http://www.desktopfactory.com/

 

I saw one of those things working at a trade show...


coolest thing EVAR!

 

the fun i could have with that thing

 

what program do you use for 3d rendering? I've been using proE a lot. Dont really know what else is out there. i know adobe has something, but never used it.

 

Thats awesome, is it wax or plastic? i wonder what the limits are for what model you print.

 

WOW! I would love to have one, but don't know what I would do with it...

 

Whoa.. Serious want.

 

wow, that would pretty much pay for itself for you. Id get a sbl and get one!

 

Rapid Prototyping FTW

I did my Master in Rapid Prototyping this is seriously the coolest thing ever.. This system is pretty sweet nice and small.. The oppertunities are endless with this type of technology.

The military have large systems where they can make metal parts on the spot. Its amazing all you need is the Raw material and Boom you have a new part.. Talk about inventory reduction..

Also saw guys making actual pumping artieries with RP or 3D Printing now thats cool...

 

wwell for making tissue and human organs (i dont think they are at organs yet). They use a old school ink jet printer, and fill the ink cartriage with tissue cells, and to give the tissue depth, they just print over and over on the same spot.

 

I just today was holding an artificial knee replacement piece that was DMLS fab'd stainless steel.

Most of the parts I usually need require better dimensional control than the desktop 3D printer can output so we deal with outfits like this:

http://www.forecast-3d.com/home.html

Nowadays you can get just about anything you can model in the computer turned out in just about any material you can imagine in a matter of just a couple of days, in many cases just hours, hard to imagine how we used to get by 15-20 years ago when a prototype meant several weeks of machine shop and fabrication time.

 

Aww geez they aren't even shipping them until next year....

 

Don't press print while watching ****.