The Midwest RepRap Festival (MRRF) is a free, annual gathering of 3D printing enthusiasts and makers held in Goshen, Indiana. Since its foundation in 2013, the festival has been hosted by 3D printer manufacturer SeeMeCNC, headquartered in Ligonier, Indiana. With MRRF 2019 just around the corner, event organizers (@MidwestRRfest) announced that they would be releasing […]
Brook Drumm has announced plans for a “completely new market/business” idea following the close of the former 3D printer manufacturer Printrbot which he founded in 2011. In lieu of his forthcoming venture, Drumm has also launched a Patreon for support of YouTube content, and will be conducting contract work for Ubis Hotends. The intro to Drumm’s Patreon page reads: […]
SPONSORED BY ENDURANCE LASERS I am sure that many of you have never ever thought that you can use your 3D printer as a laser cutter as powerful as a CO2 engraving machine and as efficient as a fiber laser machine. The thing is that powerful diode lasers appeared on the market not long ago. […]
Endurance Lasers gives makers the ability to upgrade 3D printers, CNC routers and other DIY machines with multi tool functionality. By installing a laser diode, these machines become cutting tools and engravers, capable of writing on acrylic, wood, leather and metal, maximizing workshop productivity. Read on for an exclusive discount. The 8.5W+ laser, exclusively available […]
Polish 3D printer and materials manufacturer Zortrax has released the M200 Plus, an upgrade of the award winning M200 model and firm favourite of the maker community. With new connectivity upgrades and a few tweaks under the hood, 3D Printing Industry spoke to Marcin Niedzielski, PR Manager at Zortrax, to learn more about the next generation M200 and […]
Polish 3D printer and materials manufacturer Zortrax has released the M200 Plus, an upgrade of the award winning M200 model and firm favourite of the maker community. With new connectivity upgrades and a few tweaks under the hood, 3D Printing Industry spoke to Marcin Niedzielski, PR Manager at Zortrax, to learn more about the next generation M200 and […]
A new 3D design challenge from MyMiniFactory and Esso is offering a BCN3D Sigmax 3D printer as first prize. This challenge to designers has upcycling at its center. The design brief calls for submissions that take a widely used aluminium drink can, and repurpose it. Christophe Fay, Esso EAME Marketing Communications Manager, explains, “We sell a […]
How can you turn a desktop 3D printer into a laser cutting and engraving machine? The answer lies with Endurance Lasers, which is offering 3D Printing Industry readers wishing to bring this enhanced function to their 3D printers a special 25% discount on any diode laser with the code “I_love_3DPrintingIndustry”. Opening up laser cutting and engraving The […]
E3D Online is a marketplace selling all the parts, kits and filaments you could need for desktop FFF 3D printing. Identifying the maker community’s need for high-quality hot ends for their 3D printers, the E3D team has been developing their own parts since the company was founded in 2012. After years in the making, the […]
Birmingham City University has started phase one of its £3.5 million STEAMhouse project. Created as an innovation center for multidisciplinary collaboration between Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Math (STEAM), the facility incorporates a maker space equipped with prototyping tools including 3D printers, digital design software, and metal/wood processing equipment. According to Professor Julian Beer, Deputy […]
