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Bringing Ideas to Life: The Power of 3D Printing

Bringing Ideas to Life: The Power of 3D Printing

HAZEL PARK — The Hazel Park District Library is set to host a summer reading program featuring special workshops showcasing the exciting world of 3D printing. The sessions will run from June 16 to August 7, with a dinosaur theme. Notably, Lena Vaynberg, a mathematics professor at Lawrence Technological University, and advisor to the university’s […]

Willmar Middle School Students Bring Their Ideas to Life Through 3D Printing

Willmar Middle School Students Bring Their Ideas to Life Through 3D Printing

Students at Willmar Middle School recently engaged in a hands-on learning experience centered around 3D printing. Led by Chad Kallstrom, a STEM educator, the initiative allowed students to transform their creative ideas into tangible objects. Kallstrom secured a $16,000 grant from Doosan Bobcat, which funded the acquisition of two new 3D printers and the necessary […]

Revolutionizing Construction: A Record-Breaking Apartment Building 3D Printed in Just 34 Days

Revolutionizing Construction: A Record-Breaking Apartment Building 3D Printed in Just 34 Days

Europe’s largest 3D-printed apartment building, ViliaSprint², has been successfully completed in France. This innovative structure consists of 12 social housing apartments across three floors and astonishingly took only 34 days to print. Developed by Plurial Novilia, ViliaSprint² was designed by HOBO Architecture and printed using a COBOD BOD2 3D printer, which has also been used […]

Revolutionizing Tissue Engineering: The Impact of the New Holographic 3D Printer

A team from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has achieved a significant advancement in 3D printing technology, specifically through a method known as tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing (TVAM). This innovative approach enables the rapid creation of entire three-dimensional objects using light, bringing researchers closer to fabricating large, tissue-like structures that could have medical […]

Top 5 3D Printer Brands Giving Bambu Lab a Run for Its Money

Top 5 3D Printer Brands Giving Bambu Lab a Run for Its Money

Bambu Lab has gained recognition for making 3D printing more accessible with its fast, reliable multi-color printing. However, the company is facing criticism for pivoting towards a more closed-source ecosystem, which alienates parts of the maker community. Users are particularly concerned about Bambu Lab’s increasing restrictions on hardware modifications, software usage, and reliance on cloud […]

International 3D Printer Manufacturer Establishes U.S. Headquarters and Distribution Center in Dallas/Fort Worth

International 3D Printer Manufacturer Establishes U.S. Headquarters and Distribution Center in Dallas/Fort Worth

To accommodate its expanding global clientele, the Italian company ATLIX is establishing its U.S. headquarters and distribution center in close proximity to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. This site, located at 1825 Mustang Court in Southlake, amounts to a substantial 17,180 square feet of industrial space. ATLIX specializes in manufacturing industrial metal 3D printers, with […]

Revolutionizing Manufacturing: New Holographic 3D Printing Method Boosts Efficiency by 70x

Revolutionizing Manufacturing: New Holographic 3D Printing Method Boosts Efficiency by 70x

Researchers at EPFL have developed an advanced holographic 3D-printing platform capable of creating intricate living structures much more rapidly and with greater accuracy than traditional methods. This innovative technology, called tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing (TVAM), revolutionizes the printing process by using holograms and laser light to instantaneously craft complex objects within photosensitive resin. Instead of […]

From Concept to Creation: How 3D Printing Brought a Researcher’s 40-Year-Old Idea to Life

From Concept to Creation: How 3D Printing Brought a Researcher’s 40-Year-Old Idea to Life

As 3D printing technology progresses and becomes more affordable, researchers are revisiting previous concepts to see if they can now be realized. A notable example is the development of a three-sided zipper by a team at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), based on a concept by Professor William Freeman from 1985. Freeman […]

Ohio Mom Designs Innovative 3D-Printed Mobility Chairs for Children with Disabilities, Inspired by Her Daughter

Ohio Mom Designs Innovative 3D-Printed Mobility Chairs for Children with Disabilities, Inspired by Her Daughter

Brittany Neal, a dedicated foster and adoptive mother from North Canton, Ohio, has turned her inspiration from her daughter Stormi into a meaningful project. After facing the challenges of infertility, Brittany found purpose in fostering children in need, particularly after learning about the struggles of many foster children at Akron Children’s Hospital, where she works […]