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3D Printshow London: A brief overview of what caught our eyes - 3DPrint.com

3DPrintshow in London was held earlier this month, drawing visitors from around the world. I had the chance to visit with and talk to various companies who were there to exhibit their products. Below is a brief recap of what I saw, and what caught my eye.

Aye Aye Labs
Aye Aye Labs, based in Poland, has now added high speed to their already stylish Hot Rod Henry 3D printer. Aye Aye Labs announced their partnership with Create it Real, the high speed electronic platform manufacturer (print up to 450mm/sec)and are announcing their strategic partnership to create one of the best looking and fastest FFF printers on the market. Both companies met at the 3D Printshow in Berlin last March. The goal of Aye Aye Labs was to offer the best 3D printer experience with the Hot Rod Henry.

“Thanks to the great design, large build volume, and now high speed and reliability, we believe we achieved our goal” Tomasz Zawada, CEO of Aye Aye Labs stated.

“Hot Rod Henry Supercharged” will be available in the coming weeks, and customers can already pre-order it through Aye Aye Labs’ website.

3D Slash
3D Slash is Fun & Fast 3D Modelling Software for non-designers of any age. Currently 3D Slash is integrated with 3D Printer services 3D Hubs, Sculpteo and i.materialise and can also print directly to the Zeepro printer. 3D Slash is ideal for non CAD people who want to get a head start in 3D printing without the complexities of CAD software. While the web app allows the freedom to work from any browser, the local download allows you to work on your model in smaller detail, lower than 1/4 mm, which will no doubt allow you to create some fine designs. You can currently share your designs with Facebook and Twitter friends, with more sharing options are coming in the future.

At the 3D PrintS\show, 3D Slash announced that they have now formed a partnership with both Sketchfab and Youmagine. Currently it is available free in Beta release as a Web app or a local download for the Windows, Mac and Linux platform. Version 1 of 3DSlash is due for release in July of 2015, and is sure to be a hit.

Fuel3d – Scanify
This is a scanner currently available with Studio Starter software, Studio Plus and Studio Advanced coming in July. Also support for Mac will be available in September. There is some really exciting stuff coming from Fuel3d in the coming months (top secret at the moment, sorry no pics allowed). Some of these things include:

Tablet holder – Scanner and Tablet all in one
Tablet and Battery Holder – Their own property battery pack to power the scanner to go totally portable for several hours of scanning

3D Hubs
Currently 3D Hubs features over 17,000 hub locations worldwide, and they will be featured in Adobe’s upcoming release of Photoshop Creative Cloud, which will go live in June. 3D Hubs API Teleport was just released and it will enable anyone to send digital designs to their 17,000+ printing locations in the world.

Zinomat
A flexible reusable mat that will allow users to remove their print from their printer platform without any hassle, this company unveiled their products at this show. Currently in the mats are available in the size of 26 x 22 cm and they will be available in a 30 x 30 cm size in the coming weeks.

Robo Savvy
RoboSavvy launched their MM2X Extruder Kit which will Print ABS and PLA at the same time. This will allow users to swap out their Makerbot Replicator 2X extruder kit and replace it with this one.

Also launched was MonsterFil, which is an excellent food safe filament with low warping and surface lubrication. The filament will be available in spools of up to 10kg, and to hold the 10kg spools, the company has also launched their Monsterfeed, which is a spool with its own motorized turning device to reduce tension on the filament. The Monsterfeed will be suitable for several printer manufacturers and can run with up to 10 kg of filament.

5axismaker
London based 5axismaker is currently taking orders for their 5axismaker which comes in 3 different build volumes: 400 x 400 x 400 mm, 600 x 600 x 600 mm and a missive 1000 x 1000 x 1000 mm.

The 5axis cnc machine is a powerful low cost fabricator which comes with swappable heads such as a milling head, a 3D printing extruder head, a touchprobe, a hot wire-cutter and a water jet. This gives users better speed and ability to print at angles other printers can’t achieve.

Mcor Technologies
Mcor has just launched a makeover of their Iris 3D printer — the all new Mcor IRIS HD which achieves realistic color with 1+ million colours and a resolution of 5760 x 1440 x 508 dpi.

Built on new algorithms and a newly designed carbide cutting tip, Mcor IRIS HD makes full-colour detail and text on 3D printed models crisper than ever, to deliver a photorealistic appearance around the full geometry of the model and better communication of granular information.

