3D printers are the appliance of choice for a new generation of makers keen to rapidly prototype straight from their computer. But many materials with which 3D printers can produce items have ...

Once the design is ready, you can pick from materials that are a lot more interesting than ABS, like hardwoods, plywood, soft metals like copper or gold or even carbon fiber. From there, the machine ...

Zach Kaplan pushed the button on his first Kickstarter campaign at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Less than 90 minutes later, the Inventables CEO heard a cheer from outside his office. Carvey, Inventables’ desktop ...

How many desktop 3D printers have we seen on Kickstarter in recent years? Too many to count. But 3D printing is only half of the digital manufacturing promise. Where 3D printing is additive—CNC ...