Anyone with an idea for a new mechanical device can create it on their computer with 3-D solid-model software and email it to a company that will “print” it and quickly return a prototype.

The new laser printer for small businesses includes refillable cartridges and a low cost per page, HP said. HP Inc. is looking to take the hassle and high costs out of printing for small businesses ...

Are bearings or bushings best for 3D printers? And how can they be improved so that 3D printers can more quickly and reliably turn out parts of higher quality? Although increasing the quality and ...

The structures that UpNano produces in the 3D printer are so small that they are recognisable neither with the naked eye nor with a strong optical microscope. Only under a scanning electron microscope ...

Partly because of the rise of digital messaging, mobile technologies and green initiatives, the printer industry in the U.S. has been whacked by the reality of lower demand for printed pages. With new ...

A new 3D printer has launched over on the Kickstarter crowdfunding website this week called the Industrial Revolution III or iR3 for short, that has been created by Buzz Technology and is capable of ...

3D printers are extremely versatile machines but what happens if you simply grow tired of printing your own meme-based figurines, complex spherical gears or other common creations? Why not hack the ...