Because Mcor IRIS HD uses less ink and the tip lasts longer, it delivers a 20-percent reduction in the cost to 3D print a model. Mcor’s materials already cost 10-20 percent of other 3D printing technologies, saving customers thousands of dollars and providing greater access to the technology. Mcor IRIS HD is available now for new and existing owners of Mcor 3D printers.

There you have it, my brief review of the 3D Printshow London. Did you get to attend? Discuss in the 3D Printshow forum thread on 3DPB.com.

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The 3D Print Show London: Everything in Pictures

Posted By Allison Simonot on Jun 3, 2015 |

We were at the 3D Print Show London from the 21st to the 23rd of may, and here we are back with some photographs of the best moments you may have missed!

Our crew, ready to welcome the visitors

: This looking-like roller-coaster is actually a 3D printed map of London’s underground, with the true proportions of depth! It has been especially designed for the show by our inhome 3D designer, and caught the attention of many ones!

The 3D Print Show was providing many conferences during the whole event. Arthur Cassaignau, our Business Developer, talked to the conference dedicated to Newcomer: an introduction to 3D printing. His speech was about how to implement a 3D printing strategy, according to the results of our report The State of 3D Printing, the largest statistical study ever conducted on the state of our industry. Our State of 3D Printing is a practical guide to CEO’s, engineers, designers, marketers, educators and hobbyists, to make sure they ask themselves the right questions and show them what best practice looks like in their industry of the additive manufacturing business. To discover more about the report and know how you can improve your use of 3D printing, you can download it here!

: Spending is on the rise! 68% of respondants responded they will increase their spending on addictive manufacturing in 2015. In addition, 44% of respondants responded they will increase their spending on this technology by 50%!

Our Business Developper with Richard Horne, co-author of 3D Printing for Dummies

Let’s go back to the exhibitors! Here some of the most impressive projects you could see:

: This pretty big 3D printer provided by BigRep. What about 3D printing your furniture?

: Of course, the 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys attended the show. It showed 3D printed parts of this amazing Morgan car.

We were also very pleased to have some of our partners near by our booth, such as the team behind 3DSlash, a software that allows you to create 3D models by adding or removing cube-based units. The goal? To ease 3D modeling, so 3D printing is more accessible! You can learn more about this great software here.

Oh! And there was also a special flying guest: a micro drone, created by Extreme Flyers. Take a look at the 3D printed wasp one!

(Probably the only time you would see such a smile while facing a big wasp)

What about the exhibitors? Mainly businesses providing various different 3D printers. Here a short selection of the exhibitors!

: Robosavvy sells 3D printers, provides robotic solutions and 3D printing trainings

: Bee Very Creative designs and sells its own 3D printers and software

: Here a super fast 3D printer provided by WASP. As it’s said on the picture: it goes to 1000 mm/s!

: It’s not only about 3D printing, but also laser-cutting! Here some laser-cutted wood planks, made with the personal fabricator provided by Zmorph

: Yes, this is a 3D printed plane, made only by hand, thanks to the 3Doodler and its 3D Printing Pen!

That’s all for 3D printing… in unedible materials! Have you ever heard about 3D printed caviar? Have a look!

: This is not salmon eggs but 3D printed food! Thanks By Flow!

Last but not least, this special 3D Print Show London could not be so british without a 3D printed Big Ben and Paul McCartney!

: The golden Mc Cartney 3D printed by Aye Aye Labs

3D PrintShow in London. Is the industry a goldmine or a ghost hunt? / Habr

There are lyrical heroes, and there are commercial cynics. I am from the clan of the second, dark .

RepRap's open paradigm gave the world the opportunity to assemble a 3D printer on its own, without waiting for corporate products, but dark quickly realized and are trying to make a business of various sizes based on it.
Like moths to the light - they fly to the heady phrase "Welcome to the 3D era" .

I was able to watch a meeting of designated moths of various calibers for two whole days in London at 3D Printshow 2014, perhaps the largest world show in the context of 3D printing technologies.

Under the cut you will find:

UNOBJECTIVE review of exhibitors
DISCUSSION about the feasibility of entering the 3D industry for entrepreneurs
Some robots, PRINTBOTS
Arduino 9 COMPETITOR spy photos0021
3D light erotic

So, let's begin.

