It is now more imperative than ever that schools educate their students about the emerging digital fabrication technologies, especially those of the "additive kind" (i.e. 3D printing) that are going to fundamentally change the world and the way we manufacture our goods.
3D printer manufacturer BonsaiLab has children specifically in mind for their new BS Toy 3D printer.
Leveraging its 3D printing expertise, italian company HSL created the .exnovo brand for home decorations, and .bijouets is for personal accessories.
The gumlab.uk team prints chewing gum, overcoming quite a few material related issues. Mellon smell with Strawberry taste in the shape of a heart, anyone?
Software giants and leading 3D printer manufacturers are some of the most interesting companies in 3D printing. If you want to invest in 3D printing, you should also know these companies.
Behind Stratasys and 3D Systems, a number of publicly traded companies are making waves in the 3D printing industry though the stock market is now skeptical.
Autodesk 123D Sculpt+ is a 3D sculpting app for smartphones and tablets that finally gets digital sculpting tools in the hands of those who are not design professionals.
The MakerBot Replicator 5th Gen doesn’t come cheap. But what you get is reliability, automatization and the ability to print without the hassle.
Shapeways, Sculpteo, i.Materialise, Rinkak and 3D Hubs ship professional 3D printed goods to consumers. Here’s what you must know about their pros and cons.
It is a powerful, yet relatively simple to use 3D creation and editing tool. For more details, read this Autodesk's 123D Design review.
123D Circuits is a online circuit development and simulation tool. Autodesk offers it free of charge from the official 123DApp website - here’s our review.
Autodesk's 123D Make lets you create 3D objects by assembling parts made of cardboard or other stiff materials that can be digitally cut.
MakerBot’s Replicator Mini aims at consumers and seems to live up to the expectations. At our first hands-on review, it shows advantages and disadvantages.
For most small investors, 3D printing stocks are a long-term investment. Here are the companies that will drive the new social revolution.
Autodesk's 123D Catch is an App for iOS, Android and Windows PC operating systems that can generate high-resolution 3D models using a series of photographs of an item
Autodesk’s Spark will be a complete ecosystem, where 3D software, 3D imaging and 3D printing companies work together, leveraging on each other’s strengths to reach millions of people.
e-Nable lets you make hand prostheses at a total cost of about 50 euro, that is the cost of the plastic material plastic to be used in any home 3D printer.
How would you like to walk on a true work of sculpted art? Italian Designer Cristina Franceschini (AKA Crystiff) can make it happen through her design abilities and 3d printed shoes.
Your want to digitize, modify or augment through computing and then 3D print it? These are the companies which will make things happen in 3D visualisation.