Living in Boulder has been somewhat enlightening through the constant harassment by so many protesting groups trying to save the world. We eat too much, they eat too little, the tigers are dying, the trees are disappearing, the ozone is depleting, meat is murder. One of these messages actually got through my head. Recycling. It […]

Manufacturing the future: The next era of global growth and innovation, a major report from the McKinsey Global Institute, presents a clear view of how manufacturing contributes to the global economy today and how it will probably evolve over the coming decade. Our findings include the following points: Manufacturing’s role is changing. The way it […]

Here is a 3D Printed guitar which stole the show at NAMM in Los Angeles earlier this month. It illustrates the joint ventures between 3D Printing and the music industry

In this episode, our friends inkjet and voxel debate whether engineers are necessary for 3D Printing. Can regular normal people use 3D Printing technology without an expert?

It’s time the professional marketing firms were involved in the 3D Printing Industry. The inventions are great, but how will the world find out about 3D Printing? Will the 3d Printing manufacturers just wait until customers come? Or will the savvy firms get involved in 3D Printing Marketing?

Perhaps you were one of the lucky kids in your neighborhood who had to get braces. There is nothing like sharp metal pieces constantly in your mouth to lacerate your lips and tongue then cause discomfort while trying to eat. Eventually that faithful day came where you finally got to have your braces removed! And […]

Is 3D Printing too expensive? Watch our friends Pixel and Voxel debate the price and expense of 3D Printing in this entertaining puppet show

Will 3D Printing Replace traditional manufacturing? Our master 3D Printing puppeteer has some comments on this!

If you read posts from this site enough, you may have already picked up why 3D printing is developing into such an important technology. ANYTHING can be custom fit for anybody. Glasses, cellphone cases, hearing aides, and the list goes on. Only recently has the material technology emerged to fully print an electronic with integrated […]

3D Hubs launches newest trend report, to which they’ve added a heat map of their 3,000 printing locations so you can get an impression of where 3D printing is popular in the world. Also new is the list of popular 3D printer models per continent. Some interesting stats. View 3D Printing Trends. Makerbot is undeniably […]

See how to use marketing, pr, social media and all of the tools available to get known, and get famous in the 3D printing industry.

I saw the title for this video and initially thought that this company had come up with a way to 3d-print glass lenses. Printing optical lenses has been accomplished just recently by Dutch company LUXeXceL using plastic. However, many complications arise when printing glass. The temperatures required to heat ‘sand’ to actually melt into glass […]

This is just a quick 3D Printing Video to show that yes, we can now use metal in our 3D Printers. So far, 3D printers have used primarily plastic to create images, because it’s an easy material to work with. But last month, 3D printing took another leap forward when Michigan Technological University scientists invented […]

http://youtu.be/3CkMuw9YOpY What will happen to the future of Medicine? We can bet that forward thinking doctors and hospitals are already looking hard at 3D Printing helping with transplants, organs, prosthetic devices and research. Bioprinting is becoming even more and more important and relevant as 3D Printing gets more efficient.

The old cliche that “no news is good news” has held true for the vast majority of stories the public is exposed to regarding the oil and gas industry. While the majority of the time, pipelines, refineries and wells function as planned, the stories that become newsworthy are unfortunately the major disasters. When dealing with […]

http://youtu.be/G0ouOqDo2gI A father built a prosthetic hand for his 12-year-old son using a 3-D printer. Paul McCarthy, from Marblehead Massachusetts, made the inexpensive yet functional prosthetic hand for his son Leon, who was born without fingers on one of his hands. The family had been told when Leon was very young that he needed to […]

3D Printing Demonstrations – layer by layer 3D Printing on Cnet. 3D Systems and Makerbot executives on TV

Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo is headed back to NYC! Attendees will experience the biggest show yet, with a day of workshops on April 2, the new Maker Summit & Pavilion, more speakers, and bigger exhibitions than ever before. Several exciting new elements have also been added to the New York conference, including a […]

Here the 3D Printed Guitar appears on a live show from the NAMM conference. You can see what it looks like and hear how it plays.

A 2500 Square Foot custom home in just 20 hours! USC professor demonstrates how to build a 2, 500-square-foot home in less than 20 hours. 3D printing could revolutionize home building3D printing could revolutionize home building3D printing could revolutionize home building3D printing could revolutionize home building. There are humanitarian thoughts on this…could 3D Printing Technology […]

Sub $1000 3D printer prints in two colors, dual materials, integrated nozzle and more. 3D printing is getting even easier for consumers. Out of the box and plug-and-play. Keith Ozar shares the latest from 3D Systems new Cube 3D printer at CES 2014.

http://3dprintingventures.com/portfolio/ How many 3D Printing Deals get lost in the mix of angel investments? This firm feels that if you want to invest in 3D Printing, then the whole firm should be based on 3D Printing Companies and 3D Printing Investors. Their team of experienced venture consultants focuses on developing strong investor relationships that propel […]

http://3dprintedguitarshop.com Ever since the world’s very first guitar was strung up, the folks that build everyone’s favorite instrument have continued the never-ending quest to deliver the next greatest thing in guitar design. Though significant changes to the tried-and-true foundation don’t happen as often these days (for good reason), once in a while something incredibly new, […]

This promotional video gives a little introduction to 3D Printing and the world of additive manufacturing