UCLA Students Plan to Educate Kids with 3D Printed Ukuleles

Reading Time: 2 minutesUCLA students are raising money through a UCLA Spark crowdfunding campaign to donate 3D printed ukuleles to the residential care home, Maryvale in California, USA. Encouraging kids to take up STEM subjects can be done in a myriad of ways. For example, students at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) hope to use musical instruments […]

Touch a 3D Printed Dinosaur Skull During the UK “Dippy” Tour

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Natural History Museum’s well known and much loved dinosaur skeleton, nicknamed Dippy, is going on tour in the UK. Visitors can now get hands-on with the dinosaur thanks to 3D printed replica skulls. London’s Natural History Museum is the permanent home of the Diplodocus dinosaur, nicknamed Dippy. However, the popular dinosaur is now going […]

TEVO Tornado 3D Printer: Review the Facts Here

Reading Time: 2 minutesGenerally speaking, the most appealing feature of the TEVO Tornado 3D printer is the 300 X 300 X 400 mm build size, which for around $350 seems like a bargain in-and-of-itself.  Pair that with a 50 micron minimum layer thickness and a 150 mm/s print speed, and this 3D printer sounds pretty decent. The TEVO Tornado […]

Anet E12 3D Printer: Review the Facts Here!

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Anet E12 undercuts the popular CR-10 by approximately $60 depending on where you look. At the time of writing, we found it going for anywhere between USD $319 and $369. But despite this disparity in pricing the Anet E12 3D printer provides, on paper, largely the same printing capabilities as its CR-10-style stablemates. However, […]

Grafter Software Remixes and Improves 3D Printing Models into New Forms

Reading Time: 2 minutesGrafter can remix 3D printing models into new, functional machines, without the need for extensive tweaking or testing. Remixing 3D models to create newly printed objects is a common technique in additive manufacturing. A team of experts at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany have gone a step further, by developing software to remix […]

KUKA Uses MakerBot 3D Printers to Build Robotic Arms

Reading Time: 2 minutesKUKA shows that 3D printing offers significant advantages for the creation of modern industrial robotics. Driving the smart factories of the 21st century, industrial manufacturing industries are increasingly turning toward automated solutions. Robotics are being employed to ease the burden of lifting or transporting heavy loads. KUKA, the Chinese-German industrial manufacturing company, creates specialist robotics […]

Want to Write About 3D Printing? Join the All3DP Content Academy!

Reading Time: 2 minutesAll3DP is a website dedicated to all things 3D printing, plus related fields such as 3D scanning, 3D modeling, drones and VR. We’re looking for talented writers to contribute to our continuing success and drive a new initiative: the All3DP Content Academy. Become a Contributing Writer, Share Your Passion and Knowledge! 3D printing is a […]

Tronxy X1 3D Printer: Review the Facts Here!

Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are a few features that make the Tronxy X1 3D printer a viable option for consumers on a budget. However, the most enchanting perk of this 3D printer is the exceptionally low price tag. It can regularly be found on retail websites like GearBest and AliExpress for under $150. This 3D printer is a […]

Weekend Project: 3D Printed Harry Potter Spectrespecs with LED Lights

Reading Time: 4 minutesEight-year-old maker Purple Oranji turns Adafruit NeoPixel goggles into a pair of 3D printed Spectrespecs, the zany light-up shades featured in the Harry Potter movies. This weekend project is the perfect way to show your kids that a 3D printer is just as extraordinary as a magic wand.  When author J.K. Rowling first introduced Harry […]

[FLASH DEAL] New Matter Filament, 63 -75% Off at $7.49

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSad news this week with the closure of 3D printer manufacturer New Matter. Ahead of shuttering some time this summer, the company is clearing house with a fire sale of all its products, including filament. It never a nice thing to see a company that puts real, tangible 3D printing products in peoples hands close […]

New Matter is Another 3D Printing Company Closing Down

Reading Time: 4 minutesFor the second time this month, a 3D printer company is shuttering their doors. New Matter will cease operations at the end of Febuary; providing limited support to owners of the MOD-t 3D printer. Don’t Miss: Type A Machines Retire to that Great 3D Printer in the Sky Last week we reported on the demise […]

Ultimaker Becomes Sponsor and Supplier for GE’s Additive Education Program

Reading Time: 2 minutesOpen source 3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker has announced that it is now a sponsor and supplier to the GE Additive Education Program (AEP). Schools can apply for subsidies from General Electric towards 3D printing. General Electric is helping future engineers, makers and scientists thrive with their GE Additive Education Program (AEP). The American has been […]

TronXY X5S 3D Printer: Review the Facts Here!

