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Going mainstream: cheap systems seek to bring 3-D printing to the masses.(3D Systems Corp.)(Desktop Factory Inc. )
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Mechanical Engineering-CIME
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June 1, 2007
- Author:
- Brown, Alan S.
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Will 3-D printers follow the route of color laser printers, faxes, large-format printers, and copiers? When those engineering office essentials first hit the market, they cost thousands and few could afford them. Now they are everywhere. Could the same thing happen with 3-D printers used to make solid prototypes directly from CAD models?
Two companies, 3D Systems Corp. of Rock Hill, S.C., and Desktop Factory Inc. of Pasadena, Calif., are betting on it.
3D Systems plans to release its new V-Flash desktop modeler for $9,900 this summer. Looking a little like a 2-foot-high laser printer, V-Flash is small enough to fit on any desktop that can accommodate its 100 pounds. It ...
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going mainstream
Mechanical Engineering;
June 1, 2007 ;
Brown, Alan S;
531 words
......3D Systems Corp. of Rock Hill, S.C., and Desktop Factory Inc. of Pasadena, Calif., are betting on it. 3D Systems plans to release its new V-Flash desktop modeler for $9,900 this summer. Looking...printer, V-Flash is small enough to fit on any desktop that can accommodate its 100 pounds. It will ...
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Netxplorateur Taps Desktop Factory for a 'Netxplorateur of the Year Award'
Wireless News;
February 22, 2008 ;
309 words
......News 02-22-2008 Netxplorateur Taps Desktop Factory for a 'Netxplorateur of the Year Award...NEWS-February 22, 2008-Netxplorateur Taps Desktop Factory for a 'Netxplorateur of the Year Award...10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Desktop Factory, a technology start-up with the mission...
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Durable, functional models.(New Products)
Product Design & Development;
October 1, 2007 ;
122 words
...The Desktop Factory 3D printer builds durable, functional models from the bottom up, 1 layer at a time. The Desktop Factory 3D printer produces robust parts, according to the company. The Desktop Factory proprietary software imports STL files and other...footprint. * A less than 90-lb. ...
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3-D home printers may soon be able to pump out toys, shoes, you name it.
Daily Breeze;
May 7, 2007 ;
Saul Hansell THE NEW YORK TIMES;
787 words
......deliver a 3-D printer for consumers is Desktop Factory, started by IdeaLab, a technology...Shenberger, the director of sales for Desktop Factory. "You could have a true custom one-o...but I do believe it is huge." And Desktop Factory's version is meant to be compact enough...
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Need a toothbrush? Just push 'print' for a 3-D copy
International Herald Tribune;
May 7, 2007 ;
Saul Hansell;
787 words
......deliver a 3-D printer for consumers is Desktop Factory, started by IdeaLab, a technology...Shenberger, the director of sales for Desktop Factory. ''You could have a true custom one-o...printers, but I do believe it is huge.''Desktop Factory's version is meant to be compact enough...
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You want it? 3-D printers will soon let you make it.(Front)
The Virginian Pilot;
May 8, 2007 ;
787 words
......deliver a 3-D printer for consumers is Desktop Factory, started by IdeaLab, a technology...Shenberger, the director of sales for Desktop Factory. You could have a true custom one...but I do believe it is huge. And Desktop Factory's version is meant to be compact enough...
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The End of Factories.
Gifts & Decorative Accessories;
June 1, 2008 ;
689 words
......Lamont Wood quotes Cathy Lewis, CEO of Desktop Factory, a company that makes 3D printers...to make it for $300 in materials.'' Desktop Factory currently sells its model for $4,995...that the cost of goods to create a Desktop Factory unit will fall to $500 by late 2011...
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Top Blog Posts.(internet blogs)
Design News;
June 4, 2007 ;
478 words
......5393-527 ) Low-Cost 3D Printing from Desktop Factory If you've struggled in vain to get...engineering team, don't give up just yet. Desktop Factory, an Idealab start-up company, has...to $995 by 2011,' says Cathy Lewis, Desktop Factory's CEO. Read more in Rapid Prototyping...
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Building Parts Directly
Manufacturing Engineering;
February 1, 2008 ;
Morey, Bruce;
787 words
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Grocer;
July 10, 2004 ;
62 words
......Iceland and Booker stores in England and Wales, it revealed at its annual general meeting. The company said this would help it build volume for its planned south of England depot, adding that first quarter sales volumes were 7.7% ahead of last year's first quarter...
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CONSOLIDATION'S BIG IN THE MONEY GAME.
WWD;
September 13, 1999 ;
Ryan, Thomas J.;
597 words
......large factors are owned by public companies, and they need to build volume to push up the stocks. With flat-to-meager gains in overall...lower commission rates. But factors said the easiest way to build volume is by acquiring a competitor outright. Also, factors said...
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Security Distributing & Marketing;
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58 words
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Security Distributing & Marketing;
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64 words
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