Here’s a simple but essential tool for monitoring the 3Drag and print without the need of a connected computer: all this thanks to a cursor, an SD card slot and an LCD display. Obviously we applied this to our interpretation of the Rep Rap universe (the 3Drag) but you can really easily tweak and adapt…
The mUVe 1 3D Printer, an open UV resin based 3D printer was successfully funded on indiegogo back in April. As estimated, the first Ultimate kit was shipped out on Jun.20. Last weekend the team has completed building and shipping all of the Ultimate kits. Meanwhile Dean Piper, the maker behind the mUVe 1 3D…
INFOGRAPHIC: Your Future, 3D Printed | Roadshow for Growth.
Microsoft Corp. this week announced that the Windows 8.1 update will have built-in support for 3D printing, making a 3D object on a PC will be as easy as writing a document in Word and sending it to print. With the new 3D printing support in Windows 8.1, thousands of app builders and device manufacturers…
Being really open source is no joke. Open sourcing an hardware product, usually goes through several major steps. The first one is usually verifying that all the software is really open source, Free to use and adapt and accessible. It’s very important to stress this point, there’s a big difference in freeware (and in general…
A few days ago was released the new version of Repetier Host, the recommended software for our printer 3Drag. The version 0.90B integrates several new functions. Let us see the main: Version 0.90 23-06-2013 Slic3r 0.9.10 included. Redesigned object placement tab. Cut objects in any direction. Analyse mesh, calc volume, surface, dimensions. Import/export…
This week the American-Israeli company and 3D printing giant Stratasys acquired the once beloved, now discussed, Makerbot Industries for about 400 M$. Some said it’s quite a big valuation for a company that still need to find a sustainable revenue stream and a consolidated business. Those of you that are interested in the details of…
Stratasys, global giant of industrial 3D printing, announced on Wednesday that it was to acquire MakerBot, [iframe_loader src=”http://new.livestream.com/accounts/1487850/events/2191165/videos/22030787/player?autoPlay=false&height=360&mute=false” height=”349″ width=”425″ ] An interesting move from the internationa giant: Makerbot gets eaten. Soon we’ll release an opinion post about this. Stay tuned! Press conference: Stratasys and MakerBot to Merge Stratasys acquires MakerBot as VCs discover key…
Continuing our experience in interviewing cool people from the Open Source hardware, digital manufacturing and startups realm we are now presenting today an interivew with Alessandro ranellucci Alessandro, lives in Rome (Italy), has a background in architecture and in software development, that he himself describes as “two parallel worlds” despite enjoying spending time in both…
A beautiful lecture from Enrico Dini, “the man who prints houses” at the IaaC in Barcelona. Enrico Dini – IaaC Lecture Series 2012-13 – YouTube.
In the meanwhile, in China: The lab has recently manufactured a central wing spar with Laser Additive Manufacturing technology for Comac C919 passenger-plane which is expected to take place in 2014 and to enter commercial service in 2016. This central wing spar is 5 meter long and its mechanical properties meet the standard of forging…
We’re excited to announce the launch of our first ‘Maker Only’ material: a flexible, rubbery plastic called Elasto Plastic! The finish, color, and properties are not yet ready for sale to a wider audience, but it’s a perfect material for any Maker out there who can work with a textured surface and maybe a little…
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