News — 3d printing

Taken from 3D Print by Tyler Koslow Despite all of the cunning innovations being developed across the additive manufacturing spectrum this year, nothing set the news headlines ablaze like the immensely popular 3D printing companyMakerBot and their decision to shut down their Brooklyn-based manufacturing plant and move their 3D printer production to China. Although the move conjured up a fair amount of disappointment across the industry, MakerBot is still focused on providing their desktop 3D printers to schools and businesses across the United States and beyond. With a prominent stronghold on the East Coast 3D printing scene already, and a...

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Taken from Euronews It looks like a typical children’s summer camp – only in the village of Zánka near Lake Balaton in Hungary it’s not all about outdoor activities: new technology in all its forms is also being promoted. The scheme is backed by three Hungarian companies producing 3D printers who believe it’s important that children get to grips with such devices at an early age. The project is already taking place in schools – now it’s being extended into the holidays. “We believe that if we show this to the future generation, they will be able to use it...

Taken from Makerbot. Posted By STAN SPRING Accessible, reliable desktop 3D printing is about more than having the right piece of equipment. It’s about having a full set of reliable, easy-to-use solutions that streamline your 3D printing experience from start to finish. At MakerBot, that’s why your experience is so important to us.  It all starts with a 3D printable file. Within Thingiverse, there’s more than 1.6 million 3D designs, most of which are free. There, you can also alter or enhance designs with any one of our community’s new apps. Let’s say you’ve found a file there, created a 3D...

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