3D printing services get flexible with materials
3D printing services Shapeways and i.materialise are getting more “flexible” with their material choices these days. Flexible, as in squishy.
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Woah, that’s flexible material!
A few companies have flexible 3D printed materials, but up until now they’ve been just barely non-rigid. Now Materialise has a truly flexible material.
AXON 3: Taste the Rainbow
Bits From Bytes has upgraded the software that runs their 3D printers. AXON 3 now slices 30 times
faster than before and allows for multicolored printing.
Printed Stainless Steel in HD
Online 3D printing service i.materialise has a new trick up its sleeve: high detail stainless steel (HS), an experimental high grade steel with a level of strength and definition.
Get ready to make your own 3D printer filament
Filabot, the “Plastic Filament Maker” is coming soon. With it you will be able to recycle old plastic into your own filament for your 3D printer. More eco-friendly and cheaper, too.
Price check 3D printing costs at five online services at once
Price check ceramic, elastic, glass, metal, plaster, plastic, precious metal and sandstone 3D model printing from i.Materialise, Kraftwurx, Ponoko, Shapeways and Sculpteo. Instantly!
Will 3D printing usher in the post-scarcity economy?
Will 3D printing herald a post-scarcity economy? Watch this video by the Idea Channel for some food for thought.
Objet 3D printers now have a range of 107 materials
Objet 3D printers now can print any of up to 107 materials, and they can print up to 14 different materials in one model.