Additive manufacturing companies put in a lot of time, effort, and money to develop innovative 3D printers that are capable of large-scale and full-color printing, 3D printing with materials like metal, foam, and human tissue, and can produce components both quickly and slowly, as well as on the move. Then of course, there are the… Continue reading A 3D-printer That… Flies
The R2000 was unveiled at the FESPA Global Print Expo in Berlin, and coupled with the new HP Latex White Ink – which helps printers deliver the glossiest white on transparent and coloured media.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have used an inexpensive 3-D printer to produce flat plastic items that, when heated, fold themselves into predetermined shapes, such as a rose, a boat or even a bunny. Self-folding materials are quicker and cheaper to produce than solid 3-D objects, making it possible to replace noncritical parts or produce… Continue reading Cheap 3D Printer Can Produce Self-folding Materials [+VIDEO]
Canon has just announced IVY, a new compact photo printer that lets you create tiny prints on the go without any hassle with cables. The IVY itself measures just 4.7×3.2×0.7 inches (11.9×8.1×1.8 cm) and weighs 5.6 oz (160 g), so you can carry it around in your camera bag without it weighing you down.
Devices keep getting smaller and printers are not exception from this trend. HP again creates world’s smallest printer in its class to fit any personal workspace — HP LaserJet Pro M15 and M28 series, “micro printer for micro businesses”.
Japanese company Mimaki mostly known as a manufacturer of wide-format inkjet, has introduced a campaign of its 3DUJ-553 colour 3D printer. The machine has the ability to produce more than 10 million colours, including clear ink for translucent parts, in layers as fine as 20 microns.
Years after it was revealed that HP’s printer ink was more expensive than actual human blood, printing photos at home on an inkjet is still a ripoff. You’re better off having them printed professionally at a photo center, or, by recycling a bunch of old electronics into a home-made printer that uses a tapping pencil… Continue reading Printer That Draws Images Can Save You Millions on Ink [VIDEO]
Adding to the line-up of dental-focussed 3D printing technologies launched at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2018 from the likes of 3D Systems and DWS, Stratasys unveiled a new machine, material and support removal technology aimed at boosting adoption of professional-grade 3D printing in dental laboratories. Leveraging its PolyJet triple-jetting technology, the new Stratasys Objet260 Dental… Continue reading Dental 3D Printer From Stratasys
Engineers at Xerox have made a bold claim for their skills at unclogging printer jams: their expertise was responsible for a drop in Chicago’s crime rate during the mid-Nineties. The story of how they unclogged a city’s broken criminal justice system is told in the latest edition of The New Yorker, and a spokesman for… Continue reading Fixing Printer Jams Lowers Chicago Crime Rate, Xerox Engineers Say
Xiaomi’s latest crowdfunded product has been announced and our guess was right. The XPRINT Pocket AR Photo Printer is its 153rd crowdfunded item and it does more than just print pictures. Lately we have seen manufacturers release pocket printers as a way to bring back the instant cameras that reigned decades ago since most people… Continue reading Xiaomi XPRINT Printer with Augmented Reality