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Technology once deemed too expensive for wide use has infiltrated manufacturing and even become a hit with consumers. It seems just about everyone is busy printing objects in 3D. Examples range from ...

When Scott Crump, CEO and co-founder of Stratasys Inc., invented fused deposition modeling (FDM) in 1989, he had one goal in mind: to design a system that would allow engineers to create high quality, ...

The Form 1 turned heads from the moment its hugely successful Kickstarter was announced in September 2012. It's gorgeous, sure, but most impressive was what it promised -- to bring professional-grade ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. 3D printing is a fast-growing segment of the manufacturing market, with engineers and developers breaking through ...

Thousands of miles separate Matt Burris from Chris Elsworthy, yet both engineers share a common goal. Each is working on his own 3D printing system that he believes will one day spread the technology ...

When Ultimaker, a manufacturer of open-source 3D printers headquartered in Amsterdam with an office in Boston, announced recently the global availability of the next generation of its 3D-printing ...

3D printing or additive manufacturing is the process of making three-dimensional objects from digital files. Since its conception in the 1980s, 3D printing has evolved from being a novelty to having ...

“I’d much rather that people talk about the uses of 3D printing in robotics (such as drones) rather than about issues such as privacy,” says Brock Hinzmann. He is referring to current debate around ...

In a further sign of the falling barriers to hardware innovation, the price of 3D Printing Machines are expected to fall 6.4% in 2016. That's according to a report just released by market research ...