There are a couple of sizable 3D printer manufacturers in Korea and one of the biggest is HyVision System. A couple of weeks ago, I had a chance to meet Mr. Shin Jeonghyeon, the General Manager of the…
New Printers Populate 3D Printing Korea 2015
It has been almost a year since I wrote about the 3D Printing Korea 2014 show, but, this past month, the show as back, with the 3D Printing Korea 2015, hosted again at the COEX Exhibition Center in do…
3D LeeJo Makes 3D Printing a Big Hit in Korea
Traveling nationwide in South Korea to report on those involved in the 3D printing industry, it is getting harder to become REALLY impressed by the variety of machines and firms out there, as things a…
Yi Sangho on 3D Printing a Better Life… for Everyone
I was invited to the 10th TEDx Haeuedae in Busan, South Korea, recently, and, while there, met Yi Sangho, the CEO of Mandro, who was not only in attendance, but was also one of the speakers of the day…
The Indie Brand Fair Brings 3D Printing to Fashion in Korea
The “icing on the cake” represents an additional benefit to something already good. Fashion itself is a very interesting field to look at, but when combined with 3D printing, I believe it becomes far …
Gyeongnam Center Provides Space for Makers in Crowded South Korea
Traveling back and forth between Korea and North America, I have seen several cultural differences between the two and these differences also seem to appear in the regions’ respective Maker cult…
Daegun Tech Looks to Whole New Suite of 3D Printing Systems
I have written about Daegun Tech before, and with good reason, in that this company is one of the few major electronics manufacturers in South Korea that is really taking the 3D printing movement very…
The Dental 3D Printers of SIDEX 2015
The Seoul International Dental Exhibition and Scientific Congress 2015 (SIDEX2015) was held recently at the COEX exhibition hall in downtown Seoul, South Korea. The show encompassed over 275 companies…
Executive Interview: Simon Shen, CEO of XYZprinting's New Kinpo Group
On the 7th of April, South Korea hosted a launch event for XYZprinting’s new Nobel 1.0 printer and I was lucky enough to be invited to the show. The event was held in the Itaewon district of Seoul and…
Creation Factory in Korea – Designers Empowered through 3D Printing
The 3D printer, such a revolutionary machine… many say that it will empower and free designers. But, seriously, what is going to really happen if a whole bunch of professional designers and highly dex…