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Hi-Res 3D Printing: Printing Curved, Flexible Electronic Circuits

By Dick Weisinger

Miniature 3D Printers.  That’s what researchers from South Korea have recently created.  The new technique operates at room temperature enables the printing of tiny intricate structures like arched bridges, pillars, and zig-zag shapes.  The process works with a variety of

3D Printing: Expect Numerous Legal, IP and Piracy Issues

By Dick Weisinger

Rapid evolution of technology is putting a strain on legal issues like privacy and ownership of ideas.  3D printing is one area that is increasingly being identified as a technology that can easily  infringe on IP rights. Many of the

3D Printing: A Leader of Disruptive manufacturing

By Dick Weisinger

The 3D printing market is growing rapidly as innovative printing products continue to be introduced.  Wohlers Associates estimates the annual global 3D printer market to be $7.3 billion in 2016 and to grow to $12.7 billion by 2018, and reach

3D Printing: On Standardizing 3D File Formats

By Formtek

Microsoft has recently organized a consortium of companies to create a standard and open file format for specifying 3D print objects.  The new file format is called the 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) specification and an initial release of the specification is

3D Printing: Enabling Rapid Product Creation and Small Runs of Highly Custom Products

By Dick Weisinger

Use of 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is ramping up quickly based on a report by Sculpteo, a 3D printing company.  68 percent of current users of 3D printing are planning to increase their spending in 2015, and