The Teeniest 3D Printer? Technische Universität Wien : The World’s Smallest 3D Printer. 3D-printer at TU Vienna Markus Hatzenbichler and Klaus Stadlmann with their micro-printer Printers which can produce three-dimensional objects have been available for years. However, at the Vienna University of Technology, a printing device has now been developed, which is much smaller, lighter and cheaper than ordinary 3D-printers. With this kind of printer, everyone could produce small, taylor-made 3D-objects at home, using building plans from the internet – and this could save money for expensive custom-built spare parts. Several scientific fields have to come together, to design a 3D-printer. The device was assembled by mechanical engineers in the research group of professor Jürgen Stampfl, but also the chemical research by the team of professor Robert Liska was of crucial importance: first, chemists have to determine which special kinds of synthetic material can be used for printing.
Picture download. eMAKER - low priced. 3D Systems | Personal 3D Printers - RapMan Kits, BFB3000 and V-Flash. All About Ultimaker - Fabbaloo Blog - Fabbaloo. Ultimaker: There’s a New 3D Printer in Town. The new Ultimaker 3D printer made in the Netherlands has arrived in the US. The machine, which prints bigger and faster than MakerBot printers, was created by three Dutch makers who met at the Fab Lab in Utrecht, Holland two years ago. The Lab is one of dozens of digital fabrication centers around the world affiliated with MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms. Fab Lab/Utrecht’s manager, Siert Wijnia, collaborated with web designer Martijn Elserman and grad student Erik De Bruijn on the speedy new machine.
“We wanted to have a better 3D printer, not necessarily to start a business,” says De Bruijn, who had built several open source RepRap 3D printers before tackling the project. Ultimaker creators, Erik De Bruijn (left) and Martijn Elserman (right), with product ready to ship. A prototype of the Ultimaker was demonstrated last December at Botacon in Brooklyn, which is described as a get-together of “robots and the people who are creative near them.” And they did. Jon Kalish Related. BFB Announces 3DTouch 3D Printer - Fabbaloo Blog - Fabbaloo.
Just as the TCT conference commences, Bits From Bytes has suddenly announced a new 3D printer for their catalog: the 3DTouch 3D Printer. Details are scarce, and we're seeking more, but for now this printer seems to supersede the very popular BFB 3000 series. In fact, the 3DTouch appears visually very similar to the BFB 3000, with the major difference being the control box now seems to be inside, rather than dangling from the front of the unit. This is quite interesting because the 3000 operated from an SD card that had to be inserted into the control box. It would be inconvenient to reach inside the unit to insert and remove SD cards, so we now suspect the 3DTouch may operate via USB, at least more than the 3000. This could simplify workflow significantly. Indeed, the press release from 3D Systems includes a quote from Andy McLaren, BFB's Director of Sales, in which he mentions USB improvements: The 3DTouch(TM) makes personal manufacturing much easier.
The iModela IM-01 "3D Printer" - Fabbaloo Blog - Fabbaloo. We've been reading a ton of posts from various online services talking about Japan-based Roland's new "iModela 3D Printer". This fully assembled device is able to produce 3D objects upon command and retails for under USD$1000. The iModela IM-01 comes with software to design your objects, a travel case and there's even an online community to discuss your iModela activities. But we noticed something. It's not a 3D printer. It's an inexpensive simplified 3D CNC Mill. Why isn't it a 3D printer? While we're certain this is a fine hobby mill, we're wondering about the public's understanding of 3D Printing technology. Nevertheless, it does produce 3D objects, as do many other technologies.
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Desktop Factory - 3D Systems Update - Fabbaloo Blog - Fabbaloo. As readers may recall, Desktop Factory - the startup that attempted to build a sub USD$5,000 3D printer - was recently acquired by 3D Systems, makers of not-sub USD$5,000 3D printers. We've been wondering what has transpired since the acquisition, and this week Desktop Factory's former CEO, Cathy Lewis provided an update. Here's the highlights: Desktop Factory's equipment, people and prototypes have all been moved to 3D Systems' labs in Valencia, California. A "technical assessment" of Desktop Factory's prototypes is underway and is expected to take "a few months" to complete. We anticipate seeing announcements of some kind at that point.Cathy Lewis has become 3D Systems's head of global marketing.So we'll have to wait a bit longer to see if the vision of commercially available sub USD$5,000 3D printers will come to pass.
One more thing: 3D Systems is actually offering a 3D Printer for USD$4,995 right now! Via 3D Systems.