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe TronXY X5S is one of the new 3D printers kits which seems to hit a sweet spot with customers worldwide. TheTronXY X5S is the bigger brother of the TronXY X3S and has overtaken it in popularity. Since early 2018, it has become one of the best-selling 3D printers on stores like Gearbest and Aliexpress. The most […]

Audio Goes 3D With Brainwavz New Line Of 3D Printed Headphones

Reading Time: 2 minutesBrainwavz, the headphone manufacturer which launched back in 2008, has presented a new pair of earphones for audiophiles – aka lovers of high-quality sound experiences. According to the company, the new B400 line offers high performance and a high-quality sound experience. The new models feature separate balanced armature drivers on each side. A total of […]

Scientists in India are Growing Ears in the Lab using Cartilage and a 3D Printed Scaffold

Reading Time: 3 minutesDoctors in Chennai, India are working on 3D printing transplantable ears. They’ve recently been successful in growing ear cartilage in a culture flask and proving it continues to grow once implanted in rabbits. For a couple of years, researchers from the SIMS Hospital and SRM University in Chennai, India, have been working on a 3D printed […]

[DEAL] ColorFabb Filament – Buy 5, Pay for 4

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDutch filament spinner ColorFabb is celebrating its 5th birthday with a special promo — buy any 5 spools of filament and only pay for 4. Five years in business is a long time in the 3D printing world. So to celebrate such a momentous occasion, Dutch filament producer ColorFabb is putting a deal on all […]

Immortalize Your Pooch: New Startup Offers 3D Printed Pet Figurines

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Calgary-based company GravityB 3D is using a 60-camera 3D scanning system to create life-like 3D printed figurines of pets and people. For most animal owners, their dog or cat is much more than just a pet, but an integral part of the family. GravityB 3D, a new startup out of Calgary, Canada, is immortalizing man’s […]

3D Printable Syntactic Foams Could Help Submarines Reach Deeper Depths

Reading Time: 4 minutesA team of researchers from New York University School of Engineering have developed 3D printable syntactic foam materials. These foams are lightweight composites that offer exceptional buoyancy and strength, and are commonly used for submarine components.  Scientists at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering have developed the first process to produce 3D printed […]

Creality CR-10 Review – The Best 3D Printer under $500

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe use a lot of different 3D printers here in the All3DP workshop. And making the jump between them often highlights the quirks and foibles of each one. In the case of the Creality CR-10, one pitfall is the fact that you must auto-home the 3D printer before each print job. Forgetting to do so […]

Ultimaker Cura 3.2 Adds Experimental Supports and Layer Features, Improves UI

Reading Time: 3 minutesUltimaker is releasing its stable version of  Cura 3.2 after a few weeks of beta testing. You can now download the popular 3D slicing software from the company’s website. As usual, the software is free. In mid-January,3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker released the beta version of the Cura 3.2, its latest update of the 3D slicer […]

3D Print a Universal Cable Fix to Repair any Broken Cables

Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’re faced with a broken cable, maker Marius Taciuc has a 3D printed enclosure solution. Although can’t beat a replacement cable, it’s a great short-term universal cable fix. Cables are fragile. They can be cut, ripped apart, or — most commonly — have a loose connection. Most makers just use just some Gaffer tape to […]

Stratasys & Dassault Systèmes Partner to Develop Low-Cost 3D Printed Prosthetics

Reading Time: 3 minutesStratasys is partnering with Dassault Systèmes to supply Unlimited Tomorrow with 3D printing and CAD software dedicated to producing affordable, patient-specific prosthetic devices.   From surgical models to personalized prosthetics, 3D printing has proven extremely advantageous for a wide variety of medical applications. Among the few pioneers of healthcare-related additive manufacturing is the 3D printing giant Stratasys. The […]