i.materialise goes Japan!
From today on we can serve all our Japanese customers in their own language. And that’s not all: not only will we be able to serve everyone in Japanese, also the production will be -partly- in Japan.
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Check out Eric van Straaten 3D printed art work in Japan
Check out the amazing artwork of Dutch 3D printing sculptor Eric van Straaten at FUMA CONTEMPORARY | BUNKYO ART in Tokyo.
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The Neo-Artist: Using 3D printing to invent & make art
While we were at the Maker Faire, we had a contest to give away a voucher for our services. Imagine our surprise when it turns out one of the winners is writing a book about teaching artists and makers how to use technology like 3D printing to start a business!
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Check out the amazing work of our community in Haarlem!
Did you miss the XYZ exposition in Amsterdam? Don’t worry, you can have a second chance to spot 3D printed designs in Haarlem.
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Celebrate the US flag with red, white and blue specials
Flag Day is fast approaching in the US (and so is Independence Day!) and we thought it’d be fun to celebrate by offering a red, white and blue special. On June 14th, people in the US commemorate the adoption of the flag of the United States, the good ole red, white and blue. Old Glory, for those of you who’ve heard that term.
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The first 3D printed flexible purse made by Pasquale Bonfilio
We can’t wait to see what you’ll do with the rubber-like material. Pasquale Bonfilio made the first 3D printed flexible purse in the material. Check it out!
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Cheaper US shipment costs
About a month ago we were very excited to announce to you that we started producing in the US. Today we’re happy to give you some more details about the benefits!
For our US customers we’ll be producing polyamide natural white, blue, red & black, alumide, paintable resin, prime gray and transparent resin models locally. For these orders we’ll apply shipment costs between 10 $-12$ (instead of 18$ ). Should your order also include prints in other materials, standard shipping cost will apply.
Note: To create level playing field between customers, there are no shipping costs for orders above $129 (in line with 99 € threshold applicable in Europe).
Tinkercad is back-and it’s free!
Together with so many others we were really disappointed when Tinkercad announced it’s shut down. Deep down we hoped someone would acquire and save Tinkercad.
And it happened! Autodesk signed a deal to acquire Tinkercad and blow new life into the platform. The official announcement sounds really promising for many makers:
“The shutdown plan has been rolled back and effective immediately new users are again able to sign up for the site. Even better, at the request of Autodesk, we have supercharged the free plan. You can now create unlimited designs, all import and export functionality is enabled and ShapeScripts are turned on for free accounts. We have automatically upgraded all existing free accounts to this new powerful plan. This account will be offered for a limited time only so make sure you sign up as soon as possible.
Before signing the deal we spent a lot of time talking to Autodesk engineers and product people about their vision for Tinkercad. We were impressed by the
3D print Love, not War!
Who doesn’t like to buy flowers once in a while for their (girl)friends or family. Well, we certainly do! With the latest -unnecessary- buzz on the 3D printed gun, Belgian startup Twikit wants to spread a positive 3D printed message to the world.
They challenged Dutch designer Michiel Cornelissen to rethink the customization of medals and trophies. He came up with the idea of 3D printed polyamide flowers with a message.
You no longer need a card to go with the flowers. From now on you write your own personal note on the leaves. Twikit offers the flowers in different spring colors: red, green and pink.
What’s even more: these flowers do not welt (for real) and don’t need water (perfect for people who always forgot to water their plants).
So go to Twikit website and start spreading some 3D printed LOVE!
Happy Mother’s Day!
It’s that time of the year to honour your mother. We wish all the mums around the world a happy Mother’s Day!
A special ‘thank you’ goes with a special gift. One of our community members Brrrumblebee made this cute statue in polyamide.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
