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Autodesk Announces Open DLP 3D Printer and Spark API

Anna Kaziunas France is interested practical digital fabrication focused project documentation (anything that turns codes into things), as well as adventures in synthetic biology, biohacking, personal genomics and programmable materials.

She's currently working on the forthcoming book "Design for CNC: Practical Joinery Techniques, Projects, and Tips for CNC-routed Furniture".

She’s also the Academic Dean of the global Fab Academy program, the co-author of Getting Started with MakerBot and compiled the Make: 3D Printing book.

Formerly, she worked as an editor for Make: Books, was digital fabrication editor and skill builder section editor for Make: Magazine, and directed Make:'s 2015 and 2014 3D Printer Shootout testing events.

She likes things that are computer-controlled, parametric, and open— preferably all three.

Find her on her personal site, Twitter and Facebook.

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@akaziuna

May 14th, 2014 0

Today at Maker Con Carl Bass of Autodesk, announced the yet-to-be-named “Autodesk 3D Printer” and “Spark”, an “open” (but not open source) 3D printing platform.

Tindie Announces Education Initiative at MakerCon

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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@calebkraft

May 14th, 2014 0

Tindie has announced some exciting new education initiatives.

Manufacturing Advice from Shenzhen, at MakerCon

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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@dcdenison

May 13th, 2014September 24th, 2015

“No hardware plan survives contact with a factory.” That was the message from Cyril Ebersweiler, one of the speakers at a standing-room-only workshop on the first day of MakerCon. The workshop was titled, “Advanced Manufacturing: Partnering to Get it Made.” Ebersweiler is the founder of the hardware accelerator HAXLR8R that’s based in Shenzhen and the […]

MakerCon Blasts Off

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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@dcdenison

May 13th, 2014 0

“The Impact of the Maker Movement,” a roundtable discussion led by Dale Dougherty, CEO of Maker Media, and Duleesha Kulasooriya, of Deloitte’s Center for the Edge, was one of five concurrent sessions that launched on Tuesday morning, the first day of MakerCon, a two-day conference and workshop for leaders of the Maker movement that’s being […]