3D Printing

A rapid prototyping technique that involves “printing” three-dimensional objects with plaster or resin & Stuff. Many typo materials used in printing, most common technos like SLS, FDM, SL, Lamination systems, EB, 3DP, 3D Ceramic Printing etc are nowadays used @ commercial level. Every techno relies on specific material as per industrial demand while it helps a lot for an abstract model of specified object or stuff like that..

Resolution: Given in layer thickness and X-Y resolution in dpi. Typical layer thickness is around 100 micrometres (0.1 mm), while X-Y resolution is comparable to that of laser printers. The particles (3D dots) are around 50 to 100 micrometres (0.05-0.1 mm) in diameter. (wiki)

Interesting News: HP into 3d Printing Market

Open Stuff: Reprap Project ( Replicating Rapid-prototyper )

It is the practical self-copying 3D printer introduced in the video at bottom of the blog – a self-replicating machine. This 3D printer builds the parts up in layers of plastic. This technology already exists, but the cheapest commercial machine would cost you about €30,000 (HP wroking here too, will luanch at end of 2k10). And it isn’t even designed so that it can make itself. So what the RepRap team are doing is to develop and to give away the designs for a much cheaper machine with the novel capability of being able to self-copy (material costs are about €350). That way it’s accessible to small communities in the developing world as well as individuals in the developed world. Following the principles of the Free Software Movement we are distributing the RepRap machine at no cost to everyone under the GNU General Public Licence… More @ RepRap

4 Responses to “3D Printing”

B@D on January 21st, 2010 at 11:23 PM

Very Innovative – Home Fabrication Machines can be useful to people of various interests specially designers, architects and engineers. Even if this technology can’t be used to create practical hardware that we need and use in our homes everyday like bulb holders or hangers etc. It can help visualize and see if product designs are practical or print just-for-fun 3D toys