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This 3D printer is not only affordable but also has a 12” x 12” x 18” print area. This is a significant step up from their previous model (the Replicator 2) which only had a 11.2″ x 6” x 6.1” print area. The technology is still a long ways off from being able to print a car, not that you would download a car, but it is making serious progress.
So there is some impressive hardware out there, now what can we do with it? Just about anything you can think of. From printing building models to be used in client presentations, to printing a phone cradle for your desk, or even a lucky charms cereal sifter, the possibilities are nearly endless.
For clients, being able to physically see and touch what their future building will look like brings some serious “wow” factor to the table. What does the future of 3d printing hold? Will we one day be able to design a building and click print? It might not be that simple but the potential is out there!
Scientists from the University of Southern California have developed a method called Contour Crafting which allows them to 3D print concrete walls. They claim that a 2,500 SF home can be completed in only 24 hours. This method is laying the framework, both literally and figuratively, in the future of large scale 3D printed applications.
Just about everything is designed on a computer today, so let’s start freeing these models from their digital world!