After the previous show in New York, 3D PRINTSHOW in London seemed like a breakthrough.
Either the organization and activity of participants is much higher here, or the industry as a whole has grown over the past year and was ready to show finished products at a fairly high level, but the desire to ask the question “Is that all?” - this time it wasn't.

Below is a panoramic photo of the exhibition hall. nine0009 The stands of Autodesk, 3DFUEL, Makerbot can be called visual dominants of the show.

And if everything is clear with AutoDesk (100% successful company), with the Americans - too (they were bought for an indecently large amount of money for the industry), then here is the value for the market of a very difficult to use scanner FUEL 3D with the unsympathetic results of a tedious 3D scan - the second year remains a mystery to me.

MADNESS was going on at the entrance to the exhibition hall. nine0009 People with bulging eyes tried to draw something in the air with melting and almost instantly hardening plastic.
This 3D Doodle deftly “clung” to the 3D industry, one of the few who could ride the success in this extremely difficult, in my opinion, market.

The Makerbot was a traditionally delicious American booth. In contrast to the 3D models that are standard for exhibitions of this format, which have set the teeth on edge, he presented cute printouts from licensed files developed by the company's designers. nine0005

Separately, I will highlight the Z18 model.

You will be surprised, but this is the TOP of sales in the company, and by no means personal computers and mini.
So the guys from BEST FILAMENT (Lyosha, hello), who have taken on the distribution of such a product in Russia, are probably POSSIBLY on the right track.

Personally, I LOVED the presence of WORKING food printing machines at the exhibition (there were none in New York).
There were also at least 4 manufacturers here:

But "broke" all DOVETAILED , target printer for molecular cuisine (Vitya Polyakov, hello!).
Can print berries, fruits with completely unusual flavors. It is loaded with syrups of all stripes:

The abundance of printers "for geeks and for hippies" was pleasing to the eye, but on the other hand hinted at the absence of serious breakthroughs in technology. The job of changing the printer went outward, not inward.
Wifi modules, LCD screens, built-in webcams, multi-colored or super-transparent futuristic colors - these are all add-ons, but NOT qualitative changes. nine0009 You don’t need to get upset, in principle, you can be glad that 3D printers are becoming different from each other and attractive to different buyers.

Before running to the manufacturers (DO NOT CONFUSE WITH PACKERS) PLA, ABS plastic (this was one of the business tasks at the exhibition), I hung out at booth bq .

News from manufacturers Witbox - it turned out to be a lot MORE than I expected.

The Spaniards made an awesome signature teflon feel coating for 3D printer platforms.
Now is the time when PLA plastics with different properties are becoming more and more. Delamination, fuzzy fixation on the platform, is a problem known to many 3D printers. Methacrylate platforms hold generally well, but often require blue 3M wide tape and lose flatness during use. Glass platforms do not have the disadvantages of the former, but without 3D varnish or other "shamanism" they also do not always take off. nine0009 bq-shnoe cover is mounted on top of the table (be it Witbox, Prusa i3 Hephestos or any other 3D printer with a comparable print area), it lasts long and comfortably.

The SWEETEST news regarding bq's new pre-release products had to be blurted out at the request of the company's marketing department. Here: who managed - he ate. Now be quiet. Shhhh... Official releases will be out within a month

After bq passed by booth Ultimaker (Vlad, hello to you):

The booth is objectively nice and big (albeit without new products), but when I saw the dampened platform of the demonstration 3D printer, I thought: “Guys, you need bq teflon. ..”

A long fairy tale It affects, but the work is done slowly.
Finally, I got to plastic .

Theses-trends regarding consumption for FDM printers, highlighted during the study of the stands of the participants are as follows:
- Eco-friendly, non-toxic
- FUCK Chine
- Variety
The serious focus of manufacturers on PLA speaks in favor of the first point.
I found several samples of ABS at the exhibition, including unexpectedly in granules, but they are clearly not a trend maker:

FUCK Chine-ness Each of the manufacturers reacted absolutely calmly, paternally, to the mention of Chinese manufacturers. nine0009 “The technological gap in this segment is very large,” they say.
“To make plastic of our level they are objectively beyond their power.”

When we mentioned Russian production, they simply couldn't hide their smiles.
"Production? In Russia? You don't seem to have been to a REAL PLA PRODUCTION. If they were, they wouldn't ask such a question."

