A few years ago, in 2010, there was a Gartner hype cycle chart that showed Consumer 3D Printing still had plenty of hype left in it. Of course the past few years have continued to bring it into the mainstream and this years 2013 Gartner report has it listed “At the Peak”. Over that time […]
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This is a collection of 3D Printing Machines currently available (or in production). For more information and articles on 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing keep reading on 3DEngr.com. 3D Printers
The Economist ran an article title “The PC All Over Again” that talked about the potential backlash 3D printers will see from traditional manufacturers. Specifically the sub title mentioned “toy makers” which peeked my interest since that is the day job. Many of the comments point out that for many products it will be a while before home
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Over the past few months I have been intrigued by the rising popularity of 3D printing. This young technology is getting a lot of mentions in the media and on the web. I was put in touch with Conor McCormack, Co-Founder and CEO or Mcor, a developing player in the industry. They design and manufacture
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A few recent 3DEngr posts have been focused on 3D printing and its rise in popularity. In trying to learn more it’s been fascinating to follow all the links and mentions of new technology to see the great products that everyone is creating. It seems there are tons of universities and R&D departments that are using
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Lunar Base Proposed For 3D Printing Creation In October 2014, over 350 experts gathered at the European Space Agency’s ESTEC Technical Centre in the Netherlands. There, they shared ideas regarding 3D printer uses relevant to the space industry. The two-day workshop was entitled “Additive Manufacturing for Space Applications.” During the gathering, experts worked on developing
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Additive manufacturing machines, or 3D printers, are being hailed as the next industrial revolution, but what are they? To understand the various types of AM machines and their capabilities take a closer look at some of the more popular models. Each of the devices below was developed by separate OEMs (although at least one has
Formlabs was founded by a handful of top engineers who realized that additive manufacturing was an amazing technology that still was unattainable for so many people. To fix that problem they decided to drive down the barrier to entry and went with the relatively new funding technique of crowd sourcing through Kickstarter. When they launched they had
In early 2009 a handful of interested parties were creating kits that could be assembled into 3D printers. RepRap, the original organization, was a non-profit group that met to discuss and advance the interests of it’s members. Not unlike the groups in silicon valley that met to dicuss personal computing, the groups that ultimately led
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Admittedly I have never seen a functioning EOS machine but it has one feature that just seems like fun. Titanium. That’s right, 3D printing in one of the hardest manufacturing materials around. Billed as “for aerospace and engineering applications and biomedical implants” this is one of those features that will break new technological ground. One
