3D PRINTING
and marketplace for consumers, is using an
early prototype HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing
Solution in its Eindhoven factory, where
it will be used to provide the Shapeways
community with a superior quality black
nylon material that will 3D print in greater
detail, with a faster lead time and at a
lower cost than existing dyed nylons.
Stephen Nigro, President of HP’s 3D
printing business, said: "We chose to work
with Shapeways because they are the
leading authority in bringing creative ideas
to life and are the largest consumer 3D
printing portal, with 3,000 products made
every day. The HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing
Solution will enable Shapeways to create
high quality parts up to ten times faster
than before for lower cost."
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Tech Data looking for 3D
partners
Following its appointment as exclusive UK
distributor for the Polaroid ModelSmart
250S 3D printer, Tech Data is looking to
sign up partners in a multi-tiered partner
programme with a sliding scale of discounts.
The £1,500 printer and its consumables
are manufactured in the UK by
Environmental Business Products (EBP),
Europe’s largest manufacturer of inkjet
cartridges, under a three-year agreement
with Polaroid.
Developed for the consumer and
education markets, the Polaroid ModelSmart
250S is supplied with Polaroid Prep software
that is claimed to make printing 3D objects
almost as easy as printing a document, with
full visibility of the estimated print time and
filament usage. Useful features include auto-
calibration; a built-in, WiFi-enabled camera;
easy set-up with just 12 parameter settings;
and Wood or PLA base material in a choice
of nine colours.
Paperboard mould saves
time and money
The two-metre Morpheus bench, shown
in World Design Capital Taipei 2016 from
July 9th until August 14th, was created
using Highcon 3D modelling technology in
a fraction of the time and for one tenth of
the cost of conventional processes.
From concept to completion took just
three weeks, thanks in part to Highcon
Rapid Layer Manufacturing technology,
which created the bench’s complex mould
from 4,000 sheets of paper without the
need for adhesive between the layers.
It took Skitza Print in Israel less than a
week to create the mould on its Highcon
Euclid digital cutting and creasing machine,
with an actual production time of only
a few hours. The mould was made from
standard recycled paperboard which was
then filled with concrete. Once the bench
was extracted from the mould, the paper
was recycled.
Big impact
The UK’s first Massivit 1800 large format
3D printer has been sold by Papergraphics,
sole distributor for the UK and Ireland, to
graphics company Stylo. Officially unveiled
at Drupa, the Massivit 1800 is the only
3D printer capable of creating bespoke 3D
sculptures up to 1.8m high, 1.5m wide and
up to 1.2m deep.
Its ability to print up to one foot per
hour means that even large scale objects
take just a few hours to produce, bringing
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new opportunities for the entertainment,
events, retail and signage industries to
produce attention-grabbing large format
3D displays.
Massivit 3D CEO Avner Israeli said:
“For print providers, the Massivit 1800
dramatically enhances the ability to
create eye-catching added-value visual
communications. With recent studies
suggesting that 3D advertising has five
times the stopping power and four times
the staying power of 2D advertising, it is
clear why this is the technology for sign
and display applications.”
As sole distributor of the Massivit 1800
large format 3D printer and Dimengel 3D
printing material, Papergraphics is providing
customers with a full service offering,
including pre- and post-sales support.
Studies
suggest
that 3D
advertising
has five times
the stopping
power and
four times
the staying
power of 2D
advertising
