On-Demand 3D Printing Service Opens at UPS Hub
By Gareth Branwyn
Gareth Branwyn
Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and "lazy man's memoir," called Borg Like Me.
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May 6th, 2015 September 24th, 2015 7
On Monday a new cloud-based, on-demand 3D printing company, called CloudDDM (Direct Digital Manufacturing), announced itself and its plan to open a facility in partnership with UPS. CloudDDM will allow customers to use a browser-based design program to create parts, prototypes, even complete products that can then be printed in ABS, Polycarbonate (PC), Polycarbonate-ABS (PC-ABS), […]
UPS to Offer 3D Printing Services in Select Stores
By Stett Holbrook
Stett Holbrook
Stett Holbrook is editor of the Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is a former senior editor at Maker Media.
He is also the co-creator of Food Forward, a documentary TV series for PBS about the innovators and pioneers changing our food system.
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August 2nd, 2013 14
UPS Stores announced Wednesday that it will start offering 3D printing services in a select number of its retail stores, making it the first national U.S. retailer to do so. The first store to offer the service is in San Diego. The company plans to offer the service in a Washington D.C. store next week. There are plans to offer the service at four more stores but those haven't been determined yet, says Brandon Olson, public relations supervisor for UPS Stores.