compatible materials engineered for professional use, ideal for functional prototypes and high quality products, this is the new One+400 3D Printer for PEEK and PEI by Roboze.
US-Based DesignBox3D – a distributor of the best professional grade 3D Printers – and Spanish 3D printer manufacturer BCN3D Technologies have embarked on a on a partnership to bring the BCN3D SIGMA 3D Printer to the US market.
Montreal-based Genistar is adding some finishing touches to its spanking new showroom where it is currently running a Prodways ProMaker L5000 3D printer. Genistar, whose sister company is Axis Prototypes a 3d printing service bureau also based in Montreal, became a North American distributor for Prodways’ line of production-grade 3d printers in June 2014. The showroom will allow Genistar to run printed parts through the machine, which boasts one of the fastest build cycles in the category of DLP (Digital Light Processing) printers, as well as serve as a demonstration piece for prospective customers.