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Imagine a 3D printer that could print prototype objects in complex shapes with different materials and textures while matching exact color selections. Imagine no more, the Stratasys J750 can do just that. The J750 3D Printer can mix materials for items that are both hard and soft and/or opaque and transparent.

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The Stratasys J750 uses Polyjet technology which is described as the 3D version of inkjet printing. Small droplets of photo-sensitive polymers are dropped on the tray and then hardened via a light source.

Video of the Stratasys J750 after the break. (more…)

Most people who aren’t afraid to fix things around the house and know their way around the garage tend to have a Dremel Rotary Tool. In fact, most folks don’t even call them rotary tools, they call them Dremel’s. Dremel wants to expand their product line in a big way with their latest gadget, the Dremel 3D Idea Builder ($999). The approach of Dremel with their 3D printer has been to make...

Let me start off by saying that this AR-15 rifle was not completely printed from a 3D printer.  Just the lower receiver, which is the heart of the gun.  All of the other parts, other than the 3D printed AR-15 lower, are store bought.  Video of the 3D printed gun shooting after the break.

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3D printers have come a long way, this is simply amazing.  This one is better explained by watching the video of a Z Corporation 3D Printer in action. ...

HP hasn’t been terribly relevant for a while but they haven’t thrown in the towel just yet. They are pushing the envelope in the 3D printer world. First they released the Multi Jet Fusion 3D printer, and now they have announced the Metal Jet 3D metal printer. According to HP, Metal Jet is a “voxel-level binder jetting technology” that’s up to 50 times more productive than existing 3D printing solutions. It also features four times the nozzle redundancy and double the printbars of the competition. Basically,...

The way we make casts hasn’t changed much in the last 50 years. We are still basically laying plaster (or its equivalent) to stabilize body parts. If you had a cast put on 20 years ago, and another today, you wouldn’t notice much difference. It is time for an upgrade. If for nothing else to remove the awful smell that is trapped within a traditional cast. A Mexican startup company, MediPrint, wants to make their NovaCast with 3D printers. Makes sense to me. ...

I am not a big fan of the TSA screeners. They are often, but not always, a few clicks above brainless zombies. As a kicker, they are also often quite rude. I have had more than a few run-ins with stupid and rude TSA employees. I could go on… but won’t. I will say that it isn’t surprising that the TSA friendly locks, another dumb idea by the way, has been rendered pretty much useless....

The houses in this video were printed with a giant 3D printer that uses construction waste and cement as the medium. The houses in the video were printed in Shanghai. They managed to print ten houses in 24 hours. The roofs, however, were built using traditional building materials. The inventor behind this 3D house printer is Ma Yihe. Can’t wait to see this evolve. ...

It was only a matter of time before Amazon capitalized on the 3D printing boom. Now Amazon customers can purchase customizable products and print them out on their own 3D printers. Don’t have a 3D printer? Head over to Office Depot or buy your own

One of the reasons I am hesitant to purchase a 3D printer is the difficulty in designing my 3D renderings to print.  While the 3D software has improved significantly I am still a bit leery.  And, until now, 3D scanners were just to expensive and/or complicated.  Enter the iSense 3D Scanner for iPad ($500).  The user of the