i.materialise to Japan, and back
Hi all,
We are happy to announce a new collaboration with our Japanese friends at Inter-Culture to exchange products in our online galleries.
Inter-Culture was founded by INCS, a Japanese company with a rich (+20 years!) history in 3D printing. So these guys definitely know how to design and produce for3D printing. Just as i.materialise, Inter-Culture has an online store where they offer a nice collection of 3D printed products
What does this mean for you?
Well, we’re sure you’ll have some nice advantages by this partnership.
Products of designers who are using the i.materialise gallery will also be offered for sale directly in Japan via the Inter-Culture channel. It generates more selling opportunities for your products, giving you the chance to make more money.
Also – for people who are searching for original designs – we now offer some beautiful Inter-Culture products in their i.materialise gallery store. These are ‘designed in Japan’ – with a great eye for de
Watch us push the envelope at the Materialise World Conference
This year Materialise will be holding the bi-yearly grand conference in our hometown Leuven, Belgium called the Materialise World Conference. Unfortunately the event won’t be open to the public but in return we will make sure to bring the event as much as possible to your screen.
It takes place from the 18th until the 20th of April with an extensive program for all who love 3D printing. What we at i.materialise will be doing is covering all the biggest (non-confidential) stories from the event and present them to you through our blog. This could come in the form of a written blog post or in some case through a nice video. Either ways, you will be well updated on the latest achievements of our company.
At the same time, we will broadcast the fashion show on our website that will highlight our top 20 from the Hats off to 3D Printing Contest. I strongly doubt that this will be a live broadcast, but nevertheless you will most likely receive the footage within hours of it actually
Calling out all designers to create Runway Magic
The 15th of February is only 11 days away, which is still enough time to create that decisive entry for the Hats off to 3D Printing Challenge. Today I would simply like to remind all of you lovely designers out there of the great rewards the top 20 designs will get:
- The winner will receive an i.materialise voucher worth €500 and will also be on display in the MGX flagship store in Brussels
- The two runner ups will receive an i.materialise voucher worth €250
- The top 20 designs will make their runway debut at the Materialise World Conference and receive exposure on the Materialise and i.materialise website
- The top 20 designs will also receive a copy of their 3D printed designs
Are you curious to know what kind of entries we’ve received already? Have a look some examples below.
The next question is… Do you have what it takes to stand up against these designs and take a shot at getting your work 3D printed and showcased? Do you feel that you have got it in you to create
Anyone in the mood for some colored polyamide?
At i.materialise we all love the polyamide material. We love it so much that we couldn’t wait any longer to give it some extra colors, four extra colors to be exact. From now on you can get your models dyed in red, blue, gray and black. Do you prefer to spray paint them? No problem, we can do that for you in either black or white as well.
So what are the facts? First of all, you’ll find that the color pigment infiltrates your models when we dye it. This makes it more difficult to scratch the paint away which is something that is easier to do when you spray paint it. It’s also important to know that we offer this service for models that are within the following dimensions: 150x150x150mm.
As for the price, we start off with your standard natural white polyamide price and add an additional 0,25€ per cm3 on top of it + a startup of 1€ per type of model.
Are you curious about the way it looks? Here are some examples of what some of our designs that were dyed in our available co
The Week in 3D Printing – 21st Jan to 27th Jan
The fourth week of 2012 has been a week of interesting 3D printing news, but also a week with lots of interesting information from the Rapid Pro 3D printing expo where we exhibited. So without further ado, let’s have a look at that news…
Regarding the news at Rapid Pro:
At Rapid Pro we got to meet some of our community members and designers while also getting introduced to new creative minds that were hungry for some 3D printing. It was quite a busy event with a very interesting crowd and lots of 3D printing potential.
Opposite our stand we had our friends from Ultimaker who seemed to attract quite a crowd as well. They showcased their great desktop 3D printer that still has the fastest controlled horizontal acceleration in the market. It was simply a pleasure as usual to see the Ultimaker do its thing.
