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Inside 3D Printing Conference Coming to NYC in April – Get 10% OFF
Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo is headed back to New York! Attendees will experience the biggest show yet, with a day of workshops on April 2, the new Maker Summit & Pavilion, more speakers, and bigger exhibitions than ever before.
Several exciting new elements have also been added to the New York conference, including a 3D printer giveaway before each morning and afternoon keynote session on April 3 and 4. In addition to the show’s B2B programming and exhibits, the Maker Summit & Pavilion will give attendees the chance to delve into the world of 3D printing DIY and design.
Inside 3D Printing, known as the largest 3D printing event worldwide, has already scheduled industry experts to speak at the New York event, including Jesse McGatha, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, Christine Furstoss, Global Technology Director of Manufacturing & Materials Technologies at GE, and Carl Bass, President and CEO of Autodesk. View the full agenda here.
Additional dates for the conference are scheduled both in the US and internationally, including an event in Berlin on March 10-11 and one in Sao Paulo on April 16-17. Click here for the full world tour schedule.
We’ve partnered with Inside 3D Printing NY to offer 10% OFF full conference passes with code ON3DP. Plus, if you register before February 18, you’ll save an extra $600 with early bird prices. Register your spot now!
3D Printing Week: Schools, Mutual Funds, and Valentine’s Day
3D Printing Week
Here’s the top 3D printing news from last week.
3D printing filament is costly, so how will we get schools to start using 3D printers? Zeni Kinetic, a US-based filament manufacturer, launched a pilot grant program to provide free and low-cost American-made 3D printing filament for schools.
You can now invest your IRA in a 3D printing mutual fund! Outlook Funds Trust announced the launch of the 3D Printing and Technology Fund, the Trusts inaugural fund and the first-ever mutual fund covering 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. The Fund is managed by 3D Printing Fund Advisers, LLC, with Alan M. Meckler serving as Senior Portfolio Manager and John M. Meckler as Co-Manager and Chief Compliance Officer.
There’s just a few days left in Valentine’s Day design competitions. One is hosted by CGTrader and another by MyMiniFactory.
Looking to hire folks in 3D printing or additive manufacturing? Gravity Recruitment Ltd is a new special purpose UK-based recruitment firm, focused specifically on the 3D printing industry.
Zeni Kinetic Launches 3D Printing Filament Grant Program for Schools
Zeni Kinetic Announces 3D Printing Education Initiative, Launches Pilot Grant Program
The greatest cost of 3D printing is in the filament itself, the plastic “ink” that enables 3D printers to do their magic and make real-world object. With regular use, an FDM style printer can easily go through 1 kg of filament in a day or two.
This creates a real challenge for introducing a 3D printer into every school, a mission espoused by MakerBot, the leader in desktop 3D printers.
Zeni Kinetic, a US-based filament manufacturer, is taking that challenge head on, with a new pilot grant program to provide free and low-cost American-made 3D printing filament for schools.
The company announced the program last month, stating that acceptance and participation in their program gives a 30% to 50% discount on all filament, and free material will be offered on a grant basis.
“As 3D printing expands for both corporate and household use, those who have a working knowledge of this technology will be ahead of the game in the job market, in addition to restructuring their way of thinking about the world and their place in consumer society,” said a spokesperson for Zeni Kinetic.
Zeni Kinetic is an industry leader in high-quality filament manufacture, and offers a 30-year bio-degradable PLA (polyactic acid), which is a corn-based plastic. Their filament is eco-friendly, flows and bonds well and will not jam printers. It comes in 1.7 and 3.0 millimeter sizes and will work smoothly on any standard FDM style 3D printer.
“It took us 18 months of dedicated R&D to refine the control systems, write the software and develop the automated technologies that we use to produce our products,” explains Zeni Kinetic. “A typical extrusion line used for making monofilament or “plastic welding rod” can easily produce a useable printer filament but it takes a combination of industry standards and in-house developed systems to reach our unmatched tolerance and quality.”
For more details please visit us at http://zenikinetic.com/non-profit/
One Week Left to 3D Print Your Valentine’s Day Gift
Want a really unique Valentine’s Day gift this year? Then check out these designs from 3D model marketplace CGTrader’s Valentine’s Day 3D printing challenge.
CGTrader has partnered with Sculpteo, 3DPRINTUK, iGo3D, and Plastic Scribbler in their latest design challenge, and is offering great prizes.
The winner will receive:
- Asterid 1000HB fully assembled 3D printer from Plastic Scribbler
- 300 USD from CGTrader
- 5kg of premium PLA Filament from iGo3D
- 3D printing your model of choice by 3D Print UK
- 100 EUR gift card for 3D printing by Sculpteo
- 3D printing accessories set from iGo3D
- CGTrader T-shirt
Two runners up will receive:
There are already some great designs uploaded with the deadline of February 10th approaching. Here are three designs we liked:
- Cupid Pendant by Sajid Diaz
- Love & Peace iPhone Case by Sajid Diaz
- Heart Dove Figurine by Ricardas Marozas
Go to CGTrader’s Valentine’s Day Challenge to submit your own entry or get one of the designs.
Related: Check out MyMiniFactory’s Valentine’s Day competition
MyMiniFactory Launches Valentine’s Day 3D Printing Contest
MyMiniFactory has launched their first 3D printing contest of 2014, a Valentine’s 3D printable design contest. The grand prize is an all expenses paid break for two at a 5 star spa retreat, including travel and dinner, with a value of £1000.
Launched in June 2013, My Mini Factory features a large range of free 3D printable objects that are original and unique, and all designs are test printed by the My Mini Factory team on affordable 3D Printers to ensure their quality.
“MyMiniFactory.com is the world’s 2nd largest platform of 3D printable files,” said Romain Kidd, Chief Marketing Officer, iMakr.com. “Downloads come from around the world. The designer base – both in-house and external – is in the several hundred, and very multinational as well.”
The company previously ran a Christmas design contest.
To enter the Valentine’s contest applicants need to 3D model and upload a design following one of the two design themes -
- Theme 1 – Gadgets- a 3D printable gadget
- Theme 2 – Keepsake/Gift- a 3D printable Valentine’s gift or keepsake for a loved one
Entries will be accepted from the January 13-27, and the competition is open to applicants worldwide.
After this a two week voting period starts, where entries will have their own personal page for design downloads. The design with the most downloads will be the grand prize winner.
Go to MyMiniFactory to submit your own design or check out other entrants.
