[Matterhackers] has a nice video tutorial on using vacuum forming to create plastic items. Sure, you have a 3D printer, but vacuum forming has some advantages if you are making thin and flexible items ...

In the past, 3D printing was just something we'd see scientists do in movies. But with time, the technology has permeated, evolving enough that there are more affordable machines sold commercially on ...

Have you ever imagined turning your ideas into physical objects with just a few clicks? Thanks to tools like Tinkercad, what once seemed like science fiction is now an accessible reality for anyone ...

The invention of the relatively affordable 3D printer for home use has helped bring methods used to produce parts for prototypes, samples, and even manufacturing, closer to designers. This tutorial on ...

Jonathan Schwartz’s first Inside 3D printing conference earlier this year in New York City surprised him. “I thought to myself, “Wow, This is really small,” says the twenty-two-year-old founder of ...

Simon Biggs, Education Liaison Officer for Wales at global engineering and scientific technology company Renishaw discusses the current use of 3D printers as an educational tool. In the 1950s, the ...

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3D printing is the next great convergence point for disruptive technology, innovation, engineering, creativity, jobs and global competitiveness. Many people view 3D ...

A 3D printer cannot make any object on demand like the "Star Trek" replicators of science fiction. But a growing array of 3D printing machines has already begun to revolutionize the business of making ...

While manufacturing jobs have been migrating overseas for decades, there’s been a revival of DIY and craft culture here at home. As Americans become increasingly nostalgic for handcrafted this and ...