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Ultimaker and Dance
When talented choreographer, James Batchelor first approached XYZ Workshop about a year ago with the idea of a collaboration whereby 3D printed props/costume would form part of the storytelling dance process, the seed was planted for an intriguing journey. XYZ Workshop having had past work featured further ashore in the U.S., Singapore, Russia and UK, having an chance to work with some local talent and having it staged at a performance space right in Melbourne city seemed like a perfect opportunity. The conceptual idea for the latest piece of the Metasystems series stems from an interplay of observations of constructions...
Ultimaker partners with Philips to bring Medical 3d models to reality
The international society of medical professionals in the field of Magnetic Resonance held their 23rd annual meeting in the prestigious Metro Toronto Convention Centre in the beginning of June. Once a year, medical professionals from all over the world gather to share ideas, present workshops and educate one another to further this particular field of research with ISMRM. More than 7000 experts in the field attend this week long conference to fuse technology and experience into meaningful progress. In a collaborative effort by both companies, Philips and Ultimaker wanted to give attendees something to think about within the theme of...
SupaNova Melbourne 2015
On April 11th to 12th, Imaginables had the pleasure to attend Supanova Melbourne 2015. Over 30000 visitors came through over two days! People got to see first hand what our Ultimaker 3D Printer can do. Visitors also got to find out a little bit more about 3D Hubs who we partnered with during the event. We were giving out $15 3D hubs Printing Vouchers courtesy of 3D Hubs. We had an amazing array of prints that we had prepared for the event, which we printed over 3 weeks! The highlight of the pieces was the 1:1 Ironman Helmet that was...
ULTIMAKER ANNOUNCES THE ULTIMAKER² Go AND THE ULTIMAKER² EXTENDED
On the 6th of Jan 2015 at CES 2015 in Las Vegas, Ultimaker announced two new additions to the Ultimaker family, the Ultimaker² Go and the Ultimaker² Extended. Continuing the quality DNA of the award winning Ultimaker², the Ultimaker² Go and the Ultimaker² Extended adds two additional size variations to its line-up. The Ultimaker² Go is a compact version perfect for makers who want to start with 3D printing on a premium level. With a built volume of 120x120x115mm, this lightweight baby offers a high-quality product with a friendly interface, making it an ideal starter machine for new users. Its compact form doesn't include a heated-bed, but allows it to be more lightweight and...
Ultimaker Hero Design Contest
With the announcement of our new line up of Ultimakers, Ultimaker is organising a contest for printable designs to be featured on their website. The competition is a 3 stage process with the first stage calling for sketches of your proposed designs to be submitted in the forum by the 14th January. Designers are then shortlisted and will move on to the 2nd and final stages to win awesome prizes. Perhaps you could even win the new Ultimaker2 Extended? it really depends how ambitious your project is. We would love to see talented Designers representing Australia! Submit you ideas now, you've...