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Stratasys and MakerBot Merger
Stratasys will purchase MakerBot for a $403 million stock deal. MakerBot was exploring another round of financing to fund expansion, but recent industry suspicions pointed toward a merger deal. MakerBot will continue to independently produce products after the merger. By … Continue reading
How to Measure How Much Filament is Left in a Spool
If you run out of filament midway through a 3d print, it can be hard to recover the print. If you’re not watching the print job closely, you can even damage your 3d printer. To make sure you have enough … Continue reading
3d Printing Saves a Baby’s Life
When a six week baby’s windpipe collapsed, blocking airflow to his lungs, doctors at the University of Michigan decided to try a new technique using 3d printing to save his life. Glenn Green, M.D. scanned the baby’s windpipe with a … Continue reading
Why Buy A 3d Printer: A Child’s Perspective
On the Media posted a video about a 3d printing from an 11 year old’s perspective. 3d printing has recently become synonymous with controversy about gun control, but this video reminds viewers that most 3d printers are used for … Continue reading
Defcad Fails Spectacularly
Defcad, the 3d file repository started by Defense Distributed to distribute their 3d printable gun files is shut down. Defense Distributed test fired a low quality zip gun earlier this week that was mostly 3d printed. The 3d files were … Continue reading
More Printable Model Databases Launch
After the launch of 3DLT last week, two more sites selling 3D models have launched. Forme It offers printable high-resolution models, and 3d Burrito offers an assortment of models. Since the overhead of selling digital items is extremely low, we … Continue reading
3DLT is Not the First 3d Store for Printable Objects
In this age of overhype, the launch of 3DLT at Disrupt was hailed as the launch of the first store for printable objects by TechCrunch. Many blogs and a few news organizations repeated their claim without checking it. But anyone … Continue reading
Full Color PLA Printer – BotObjects
While it sounds like vaporware, BotObjects claims to have the first full color PLA 3d printer. The ProDesk3D will use a five cartridge system that blends filament in the correct proportions to print in full color. The correct proportion of … Continue reading
3d Printed Custom Surfboards
Made Boards is creating the first 3d printed custom surfboards based on your body and ride style. They collect data about your weight, style, and water conditions you typically ride on. Then they use similar techniques to hand-crafted boards to create … Continue reading