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3D printing goes mainstream – HP releases a 3D printer (plus a less expensive option called Makerbot Cupcake)

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HP has finally launched a 3D printer…

HP’s Designjet 3D series start shipping to wealthy European prototypers

…even if it appears to be a rebranding of an existing model from Stratasys.

The following video explains the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) used in HP’s printers and Stratasys’:

If the price of HP’s printer ($17,000+) scares you off, there is always the DIY route. The Makerbot is under $1,000:

See also the range of prototypes that are being produced by various machines:

More info:
- How Stereolithography 3-D Layering Works
- The Fab Lab
- A different way to build a house #42 – Print it

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