Printing bigger things
One of the reasons I started designing the Ultimaker is I wanted to print larger, taller things, hence the 21x21x21cm build envelope. When printing large objects sometimes because of differences...
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Support material
Here’s a print with support material. The overhang at the chin and nose is would not be possible to print without support material. Support is printed from the same material as the guy is printed from....
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One of the things I don’t like about 3D printing is the time it takes to print. So I decided to see how fast this thing would go and see print time go down on the Unicorn file from Thingiverse....
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Ultimaker at BOTACON 0, New York
I took my Ultimaker to BOTACON 0 (the first BOTACON of, I’m sure, many BOTACON’s to come!). There, I was giving a talk on the collaborative ecosystem that is emerging around digital fabrication. Bre...
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For the solo exhibition of Alicia Framis in the Rabobank headquarters Utrecht, the Netherlands, Joris van Tubergen made an interactive installation using an Ultimaker 3D printer. Together with software...
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Ultimaker on DEAF2012
May 16–May 20 (exhibition 3 June) | Rotterdam DEAF is back! The festival presents a wide range of program segments, including a large exhibition, concerts, performances, seminars, workshops and an...
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We hear you!
You asked, and we have listened! Some long awaited progress. Lead time is going down! Todays DHL shipment 1 of 2 From our new building, we’re finally able to start catching up with demand. Big...
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Ultimaker featured in Spits Nieuws!
Today’s edition of the Dutch free newspaper ‘Spits Nieuws’ contains a half-page article about 3D-printing. The article is about the current state of the technology both in medical and home applications...
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3D printing: rocket science or not?
We discovered throught Google+ that Craig Bonsignore has been doing a great weekend project… 3D printing rockets and launching them with compressed air! Below is a short video of a successful launch....
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Ultimaker 3D print farm!
We’re really excited to show you our 3D print farm. We’ve been expanding it, because it’s always good to run many machines for a very long time to be able to test reliability. An added bonus is that...
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Got 3D Skills? Here’s a 3D Printing challenge for you!
CGTrader is looking for 3D designers to create the next big thing in 3D printing. So, if you have any 3D modeling skills, roll up your sleeves and take part in CGTrader’s 3D printing competition! “A 3D...
View ArticleCommunity member as speaker at ’3D Printing, Beyond the Hype: What’s It...
If you are in the neighborhood drop by the general assembly east in NYC, NY see details. Joergen Geerds, an active community member and founder of Freedom360.us is discussing how he uses 3D printing in...
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Ulti-evening 29 July at Ifrabrica, Amsterdam
The next Ulti-evening will be on Monday 29 July at Ifrabrica. Ifabrica is a new makerspace in Amsterdam with all the tools you need to get busy making. As normal we will have 2 lectures: 1) Maarten...
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