Rapid Prototyping Companies have a bright future ahead in the 3D Printing Industry

Right off the need for rapid prototyping companies may not be obvious, or you may think that 3D printing services are limited to only a few applications but there are a lot of uses for 3D printing and 3D scanning technology. Believe it or not 3D printing is starting to make in-roads on traditional manufacturing techniques, … Read more

3D systems continue acquisition spree with My Robot Nation

3D Systems seem to have a insatiable appetite for taking over any one with technology they want recently and that has included ZCorp recently in order to get hold of their successful ZPrinter business and the technology the full color printers are based on as well as their customer base: mainly rapid prototyping companies and … Read more

Personalized action figures only a glimpse of 3D printing potential

If you ever thought it would be great to be a move star just so you could have your own action figure then you are in luck, no Hollywood isn’t offering you a contract to be the next James Bond but you can get a personalized action figure made using a 3D printing service. Online … Read more

3D systems enter Heineken’s innovation challenge

The Heineken Innovation challenge is a $10,000 competition to find solutions for sustainable packaging and distribution solutions, although the true prize of a really great solution which can be patented could be much more if you could create the next ‘Tetrapak’. The Heineken Innovation challenge is suitably cutting edge and uses a lot of technology … Read more

3D systems expand range of Zoom materials

Speed is one of the qualities that made 3D printing for rapid prototyping services such a success to begin with. By having a 3D printer a company were able to get accurate prototypes and models in hours rather than using traditional rapid prototyping services techniques that often took days and which often gave models that … Read more