Embracing New Tech in an Old Trade: Firebird 3D
Chad Caswell understands that this is a difficult concept for people to grasp. “You’re going directly from a very digital process into a very old process where you’re grinding metal and welding and...
View Articlere:vealing re:3D’s Houston Headquarters
In early April, re:3D held two events celebrating the re:vealing of our community space and customer showroom at our Houston headquarters. Nicknamed Mission Control by the re:3D team, the Houston...
View ArticleFFF1: Our FFF1rst Polymer Derby
On April 9, 2019 re:3D hosted the first annual FFF1: Polymer Derby! You may be wracking your brain trying to figure out what we are talking about here, so let me explain: We challenged each other to a...
View ArticleGrinding Away at GBX: Investigating Printing Materials
This month we have tested a variety of printing materials with the GBX, including recycled PET pellets, grocery store bags, plastic Starbucks cups, and polycarbonate manufacturing waste. And our...
View ArticleGigabot X Gets NSF SBIR Phase II Funded
We are thrilled to share that re:3D has received the NSF SBIR Phase II grant to further commercialize Gigabot X! You can view the official award here for more details on this $749,111.00 grant and also...
View ArticleGigabot X Update
It’s been a long road for Gigabot X up to this point, and in many ways – as the first batch of printers is now shipping out to their owners – the road is just beginning. re:3D was born in 2013 with...
View ArticleTeaching for Success with a 3D Printing Curriculum
CJ Bryant has done a lot of thinking about success. “One of the things I’ve discovered over the years is, success is something that can be taught. You don’t wake up in the morning and you’re...
View ArticleD&D Helps Kids Level Up Their Social Skills
“But will you guys be mad at me if I don’t?” That earnest and open-hearted question was posed by a student participating in D&D@CLCE, an after-school skills group at Clear Lake City Elementary...
View ArticleSaying ‘I Do!’ To 3D Printing For A Wedding
It’s that lovely time of year again where love is all amongst us as weddings are galore! More than a handful of our teammates have utilized the power of 3D printing with Gigabot to create wedding decor...
View ArticleNASA Repost: 3D Printing and the Future of Aeronautics
The following articles were originally posted by NASA on nasa.gov. You may recognize a familiar machine in the video at 1:24 August 19, 2019 – 3D Printing and the Future of Aeronautics Today is...
View ArticleSculpting Interdisciplinary Career Paths at Monmouth University’s Art Department
“You’re always going to have the people who are going to say, ‘Oh, what are you gonna do with a fine arts degree?’” Lauren Haug is a third-year student at Monmouth University pursuing her Bachelor of...
View Article3D Printed Play Structures and Architectural Models with Rice University
“It is certainly a beautiful campus in which to construct a temporary play structure. It also meant that I would walk by the installation every day on my way to and from work, allowing me to observe...
View ArticleGigabot 3+ Updates for Fall 2019
re:3D’s Research and Development team never stands still, and while we’re developing the next generation of your Gigabot® and Gigabot® X 3D Printers, we’re continually looking for ways to refine the...
View ArticleUAV Innovation Taking off at United States Air Force Academy
Download our whitepaper on 3D printing and drones Steve Brandt has been flying airplanes for 20 years. F15s and F16s, mostly, with ten years as a test pilot flying new systems for the Air Force. Given...
View ArticleThe Gigaprize is Live!
The re:3D Team is honored to be accepting applications for the next Gigaprize recipient through 11:59pm CT Dec 12th 2019! What is the Gigaprize? The Gigaprize is a competition we run to support other...
View ArticleOptimizing the Properties of Recycled 3D Printing Materials
Below is a repost produced by 3DPrint.com last year, which highlighted our first peer reviewed paper on Gigabot X. You can view download the research, along with other papers under the Gigabot X...
View ArticleCES 2020: The Return of Gigabot X!
In October 2019, re:3D was honored to win the Startup of The Year competition at the SOTY Summit in Memphis, TN. The Startup of the Year team has been incredibly supportive since our win, and one of...
View ArticleHigh-Voltage Innovation: Creating Tools and Training Models with a Utility...
Here’s a question: when was the last time you thought about what happens when you flip on a light switch? We take for granted this everyday miracle without much thought to what goes on behind the...
View ArticleGigabot Engineering Updates – February 2020
Over the last few months, our engineering team has made some iterative design changes to both our Gigabot 3+ and Gigabot X 3D Printers. Parts modified are: Gigabot 3+ 10063 GB3+ Bed Side Plate Z-Axis...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Update: Operations, Serving Educators & Joining the Fight
Updated: March 25, 2020 To our Global Gigabot Family and Supporters, We hope this message finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy. The 3D printing community is a talented, diverse and...
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