Category: printing

May 28, 2010 • 3D • printing • technology

BFB 3000 Panther: 3D-color Printer For Less Than $4000

Ability to obtain three-dimensional objects using the printing device is no longer something exotic. In particular, this technology is used in the design and manufacture of prototypes and casting models. However, for the mass market the technology is virtually inaccessible because of the high cost of three-dimensional printers and consumables, although prices have been declining.… Continue reading BFB 3000 Panther: 3D-color Printer For Less Than $4000

May 5, 2010 • printing • technology

Three-dimensional Printer Creates Ice Sculptures

Previously, different materials were used for printing on 3D-printer: glass, organics, synthetic fibers, and more. Now students from McGill University in Canada have been able to apply the most common liquid on Earth: water. They modified a relatively old Fab@Home Model 1, having replaced the extruder with liquid feed system. To prove the efficiency of… Continue reading Three-dimensional Printer Creates Ice Sculptures

September 19, 2008 • printing

History of Printing in 15 Minutes

Informations for the inquisitive minds. Print CEO blog published a video on the history of printing that Frank Romano, Professor Emeritus, School of Print Media, Rochester Institute of Technology, created with his students a few years back. In the video, Frank walks you through major milestones in the history of printing. From Johann Gutenberg to… Continue reading History of Printing in 15 Minutes

July 10, 2008 • industry news • printing

Buyers Laboratory Inc. Awards HP and Oce Printers

Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI), “the office equipment industry’s leading independent authority and provider of competitive intelligence, testing and reviews on multifunction (MFP), copier, printer and fax products”. BLI semi-annually present its “Pick” award to the products that perform the best in their respective categories throughout BLI’s in-depth lab test. During the test, BLI evaluates all… Continue reading Buyers Laboratory Inc. Awards HP and Oce Printers

June 4, 2008 • inkjet • printing • technology

New Technologies Will Help Inkjet Printers Supplant Offset Presses

Nowadays, large offset presses, costing several million dollars apiece, dominate printing business that is estimated for $418 billion a year. Most of the offset presses sold in the world are produced by Xerox. This state of affairs is likely to change with the introduction of the new inkjet technologies. And the success of new technologies… Continue reading New Technologies Will Help Inkjet Printers Supplant Offset Presses

March 25, 2008 • printing

History of Printing

Do you think history of printing starts with invention of the laser printer? Wrong. The printing press? Wrong again. The history of printing takes off well before our era. The first known example of printing — the so-called Phaistos Disc — was found on the Greek Island of Crete. Most scientists believe that it was… Continue reading History of Printing

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