Monthly Archives: April 2017
3D Systems and Quickparts, its improved prototyping service
3D Systems enhances its Quickparts service, which will offer metal and plastic prototypes in a relatively short time (1 day).
According to the South Carolina based company, users simply have to upload a CAD file on their...
General Electric’s investment in German 3D printing goes up to 100 million euros
The 3D printing industry is a key part of GE’s investments on the EU market. With a contribution of € 100 million ($ 109million USD), the company just acquired a production site in Lichtenfels...
UK will soon host its largest 3D printing centre
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London and member of the eponymous foundation, announces the construction of the largest 3D printing centre of the United Kingdom at Silvertown, built for works of art and large-scale sculptures.
First,...
Syria: 3D printing helps to restore Palmyra’s busts destroyed by ISIS
Until the Syrian conflict in 2011, the old city of Palmyra was one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Middle East, with 105,000 visitors per year.
The site which is part of UNESCO's...
Vectary and The Noun Project allow designers to print icons in 3D
It is now possible to access one of the largest Open-source collections of online pictograms in the world. The Noun Project’s collaboration with Vectary enables users of the latter to import 2D icons and...
T3TRA: Alienology Audio 3D printed loudspeakers
3D printed loudspeakers are Alienology Audio’s proposal, a design company based in Los Angeles. . With T3TRA (name of the product), Alienology Audio puts on the market a loudspeaker that combines aesthetics, elegance and...
Hong Kong’s police takes advantage of 3D printing to realize detailed replicas of crime scenes
Hong Kong's police takes advantage of 3D printing opportunities to counteract crime. In order to bring criminals to justice, the institution that ensures people’s safety decides to manufacture 3D models of crime scenes that...
South Korea: 34 million euros in 3D printing
An investment which comes at the right time! Leader in this technology, South Korea announces that 41.2 billion Won of the annual budget 2017 (that is 34 million euros) will be allocated to 3D...
Auto Shanghai: Renault unveils its new concept car printed in 3D
Auto Shanghai, officially the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, is a biennial car show that gives automakers the chance to show off their latest creations.
From April 28th to 19th, the French car manufacturer, Renault,...
3D Printed shoes of two design students
Personalized footwear is no longer the business of brands like Adidas or Under Armour.
In Warsaw, two design students from the Academy of Fine Arts, Zuzanna Gronowicz and Barbara Motylinska designed 3D customizable printed shoes.
These...