News — 3d printing

Taken from 3D Printing Industry. By Lydia Mahon Zortrax,  manufacturer of the award-winning M200 3D printer, is unveiling its latest device at the Additive Manufacturing Europe 2016 expo. “The Zortrax M300 is our direct response to the needs of our customers. They’ve often indicated the need for a device that is as accurate and reliable as our previous M200 3D printer, but which would allow them to create larger, professional prototypes as a whole – without the necessity of splitting up a project into a series of smaller components”- says Rafał Tomasiak, founder and CEO of Zortrax. “The M300 is yet...

Take from 3Ders. By Alec Over the past few days Amsterdam played host to Additive Manufacturing Europe 2016, which featured numerous interesting workshops, speakers and visions of what 3D printing will bring to the future of manufacturing. But of course the 3D printing community is anxiously waiting for the release of several 3D printers, and fortunately many of these upcoming models were present in Amsterdam as well. 3ders.org checked out three of the most anticipated 3D printers of the moment. Zortrax’s M300 is even bigger in real life. Just earlier this week, Zortrax announced the unveiling of the M300 –...

Taken from 3D Print by Scott J Grunewald While they are not the oldest 3D printer manufacturer, MakerBot is unquestionably one of the most well-known, and thanks to being purchased by Stratasys in 2013 they are certainly the largest. A few months ago MakerBot hit a rather significant milestone for themselves as a company and for the 3D printing industry as a whole. As of April 2016, MakerBot has shipped 100,000 MakerBot 3D printers to customers all over the world. They are the very first 3D printer manufacturer to reach this huge milestone, and not only is that a pretty...

Taken from Multichannel Merchant By Daniela Forte 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot has always been about providing a personalized experience that puts its customers at the forefront of innovation. And by making improvements to its overall web presence, the company saw an 18% increase in homepage engagement, a 5x ROI on its website and a 5% reduction in cart abandonment. MakerBot used Dynamic Yield’s Unified Customer Engagement Platform to address engagement across the website. The company needed a single interface engagement solution to test and execute key marketing initiatives that would increase purchases, reduce cart abandonment and generate more leads. “It’s...

Taken from Penn State POSTED BY BARTEES COX Today, Penn State held a grand opening for the installation of a new 3D printing lab, the Maker Commons. The lab features a large-scale MakerBot Innovation Center designed to help universities and organizations innovate faster, attract talented students or staff, increase collaboration, and compete more effectively. The Maker Commons features 32 MakerBot desktop 3D printers and staff to answer questions and help with projects. The Maker Commons is housed in Penn State’s Pattee Library and positioned so every student will have access to the lab. Students across all of Penn State’s locations...