The Presspin Blog

Presspin connects designers, tinkerers and hobbyists needing objects to be 3D printed with talented makers offering their services. http://pressp.in

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Terry Wohlers, of Wholers Associates, covers 3D printing in his TEDx talk.

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Tested did a review of 3D printing.

Conclusion: outsource your order to the expert Makers!

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3D printing + time = 4D printing

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Here's a very cheap and simple setup  to make your 3D printed parts look really smooth.

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More than a century ago, Britain was celebrated as the birthplace of the industrial revolution, leading to decades of global development. After more than 20 years of use in industry, 3D printing is now becoming a reality in homes, this time leading to the promises of a revolution in creativity, mass personalization and the empowerment of consumers. However, many challenges remain ahead and as hyped as it is, 3D printing is limited to the world of makers, tinkerers and hobbyists. Indeed, the cost of acquiring a 3D printer is non negligible and the knowledge needed to manipulate 3D printers is still non trivial. Presspin believes we can achieve the promises of 3D printing in a different way.

We believe that access to 3D printers is more important than the ownership of a 3D printer.

We do not believe in the magical general purpose 3D printer.

We believe that the skills needed for creating and designing are not the same as the skills needed for making and building.

More importantly, we believe that Presspin will disrupt the manufacturing value chain.

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British architecture collective Softkill Design has announced that it is planning to build a 3D-printed house.

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Dalton Caldwell, CEO of App.net, discusses the impact of 3D printing on highly leveraged retail chains.

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DLD 2013 discussed 3D printing a few weeks ago. An insightful 45-minute talk.