The 1980s: Birth of the main 3D Printing Techniques The 1990s: Emergence of the Main 3D Printers Manufacturers & CAD tools The 2000s: 3D Printing Gains Media Visibility The 2010s: Years of Visibility, Innovation and Hopes for 3D Printing What about now, and what about the future...
Layers of innovation: A 3D-printing timeline A 3D-printing timeline (video: 1:52) What technology is 80 years old in theory, 40 years old in practice, and looks brand new? Believe it or not, it’s 3D printing. Although the craze for desktop 3D printers began around 2010, when ...
engineers, and scientific experiments. It’s becoming popular because of the rising demand from interested consumers. The result is smaller, easier to operate machines at much lower costs. Hobbyists and enthusiasts can now buy budget end 3D printers for the price of a regular smartphone...
Since the rise of commercial 3D printers, the landscape of the industry has changed quite drastically. Now, 3D printers – both desktop and otherwise – are used in industries and sections such as aerospace, architecture, manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, construction – and, of course, many...
popular method of 3D printing in use today was first invented.Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)was developed by S. Scott Crump, who invented and patented the technology in 1989. Crump and his wife Lisa founded Stratasys that same year, which has remained a leading manufacturer of 3D printers. ...
Manchester Metropolitan University in England a 3D printing workshop – PrintCity. It boasts state-of-the-art printers that can create virtually anything. (Image: mmu.ac.uk) How Does 3D Printing Work? The Process Below is a very simple description of what happens when a 3D printer creates ...
Our in-house prototyping workshop brings bright ideas to life quickly. Tools such high-level computer aided design and 3D printers enable us to show our ideas and prototypes to customers soon after our initial discussions. Testing We innovate as we test products and components. This ranges from...
Faces of History is the source for original 3D portrait artwork of historical figures. Our busts are digitally sculpted by gifted artists, and then produced on demand by our farm of 3D printers we have spent many years perfecting. Each work is an origina
corporate sustainability. Lenovo’s story begins in a dusty room in Beijing in 1984, the same year IBM launched its first 'portable' computer, the IBM Portable PC, weighing a hefty 30lbs (13.60kg). The history of the two companies became intertwined over the coming years. ...
The History of HP September 1, 2019 Reading time: 5 minutes When the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) was founded in 1939, the world was a very different place. There were no fully electronic computers. The only printers were industrial-sized printing presses. Palo Alto, California was composed ...