Association of 3D Printing | The Voice of 3D Printing

3D Printing Technology: Interactive Optics

by Bill Decker | Jul 17, 2013 | Engineering, Ideas

Disney has been working on 3D printed optics for interactive electronics. "Optical mechanics are more reliable and efficient than wires because they’re more protected and are comprised of fewer parts." What does 'optical mechanics' mean? "By printing “light pipes,”...

Microsoft Says Windows 8.1 Will Have 3D Printing App

by Bill Decker | Jul 15, 2013 | Announcements, Software

The next Windows software update will feature a user-friendly 3D printing app that will make 3D printing similar to printing out a document. It seems the "roadblock" to everyday 3D printing at home "will be the consumers' need to learn CAD or 3D design software....

India and 3d Printing- Will India Win?

by Bill Decker | Jul 14, 2013 | International

This one minute video looks at India's advantage in 3d Printing

Baby’s Life Saved by 3D-printed Airway Splint

by Bill Decker | Jul 13, 2013 | Bioprinting, Engineering

Thanks to a 3d-printed airway splint, an Ohio baby with tracheobronchomalacia can live life separately from hospital machines. "This is the first time 3D printing has been used to treat tracheobronchomalacia-at least in a human." Now that the Food and Drug...

3D Printing Liquid Metals

by Bill Decker | Jul 9, 2013 | Engineering, Ideas

Researchers at North Carolina State University have come up with a way to 3D print liquid metals and keep their new form. A syringe pushes out the metals, liquid at room temperature, and the metals are covered in an oxide film to keep their shape. This new technology...

3D-Printed Alternative: Cortex Cast

by Bill Decker | Jul 8, 2013 | Engineering, Manufacturing

New Zealander Jake Evill has designed a new type of cast for broken limbs using 3D printing technology. This 'Cortex Cast' is a lightweight, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing alternative to the traditional hard, plaster casts we have grown up with. Engineers...

3D Printing Takes Us to a New Dimension

by Rich Benvin | Jul 8, 2013 | Ideas

3d Printing Trailer- A Film About 3D Printing Opportunities

by Bill Decker | Jul 7, 2013 | Announcements

Here is a 3d Printing Film showing what we are all about; providing a voice to the 3d Printing Industry

Canadian 3D Printed Gun

by Bill Decker | Jul 7, 2013 | Engineering, Manufacturing

At the University of Toronto, a 3D-printed gun has been printed. It isn't functioning yet because its makers are abiding by Canadian gun laws, but they can easily modify it to shoot. The lab in Toronto downloaded the American 3D-printed gun design the first day that...

Toy Robot-Spider or Incredible Modern Capability?

by Bill Decker | Jul 4, 2013 | Engineering, Ideas

Robugtix has created a 3D-printed, remote-controlled robot-spider that moves so naturally that anyone who doesn't know any better will think it's a huge, mutant, freaky arachnid. The 3D-printed robot-spider moves using 26 motors throughout its body. It is powered by a...