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ROCK HILL, S.C., Nov. 30, 2009 (3DNewsWire) — 3D Systems Corporation (Nasdaq:TDSC), a leading provider of 3-D Printing, Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing parts and system solutions, announced today the immediate availability of its new 5 year Print Head Warranty for the ProJet(TM) 3000 Series of 3D Printing Systems. These systems are on display at EuroMold [...]

3d printing has traditionally been reserved for large organizations and hobbyists with money to burn. Technology has now advanced sufficiently that it is relatively plausible to print useful 3d objects in your own home. Instructions Things You’ll Need: Cupcake CNC Deluxe Kit or Basic Kit from Makerbot industries ABS plastic feedstock a few afternoons of [...]

Printers may soon be able to reproduce the sheen of objects as well as their colour thanks to new technology developed by Adobe. Fabio Pellacini, who works for Adobe Systems and Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, US, told New Scientist that the system combines a colour thermal printer and 12 inks: cyan, metallic cyan, magenta, [...]