3D scanning

3D scanning is a digital process that consists in analyzing an object from the real world, to collect all the data in order to recreate its shape and appearance. It often serves as the first step to debut a 3D printing project.

#Formnext 2017: General overview of the 3D printing market

“A vibrant platform of innovation and networking formed a solid basis for outstanding business opportunities” This year, the exhibition demonstrates that the 3D printing market...

Nicolas Usuwiel, Founder of Unic-3D, “My aim is to evangelize this technology”

After more than 10 years of experience as Marketing Manager, Nicolas Usuwiel turns towards a sector whose potential is no longer a secret: 3D...

A première in surgery: a robot and a 3D printed model fix the spine of a 6 year-old child

The medical team from the Amiens-Picardie University Hospital (France) use a robot and a 3D printed model for a spinal surgery on a six-year-old...

Velocity Group’s offering goes beyond 3D Printing

Velocity Group launched an online 3D printing service to enable OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) to get access to full-service product development and production support....

Artist Jack Elliott 3D prints a tree as a paper sculpture

Artist Jack Elliott 3D scanned a Tasmanian tree, thereafter recreated it using a 3D printer that makes solid objects from paper.   How the project came to...

Andrei Vakulenko unveils his point of view of the 3D scanning market

Artec 3D is a company which produces the best professional handheld 3D scanners. With its headquarters in Luxembourg and other divisions in California and Moscow,...