For what I bought - for that I sold. Thanks to my partner's communication skills for these insights.

Variety . Here - even the manufacturers of consumables think more NOT in the context of colors, but in the context of applicability.
Personally, I was put in (among other things) - a chair assembled from small elastic fragments:

Watch:

And ... sneakers, no fools:

Having run large printers :

900 printers for printing

and renowned 2D player Roland:

I stood in front of this:

Eye-stopper worked reliably, and after watching the video to the end, and then staring at what happened:

my3Dtwin .

The mechanics are not as simple as they seem.
Photographing takes place in a bright arena (details can be seen on the video). You are being photographed by an INCORRECTLY large number of 2D cameras at the same time.
As a result, approximately THIS number of images is obtained:

Then - partly programmatically, partly manually, all these images are formed into a 3D file (STL extension).

Next choice - you can either order a figurine in the right size, or buy this file and print it in any online printing service: 3Dtwins , Shapeways - in the world, 3D.ru (Seryozh, hello), 3D -printus (Konstantin, you are THE BEST) in Russia.

Now I look like this on the files after scanning:

Let's see what the final result will be after 3D printing.
Let's compare, I intend to lay out when ready.

In general, the review of large strokes can be considered complete.
I publish robots:

and printbots (printed on a personal 3D printer):

Many class photos from the exhibition can be found in an official photograph:

9000 * * *

009 More than three intensive months of work in the industry have passed since my last post on Habré.

What can be said here.
Rookies who run into the industry, COOL.
The market is overheated by media, but there is NO real demand that can make so many people/companies' businesses profitable.
Any serious projects: Online platforms, Industrial 3D printing, Professional distribution are far from being independent profitable projects. They can exist on venture investments, or are financed by donor businesses. nine0006 The more I communicate with industry players, the more I am convinced that there are no long-term prospects for the production of anything in Russia (be it plastic or the printers themselves).
Companies with huge budgets, technologies, patent portfolios and a 100-year-old manufacturing culture are increasing their presence in the industry. Beating them playing on the same technology field seems unlikely to me.
The tale of David and Goliath is unlikely to take place here, unless the iron curtain of the times of the USSR is lowered to us. nine0005
Nevertheless, the industry is extremely interesting, casinos with the promise of big winnings in the medium / long term.
But what numbers to bet on, and within what quantitative / time strategy is a question even for sophisticated players in the 3D market.

In general, the search for a cost-effective model and the mass market is still more like a ghost hunt.
Someone has seen them, everyone is talking about them, but to catch them...

3d printers - exhibition in london. Let's see how it all started. nine0001

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3D Printing Technology Show, London, 2012. Don't look at the year! In any case, we recommend watching the video!

To see what's new in the world of 3D printers, I visited the London 3D Printing Technology Show. Lots of 3D printers. And also a lot of things that they print. Industrial design and production. Interior Design. Fashion. Shoes. A new direction for creativity. Healthcare. Archeology. 3D printed model of an Egyptian mummy. And a lot of cool stuff too. Home 3D printer? And even wooden printing presses. Today, walking through this exhibition, it is impossible not to feel the impending revolution. This exhibition is not organized to present new technologies or new applications for 3D printing. Instead, it shows how many companies and inventors are busy making 3D printing technology an integral part of our daily lives. It reminds me of the personal computer show I visited at 1987 year. At that time, the personal computer industry was just beginning to develop, and did not yet have a big impact on our life, however, the trend was obvious. The same thing is happening now with 3D printers: there are no technologies yet that can provide easy production at home of most of the necessary items, but it is already clear that in 5-10 years this will become a reality. That's all.

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3D Printshow London: A brief overview of what caught our eyes - 3DPrint.com

The 3D Print Show London: Everything in Pictures

We were at the 3D Print Show London from the 21st to the 23rd of may, and here we are back with some photographs of the best moments you may have missed!

Our crew, ready to welcome the visitors

Spending is on the rise! 68% of respondants responded they will increase their spending on addictive manufacturing in 2015. In addition, 44% of respondants responded they will increase their spending on this technology by 50%!

3D PrintShow in London. Is the industry a goldmine or a ghost hunt? / Habr

009 More than three intensive months of work in the industry have passed since my last post on Habré.

3d printers - exhibition in london. Let's see how it all started. nine0001

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