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Inside 3D Printing Conference: Day 2 Top Stories
Inside 3D Printing Conference: Day 2
Day 2 of the Inside 3D Printing Conference was exciting and informative. Below are the top stories from the day. (If you haven’t read it yet, here is our recap of Day 1.)
Topology Optimization in Additive Manufacturing: 3D Printing Conference (Part 5)
Topology optimization, a process inspired by bone structure research done over a century ago, is explained by solidThinking designers.
Shapeways Funding: $30 Million from Andreessen Horowitz, Chris Dixon to Join Board
New Shapeways funding! Shapeways announced a new round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Partner Chris Dixon will join the Shapeways board.
Sculpteo Cloud 3D Printing, iPhone Cases, and More – 3D Printing Conference (Part 6)
Sculpteo is a 3D printing marketplace that is innovating on 3D printing services. We spoke with them at the Inside 3D Printing conference in NYC.
3D Printing in K-12 Education: Virginia Leads the Way – 3D Printing Conference (Part 7)
The Commonwealth Engineering and Design Academy in Virginia looks to integrate 3D printing to revolutionize K-12 education.
Shapeways CEO: Become a Creator of the Products You Care About – 3D Printing Conference (Part 8)
Shapeways CEO Peter Weijmarshausen delivers an update on his company at the Inside 3D Printing Conference, fresh off of a new round of funding.
Sculpteo Cloud 3D Printing, iPhone Cases, and More – 3D Printing Conference (Part 6)
Sculpteo Launches Services to Grow their 3D Printing Marketplace
Sculpteo is a 3D printing marketplace that is innovating on 3D printing services. Sculpteo was formed in 2009 with operations based in France and San Francisco, CA. The majority of Sculpteo’s sales are outside of the US, but they are growing their US operations.
While much of the 3D printing media coverage focuses on 3D printers, guns, and organs, there are companies who are innovating on the very important concept of how do I 3D print and what can I 3D print today?
We sat down with the team at the Sculpteo booth at the Inside 3D Printing Conference to see their new services.
3D Printing for iPhone and iPad
Sculpteo published a free iPad and iPhone app that lets customers design 3D printable ideas, like iPhone cases and coffee mugs. The company partnered with designers to develop templates that can be easily customized by users. Cases cost $25 to $30 to produce.
The result (shown in photos in this article) are highly personalized and affordable goods that are accessible to the average consumer.
3D Printing Cloud Engine
The power of the cloud is coming to 3D printing with Sculpteo’s white label service, called Cloud Engine. Think of this as a “click to print” service that can connect your designs to a remote 3D printer connected by the Cloud. For users who want 3D printed objects but don’t own a 3D printer yet, this is an option. Websites and mobile apps can also embed the service.
For example, Autodesk embedded Sculpteo Cloud Engine in its 123D Creature app.
Showcase
Below is a photo gallery of custom iPhone cases and more.
Top 3D Printing News Last Week: SXSW, MakieLab, Cube, Kickstarter
A roundup of the top 3D printing news from March 11 to March 17:
Monday, March 11
3D Printed Parts: Sculpteo Selling Customizable iPhone 5 Adapters
3D printing may change the world in the future, but many ask what the “killer app” is today?
Sculpteo, a 3D printing marketplace, is making a push into 3D printed parts, specifically adapters and spares.
Take, for example, this customizable iPhone 5 dock adapter, compatible with a many sound systems, including:
- BOSE SoundDock 10V2
- INVOXIA NVX-610
- Geneva Modèle Geneva Xs/M/L/XL
- Harman-Kardon MS 150
- Beat Beatbox portable
- JBL On stage mirco III
- JBL Radial micro
- ONKYO iOnly play ABX-100
- JBL On time micro III
- SONY ICF.DS15 IP Silver
- LOGITECH Pure-Fi Express plus
- I HOME IP 15 Translucide
- BLUESTORK AC200
- DENON CEOL N-7
- PIONEER X-HM 71-S Silver
- YAMAHA TSX-112
- PIONEER X-HM20 Silver
- YAMAHA MCR-550 Silver
- YAMAHA MCR-332 Piano
- YAMAHA MCR-232
- PIONEER X-CM31-W
- YAMAHA MCR-040
- JVC UX-LP55
- PANASONIC SC-HC 37 EF
- I HOME IP 41
In an interview with TechCrunch, Sculpteo founder Clement Moreau said, “This story and this adapter is opening a new field of 3D printed spare parts for a lot of different devices. Battery covers, clips, docks, handles … a lot of things can be lost, or become unusable because some other device changed or has been updated. We really see 3D Printing here as a way to work smoothly in a moving environment, where big companies have really good reasons to change standards from time to time.”
3D Printing at CES 2013 Roundup: MakerBot, Stratasys and More
CES 2013 was shaping up to the the year of 3D printing with 8 major exhibitors showing of 3D printers, 3D printing marketplaces, and more. We visited the booths, heard the announcements, and talked to the teams. Here is our recap.
MakerBot Has Several Major Announcements
Last year, MakerBot won Best of CES 2012 in the Emerging Tech category. We think MakerBot deserves an award this year again for the biggest announcements. In our exclusive footage of Bre Pettis, the MakerBot CEO revealed the new MakerBot Replicator 2X “experimental” 3D printer, announced changes to the Thingiverse API, and talked about the plans for “bot farms.”
Stratasys and Objet
Recently merged Stratasys and Objet were exhibiting at CES 2013, showing Mojo 3D printers in action.
3D Systems Wins Best Emerging Tech with New Cubify 3D Printer
3D Systems had announced that they would bring the next generation 3D printing showcase to CES, and they did by introducing two new printers.
Above photo courtesy of core77:
This year they pulled the sheets off of not one, but two machines: Their updated Cube 2, a faster and more accurate update to the original, and their larger CubeX, which can print “basketball size” (10.75″ x 10.75″ x 9.5″) in both ABS and PLA.
The Rest
- Afinia showed off its latest H-Series 3D printer.
- FormLabs announced that it would be shipping its Form1 3D printer soon to Kickstarter funders.
- Delta Micro Factory Corp showed off the UP! 3D printer.
- 3D printing marketplaces Kraftwurx and Sculpteo were at the show.
What else did you see at CES? Write your thoughts in the comments!
