The Zim 3D Personal Printer - Fabbaloo - It's another week and obviously time for another new 3D printer launch on Kickstarter. This week the Zim 3D printer launched, hoping to raise funds for its first production run. With new 3D printers launch almost daily, it is very difficult for new entrants to distinguish themselves above the other offerings. What does Zim offer? First, we must say their 3D printing mechanism is quite comparable to alternatives. This is not sufficient to distinguish Zim from other 3D printers. But we see they have explored two areas not previously addressed by other manufacturers. First, their filament management seems superior to the traditional spools dangling nearby the machine. The second area of interest is connectivity. We think the camera and app combination is terribly important. The Zim 3D project now seeks funds for their first production run. Is the Zim 3D different?
Thingiverse - Digital Designs for Physical Objects FABtotum Mebotics The idea behind the Mebotics Microfactory began when friends who were helping grow a local makerspace, the Artisan’s Asylum, started kicking around the idea of a portable, clean and quiet hybrid manufacturing machine. The concept grew out of a shared frustration – a desire to develop functional prototypes and art pieces in our homes and business (outside of traditional machine shop space) without making a mess or driving our neighbors and spouses crazy. The company incorporated in 2012 and, over the next few years, self-financed the development if 5 versions of the machine. At Mebotics, our mission is simple: empower individuals and small business with affordable, clean, quiet, safe desktop manufacturing tools capable of working in a wide range of materials.
T-Black DLP 3D printer from Trimaker Feb.24, 2014 Buenos Aires, Argentina based Trimaker is a company specialized in 3D printing. Their latest 3D printer T-Black is based on DLP projector solidification of near UV photopolymers. In Digital Light Processing (DLP), a vat of liquid polymer is exposed to light from a DLP projector. The T-black 3D printer has been created to harden an entire layer all at once, without the typical moving heads or lasers. Specs: Build volume: 180 x 235 x 180mm Positioning precision: 250 microns Print speed: 20mm ~25mm / hour depending on the dye and the material. Trimaker was founded in 2012 by Facundo Ananía Imas, Juan Chereminiano, Alexis Caporale and Emiliano Chamorro, after winning one of the Innovation Prizes awarded by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation of Argentina. The T-black 3D printer is priced at 38,720 Pesos ($4,936).
Freeform 3D printing with an undo function Jul.25, 2013 The Suspended Depositions process developed by LA-based Brian Harms and his team, is a project aims to blur the line between processes of design and fabrication in the context of rapid prototyping. By injecting light-curing resin through a needle-like print head on a robotic arm one is able to shape freeform objects without the need for molds or other subtractive manufacturing processes. "The hair gel acts as an omnidirectional support material which is reusable, so there is no wasted material." explains Harms. One major distinction between this project and other rapid prototyping processes is the ability to utilize 3D vector-based toolpaths. The suspension of resin in space without added support material allows for the ability to navigate and fabricate directly on and around other existing objects within the Gel, as well as the ability to observe the process from any angle. Watch the video below:
i AM 3D The Team We are a team of mechanical technician, precious metal expert, systems engineer and designers with very creative ideas. We like to think of ourselves as individuals that do not just think outside the box but outside the room the box is in, but in the same time keeping in mind that the basics in the box is just as important. George Kriel: With an expansive background in Mechanic's, metal properties, design and manufacturing processes, all-ways looking to find new and more cost effective processes to manufacture objects, yet in the same time keeping the environment in mind. Extra input Peter brier: Is an all-round "maker": tinkering with Electronics, optics, mechanics and software. Peter will help during development with generic stuff (software, printhead/encoder interfacing) all his work will be open source. What is the i-AM 3D ?? i-AM 3D ( ink additive manufacturing 3D ) The ink is then cured (sintered) by means of a laser that is guided by galvometer scanners. Why ink ?? Dimensions:
muve3d Quentin Harley released SCARA based "RepRap Morgan" 3D printer and its design | 3D Printer May.14, 2013 Reprap Morgan is a concentric dual arm SCARA FDM 3D printer, designed and built by Quentin Harley. The SCARA stands for Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm or Selective Compliant Articulated Robot Arm. Harley has been working on this project for a couple of years, and in February Harley released pictures showing off the build. Yesterday Harley has officially released the Morgan plans, this is a big step for the development of entry-level 3D printer. "RepRAP Morgan is all about a dream. The complete BOM and initial build instructions will go live also in some days. If you love this project, you can follow Harley's progress here on his blog, or support him by getting him a coffee, a beer or a roll of filament. In the video below you can see RepRap Morgen is printing bridges at 80mm/s. The video below showing RepRAP Morgan printing with new slic3r settings. Thanks to cassetti for the tip.
Mataerial 3D printer by Petr Novikov, Saša Jokić, Joris Laarman Lab and IAAC Plastic extruded from this robotic 3D printer solidifies instantly, allowing it to draw freeform shapes in the air extending from any surface (+ movie). Unlike normal 3D printers that require a flat and horizontal base, Mataerial prints with plastic that sticks to horizontal, vertical, smooth or irregular surfaces, without the need for additional support structures. Petr Novikov and Saša Jokić from Barcelona's Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia created the machine during their internship at Joris Laarman Lab, where students are given a platform to experiment with new digital fabrication methods. The process, which the designers call "anti-gravity object modelling", is a form of extrusion that instantly creates chunky three-dimensional rods, rather than slowly building up two-dimensional layers like a standard 3D printer. We recently featured a similar idea on a much smaller scale – a pen that can "print" 3D doodles in mid-air.
dood presents DOM: Digital Object Maker The project Who are we? We are two childhood friends with complementary skills: mechanical engineering, business, arts, marketing, music, teaching... 3D printing has been a passion of ours for years. Origin of the project We decided to create our own 3D printer to become more independant and have access to a cheap and efficient solution. We could have assembly or order one of the many RepRap models available but we were not entirely satisfied by the mechanical part of these machines. Our printer: the Digital Object Maker After more than a year of work, we finally succeed at building a reliable machine. This technology lets inventors, designers, architects or makers with CAD knowledge create objects, test ergonomy or even produce small batches of a product. Technical Specs. of the DOM Dimensions: 61x41x41 cm (24x16x16 inch) Materials: wood, aluminium, stainless steel Layer thickness: 300 to 100 microns 3D printing material: PLA (bio-degradable plastic) Build volume: 20x20x20 cm (8x8x8 inch)
W.Afate 3D printer On dit de l’imprimante 3D qu’elle aura le même impact que la machiné à vapeur. Un jeune togolais est peut-être en train d'écrire une des pages les plus belles et pleines de promesses de cette nouvelle épopée technologique... Soyez à la source de cette éclosion. Ecologie. _Valoriser les e-déchets et contribuer à nettoyer les dépotoirs informatiques qui comme à Agbogbloshie au Ghana, s’étendent à l’échelle de quartiers entiers. _Mettre la technologie à la portée de petites gens et faire de l’Afrique, non pas une spectatrice, mais une actrice à part entière d’une prochaine révolution industrielle plus vertueuse. _Favoriser le détournement et la réutilisation des machines usagées pour éviter de les envoyer à la casse et ainsi génerer un nouvel apport économique aux ménages africains, aux écoles et aux cyber cafés. Le WoeLab lance un appel à soutien. Les origines de la W.AFATE. La fabrication de la W.AFATE en 10 étapes (Tous les détails seront disponibles sur le Wiki du projet.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.