Public Libraries, 3D Printing, FabLabs and Hackerspaces. Shapeways 3D Printing. Peter Weijmarshausen runs Shapeways, an innovative manufacturing company that has been around since 2007.
Shapeways is unique because it uses 3D printing to allow anyone to create a custom-designed product ranging from art, jewelery, iPhone cases, trinkets, toys, cuff links, mugs, and anything else you can imagine. Shapeways. Staples Announces In-Store 3-D Printing Service. Staples’ new service uses the paper-based Mcor Iris printer, capable of full-color 3-D prints.
Photo: Mcor Technologies. Pretty soon you’ll be able to print your 3-D projects at the local Staples. A new service called “Staples Easy 3D” will allow customers to upload their designs to Staples’ website, then pick up the printed objects at their local office supply megastore, or have them shipped to their home or business — not unlike the photo- and document-printing service the company already offers. The project was announced today at Euromold 2012 by 3-D printer manufacturer Mcor Technologies, who is partnering with Staples to provide its new Iris printers for the service. The Iris printers employ an innovative method to generate objects, using reams of paper that are cut and printed while being stacked and glued together.
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