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He adapted and simplified the RepRap Mendel design, reducing the time to print 3D plastic parts from 20 to 10 hours, changing to the use of two Z-axis motors to simplify the frame, and including 3D printed bushings in place of regular bearings. [7] [8] First announced in September 2010, the printer was dubbed Prusa Mendel by Průša himself. [9]
The Prusa Mini, stylized as the Original Prusa MINI, is an open-source fused deposition modeling 3D printer that is manufactured by the Czech company Prusa Research. [1] [2] The printer is the lowest cost machine produced by Prusa Research and is designed as a first printer or as part of a 'print farm'.
The gun is made up of 34 3D-printed components. [17] Notable as the first fully metal 3D-printed firearm. Zig Zag revolver [5] [18] 2014, May [18] Primarily printed firearm: Revolver [5] FDM [5] Yoshitomo Imura [18] Metal pins, screws, rubber bands .38 Caliber Named after the German Mauser Zig-Zag revolver.
RepRap (a contraction of replicating rapid prototyper) is a project to develop low-cost 3D printers that can print most of their own components. As open designs , all of the designs produced by the project are released under a free software license , the GNU General Public License .
A desktop FFF printer made by Stratasys. Fused deposition modeling was developed by S. Scott Crump, co-founder of Stratasys, in 1988. [6] [7] With the 2009 expiration of the patent on this technology, [8] people could use this type of printing without paying Stratasys for the right to do so, opening up commercial, DIY, and open-source 3D printer applications.
MyMiniFactory is a file 3D printable object-sharing platform where 3D printers can share their design and ideas . It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in London , United Kingdom . The online platform hosts digital creators with a primary focus on hobbyist with an interest in 3D printing .
In the United States, the Hill Air Force base is using 3D printed parts in repair of fighter jets. [76] Higher education has proven to be a major buyer of desktop and professional 3D printers. [77] Significant desktop 3D printer purchases by both K-12 and universities helped sustain a desktop 3D printer market that had problems in 2015–2016. [78]
3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. [1] [2] [3] It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer control, [4] with the material being added together (such as plastics, liquids or powder grains being fused), typically layer by layer.