Imagine losing a lens cap and being able to 3D print one in a half hour? Fully functional, custom size, and less than $1 worth of materials?

Clemons Coding Company develops software that helps you translate everyday objects and ideas into 3D printing plans. Their software is simply and thoughtfully structured to meet the needs of users at every skill level. Your potential is limited only by your imagination for the types of objects you want to design for 3D printing.

At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VT), Christopher Williams heads the effort to further advance 3-D printing–known among engineers as additive manufacturing–with copper, a widely used conductor in electronics. Williams is using a process called binder jetting in which an inkjet printer selectively jets glue into a bed of copper powder, layer-by-layer. The printed […]

10 Commandments of 3D Printing – 3D Printing Slideshow from Bill Decker thou shalt not steal thy CAD software? Well, take a look for your self….

This 3D printer makes objects that look, smell, and feel like wood. As 3D Printing Technology gets better and better, more and more applications and materials are being perfected.

The European Space Agency has unveiled plans to “take 3D printing into the metal age” by building parts for jets, spacecraft and fusion projects. Read the full article. Are 3d printed cars and car parts the next metal objects be 3D printed?

Here Lisa Harouni gives her famous primer on 3D Printing. She brings up several examples of 3D Printed technology and provides an excellent overview of the industry.

Fripp Design and Research of the United Kingdom has been churning out as many as 150 prosthetic eyes per hour, thanks to 3D printing, which is multiple times faster than traditional production of prosthetic eyes that uses handpainting. The 3D-printed prosthetic eyes must go through a process before becoming a final product. First, the image […]

Japanese police forces have been using 3D printing for about 3 years mostly to recreate crime scenes and weapons in 3D-printed, interactive models. Recently, they found a new use for the technology: sketch artistry aided by 3D printing! The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department took a sketch of a wanted criminal, used a 3D printer to […]

Skylar Tibbits is shaping the next development, which he calls 4D printing, where the fourth dimension is time. This emerging technology will allow us to print objects that then reshape themselves or self-assemble over time. Think: a printed cube that folds before your eyes, or a printed pipe able to sense the need to expand […]

3D Printing is new, hot and controversial. See the trends being created by this new industry and the market opportunities that will flow. Read about international applications and why this technology is so frightening to established firms. See what money making opportunities exist for you and your company.

Click this podcast link for a 1 minute podcast on 3d Printing. Will Americans have patience?

Imagine a world where any product you buy (as an end-consumer or as a business) can be 3D-printed on the spot and in your hands or your warehouse in hours, 3D-printed before your eyes. Oh, wait, that is our world! Does that mean consumers and orderers of things can say goodbye to shipping? Well, in […]

Mcor Technologies is an innovative manufacturer of the world’s most affordable, full-colour and eco-friendly 3D printers. Mcor’s mission with the Matrix and IRIS is to bring 3D printing to the masses and to make 3D printing as easy as printing on paper. Read the Blog: Why You Shouldn’t Use Product Comparison Charts to Evaluate 3D […]

Here is a fun, easy cartoon that shows what 3D Printing is and how 3D Printing technology works. And the view can see that 3D Printing Communities are being created globally.

After seeing the printer in action, We have came away impressed. As many of you know the printer does not operate the same as other 3D printers. Most printers an extruder that will run on X,Y,Z axes, in the same typical way. However, the Orion Delta is a bit different. It has 3 vertical bars […]

Here the CEO of Mcor Technologies talks about his 3D Printers. He wants to revolutionize 3D Printing with full color and low cost.

What would you 3D Print? Find out what CU students what to 3D print. By Dane Guberud, reporting for the 3D Printing Channel What Would You 3D Print – Video Series

Will people be patient enough to use a 3D printer to print what they need? Here is the one minute Podcast. Find out what Josh says. 3D Printing Podcast – Radio show on 3d printing. One minute sound bites.

This 3D Scanner can scan and print 3D Objects. It was revealed at the 3D Printing Conference and the crowd enjoyed it.

Will we print what we need on the moon? The European space agency yes….3.5 meters in 60 minutes and a building built in a single week!

Coral reefs are disappearing at a rapid rate around the world as pollution, overfishing, coastal development, and global warming are all playing a significant part in this alarmingly fast decline. In the Persian Gulf, coastal and off shore developments have left the coral reef ecosystems severely damaged in the waters off of Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, […]

Is the law ready for 3D Printing? Does the great legal minds have a good understanding of 3D Printing uses, technology, applications and threats? What will happen when average lawyers attempt to explain 3D Printing Law? Intellectual property, patent protection, digital rights and employee theft are only some of the areas that need to explained […]

Fox News Says forget electric toothbrushes. Using 3D printing, engineers have developed a new kind of toothbrush tailor-made to fit a person’s mouth. All a person must do to brush is bite down. At first glance, the “Blizzident” looks a bit like a hairy pair of dentures. The brush’s makers say it cleans teeth completely […]