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By Hermes Bozec April 14, 2016. 3D Printing, 3DP Applications, Featured, Food, News

  On April 12th 2016,  the 2nd edition of the 3D Food Printing Conference took place in Venlo, The Netherlands. On the back of a first year successfull edition, Jakajima offered again this year an attractive conference, bringing together the 3D Food Printing industry experts. With 200 attendees, the resulting emulation was a good opportunity for everyone […]

First 3D Printing Restaurant Begins World Tour in the Netherlands

By Michael Molitch-Hou April 7, 2016. 3D Printing, Featured, Food

Last year, Dutch 3D printer manufacturer byFlow showed the world that its Focus 3D printer is not just portable, but delectable as well by 3D printing desserts at the Albert Hejin (AH XL) supermarket in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Their technology was further demonstrated at the 3D Printshows in Paris, Rome, Madrid, London and Berlin. byFlow […]

TNO Adopts Food 3D Printing Tech for 3D Printing Pharmaceuticals

By Tyler Koslow February 26, 2016. 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Featured, Food, Materials, Medical & Dental, News, Research

The Netherlands-based independent research organization TNO is far from a one trick pony; the collective has contributed numerous innovations in both 3D printing technology and beyond. Having already conquered 3D printing complete food products over the past couple of years, TNO has come to realize that the ‘ingredients’ used for food-based 3D printing are pretty […]

By Tyler Koslow February 24, 2016. 3D Printing, Aerospace, Design, Featured, Food, News

Here on Earth, many of us can’t start our day off until we’ve had a sip of that first cup of coffee, and the astronauts in the International Space Station are no different. But due to the microgravity in the ISS, these astronauts generally have to drink instant coffee from a bag with a straw […]

Future Engineers Calls on Young Trekkies to Design 3D Printable Eating Tools for Outer Space

By Tyler Koslow February 17, 2016. 3D Printing, Design, Education, Featured, Food, News, Videos

There’s a lot of thought put into the way that astronauts eat when they’re out exploring the confines of our Solar System, implementing special packaging and preparation to ensure that spoilage won’t occur. Even on the International Space Station, astronauts still have to eat three meals a day, and, as we gear up to further explore […]

Eat Like Elven Royalty with Francis Bitonti’s Metal 3D Printed Flatware

By Tyler Koslow February 10, 2016. 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Art & Sculpture, Design, Featured, Food, Materials, News

No one has implemented 3D printing technology into the fashion industry quite like NYC-based designer Francis Bitonti, who is becoming a household name due to his use of emerging technologies, such as 3D printing, algorithmic design generation, and smart materials to make innovative fashion statements. From Dita Von Teese’s 3D printed gown to his Mutatio […]

Ikea’s Space 10 Shows Us the Future of the Meatball (Hint: It Includes 3D Printing!)

By Tyler Koslow December 15, 2015. 3D Printing, Design, Featured, Food, News

As the oncoming threat of global warming increases by the day, more and more countries around the world have finally started taking this threat seriously, looking at our common practices to figure out how we are contributing to the overheating of our planet. What scientists have discovered is that it isn’t our fossil fuel emitting cars […]

GE’s FirstBuild Community Brews Up Designs for Coffee Roaster

By Tyler Koslow December 3, 2015. 3D Software, Consumers, Design, Featured, Food, News

There’s nothing quite like a freshly brewed cup of coffee to start the morning off right. I’d imagine it’s even better when the coffee beans are roasted right there at home. The GE-backed Maker community of FirstBuild has been tasked to make this at-home coffee roasting possible from Autodesk Fusion 360 straight to the kitchen counter […]

A Fully 3D Printed Meal to Satisfy Every Elder’s Appetite

By Tyler Koslow October 20, 2015. 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3DP Applications, Consumers, Design, Featured, Food, Industry Insights, Medical & Dental, News

As we inevitably grow older and our bodies begin to descend with age, chewing and swallowing some of our favorite foods become one of the many difficulties we may have to face as people reach an elderly age. Harmful conditions such as strokes and dementia often lead to a loss in eating abilities, forcing older […]

By Tyler Koslow October 14, 2015. 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Scanners, Business, Consumers, Design, Featured, Food, Industry Insights, Interviews, News

Since being founded in 2013 under the corporate umbrella of the Taiwanese-based Kinpo Group, XYZprinting has acted as one of the highest-selling manufacturers of consumer 3D printers upon the international stage of 3D printing technology. Already acting as a global leader in the production of printers, hard-drives, and calculators, the Kinpo Group created XYZprinting as […]

RoVaPaste Hybrid Food 3D Printer Opens Up for Pre-Orders

By Michael Molitch-Hou September 29, 2015. 3D Printers, Featured, Food, Materials, News

ORD Solutions demonstrated great success with their RoVa3D printer, achieving more than 5X their Kickstarter goal to launch their five-color/material extruding system.  While the crowdfunding campaign for the paste extruding version of their platform didn’t quite get off the ground, ORD wants those backers that were interested in a 3D printer capable of printing paste […]

Dovetailed’s Nufood Food 3D Printer to Seek Crowdfunding

By Michael Molitch-Hou September 28, 2015. 3D Printers, Featured, Food, News

Last year, a UK firm had begun to let the world know that it was developing a new food 3D printer that combined modernist cooking techniques with 3D printing to bring a whole new world of flavors and textures to our taste buds.  Dovetailed had yet to name their device, but photos of the machine’s […]