The Other exhibitors that were present were the wonderful FabLab guys from Zuid-Limburg that showcased their great services and the creative unit of 3D Systems called Fr
How to open your own Shop at i.materialise
Want to show off your design talent and make some money at the same time? Offer your designs for sale in our gallery and once a month, we will pay you a fee for every one of your items sold.
Let me quickly show you in 3 short steps how that can become a reality.
Step 1: Setting Up your Gallery Items
As soon as your models are shipped, you can sell them in our gallery. They show up in your profile under gallery items . Click the edit button to fill in the title of your design, add a description, assign it to a category, add tags and add a picture.
Step 2: Offering your item up for sale
The next step is to offer your design for sale… You do this by simply highlighting this in the appearance box. Don’t forget to set your desired designer’s fee. This will determine how much you will earn with each sale.
Step 3: Keeping an eye on your sales and cashing in your earnings
You are all set! As soon as an item is sold, it shows up in your sales. You can start promoting your
Five Reasons to come and see us at Rapid Pro-at-home
i.materialise will be present at the Rapid Pro-at-home event from January 25th until January 26th. For those of you that are lucky enough to be within the region of Veldhoven, in the Netherlands, this might be the ultimate opportunity to come and visit us. Below you’ll find five great reasons why you really should stop by and say hi!
Get introduced to our services through our presentation
For those of you that have not 3D printed with i.materialise before and want to know more about what it is that we do, we have a presentation that will be given on multiple occasions during the two days that we’re present. It’s a great way to get introduced to our services and find out why we’re the perfect support partner for your 3D printing dreams.
Meet the people that assist you on your designs
When you’re working on something personal, it’s always important that your project goes well and nothing can be more comforting than personally knowing the people that help you throughout this p
The New Year starts with You
Before I continue writing… on behalf of the entire i.materialise team, I would like to wish every single one of you a joyful and creative 2012! We look forward to continue helping you bring your wonderful creations come to life and to strengthen our bond with you.
With that said, we would like to give you, our beloved customer an important voice. What is it that you would like to see at i.materialise this year? What new features would you like to see come to life on our website? Is there another service that you would like to get from us?
We have already started the year by giving you the ability to not only showcase, but also make some money by offering your designs for sale in our gallery (we will further discuss this in detail on this blog in the very near future) and there is much more great stuff to come…
But right now we are very interested in your voice, your opinion and your needs. So please don’t hesitate to post your comments, ideas, and thoughts on here so tha
The 3D prints of the M HKA Challenge are now in the museum
When we announced the winners of the M HKA Design Challenge, we also mentioned that they would be exhibited at the M HKA museum in Antwerp from Dec 19th until Dec 29th. So for those of you who won’t be in the region of Antwerp during the holiday period, we’ve decided to share these lovely pictures of the 3D prints.
My House by 11 year old Kristof van Loock
Holes by designer Luigi Vaghi
Facebooked by teacher/designer of de Kunsthumaniora Filip Verreyke
Facebooked by teacher/designer of de Kunsthumaniora Filip Verreyke
My M KHA Legs by Matthew Pauwels
Senne001 by student of de Kunsthumaniora Senne Roekens
Senne001 by student of de Kunsthumaniora Senne Roekens
And for those of you who will be in the region of Antwerp during the holidays, don’t hesitate to visit the M HKA museum to see the works in person. They always look better up close!
Of course if you like participating in design challenges and just missed this one, no worries because we still have th
Last week of 2011: Our printers need a break, our people keep on going
As mentioned in our previous blog post about the year in 3D printing, we can say with total confidence that 2011 was a big year. Not only was it a big year for the entire 3D printing industry, but also for us at i.materialise. We have seen our monthly orders increase with almost 300% and our turnover has more than quadrupled. For this we want to thank you, our dear customers and creative designers.
Of course, such wonderful labor has taxed all of our hard working machines and so we’ve decided to give them a well-deserved holiday break between the 23rd of December and the 2nd of January of 2012. After all, we don’t want them to turn against us and start a whole Terminator revolt. To be honest with you, we are already taking the necessary steps to avoid this by giving them some extra space in our new (still under construction) building.
Another important date is the 27th of December. On that day there won’t be any access to our website, our blog and any of our online services a
