Rapid Prototyping at it's finest 3D 3-D Printer

[TheTechnoToast]

Can it print money?

[billyboy8888]

this thing costs a fortune

[karlakatie2215]

This is basically a star trek replicator

[weldon0m]

absolutly amazing machine...

[wwwdotvowindotcn]

as long as there 3D file, no matter what is it looks, we can make it come to sth that is real. just like prototype. I know it quite well in VOWIN

[BarneySaysHi]

I bet you can make some bitching house models for H0-scale electrical trains!

[derman077]

Look up CES 1983

[kauldplai7]

"Zcorporation"?? Yea.. cause that doesn't sound sketchy

[ericksonboang]

does it take a long time to print?

[SolidTechnologies]

@ericksonboang It's the fastest printer on the market, printing between 1 and 2 vertical inches per hour.

[supriyono756]

apid Prototyping at it's finest 3D 3-D Printer

[rushildang]

and how are they cut ?

[SolidTechnologies]

@rushildang They aren't cut, it's the opposite of machining. It is built up one layer on top of another until the object is complete.

[SolidTechnologies]

@rushildang Think of it as reverse machining. It''s an additive process, adding material, layer by layer.

[rushildang]

the 3-d models what material are they build of ??

[SolidTechnologies]

@rushildang This machine runs a gypsum based plaster

[AndrewKH85]

How much are human clone cartridges?

[Vicious713]

What an awesome printer, but seriously, the last time i saw something presented in a manner like this, i was standing in line at the Terminator ride, watching the Skynet commercials.

[FeralyFighter]

Could I print a Warhammer army with that?

[SanctumGrail]

You could, but the money it would cost to buy this machine is far greater than the cost of buying your own models.

[RustyJester]

You sure can!

[SolidTechnologies]

@FeralyFighter You most certainly could.

[19ultima88]

cool

[boostmylaptopdotcom]

It depends on the resolution. An average resolution of about 0.1 mm has visible texture, but i'm sure that more expensive printers have better finishes.

[walikai]

wish I would have invented this, ink prolly costs a fortune tho

[Master0c0]

thats true

[SolidTechnologies]

ink does cost a fortune, luckily this machine doesn't use ink. It uses a binder that is fractional to the cost of ink.

[notna86]

So how many years till I can afford/get a desktop one in my room? :( until then I think its back to the scalpel. I wonder if in 30 years we may all have one of these in the house, instead of an A4/A3 printer. Missing screw from your ikea flatpack? download here ...

[SolidTechnologies]

We currently have a Z510 model for $30k, half of the original price.

How long would it take you save up that much? Or you could always ask Obama for a business loan and get one.

[endstatus]

just a quick question, how long do these models last? are they easly ruined by heat or other conditions? is the final product safe, say a todler puts it in his/her mouth?

[SolidTechnologies]

Excellent questions! Thank you.

We have models that we created over 10 years ago still being handled today.

No, they arent affected by heat nearly as much, as say, plastic prototype parts. We have had parts heat tested up to 1500F.

As for toddlers putting them in their mouths, it depends on the geometry of the item. If you print something small that they could choke on, well that's just common sense. But the material itself wouldn't harm them.

[endstatus]

thanks for the reply, my 3D graphics teacher is very interested in this. It would be awesome to see our 3D modeld come to life in the phsyical word. cant wait for this technology to become widely affordable.

[SGwasteland]

Get a 3d scanner and then the future of office pranks will be a bunch of 3d models of an employee's ass. =D

[saleall]

how could it do printing inside the models?

[SolidTechnologies]

It prints one horizontal layer at a time. it uses the extra material as support allowing it to print fine details on the interior as well as any free floating objects you may have in the build chamber.

[EngineerMK2004]

wow, want one for the lab.

[artdude102]

It is real- we use these at work all the time for quick toy prototypes and "works-like" models. very useful and quick.

[shadowflar3]

Wow, didn't realize 3D printing is real already, I guess it's just not that common yet. Impressive!

[Khemrikhara]

wow

[FAnchax]

awesome

[AlienRelics]

That is cool! I love that you simply use color ink instead of water to get full color models.

[culturewarri0r]

Timmefai, Zcorp's parts have been tested up to 1500 degrees F. Plastic parts would melt WAY before they reached 1500 F.

[culturewarri0r]

The temperature tolerance is lower in those machines than Zcorp. Zcorp can handle much higher temperature. But then again, you can't even spell the word "temperature" so what would you know? Zcorp machines are hands down the best RP machines on the market.

[arkizzle77]

Take a look at Objet's line: Youtube+m5scCMxuciY

Also, ever hear of Electron Beam Melting? Arcam's machines do it, letting you fabricate "flight certified" final parts, not just prototypes.

Here: Youtube+lUIipa3AgNg

[SolidTechnologies]

Now come back down to the $20-60k price range (our product line) and show me what they can do.

We provide AFFORDABLE, fast, color rapid prototyping.

[SolidTechnologies]

You can print functional parts, ask Ford, Chevy, Disney and many of the other top 100 companies that use them on a daily basis.

The fragility depends on part design and infiltration process. Plus, these are PROTOTYPE parts, designed for midlevel reviews and changes. They are not meant to be end-products.

[stivante]

I can imagine 10 years later we will be like:

HAHAHAH 4 hours? now i print 3d in 4 seconds

[shadow6k]

Well think about it. It's not a very realistic claim, not to mention that it wouldn't be the first technology hoax on Youtube. So, since the only other thing on the internet pointing to its existence is their own website, so there is not much proof. Once I see a working one with my own eyes, I'll beleive it.

[robopanther]

Rapid Prototyping (aka. 3D printing) is real. Want to content that statement?

[shadow6k]

I think I'm the only one commenting that can tell this video is a joke...

[SolidTechnologies]

Well, considering I service over 100 of these machines myself in the NE area, I would have to dispute your claim of a hoax. these are real machines producing real parts. Would you like to come in for a demo?

[CoNiLa2]

how does this work again?

[carnagerpm]

i for one welcome out printer overlo....what ever

[RichGilly]

That is cool! But what happens if the printer becomes self-aware and makes an army of robot killing machines?

[iobject]

dont even joke about that. its gonna happen just you wait

[manueldaman]

The robots will come and kill us.

[KiraNWilfort]

I think there over 150 grand?

[RustyJester]

Try the 20-70k price range.

[rainevivian]

I want one... =(

[manueldaman]

And then do what with it? A 3D model of a penis?

[toresbe]

Deeply fascinating.

[muslim4l1fe]

In 25 years we'll be sending this youtube link as a joke e-mail to people to show you how primitive we were in 2007, our home-3d printers will make functional eletronic objects by then, much more cheaply at an atomic level.

[DeeJaySantana]

Have you seen Idiocracy the movie? It suggests the possibility that we won't have very much innovation in the future since the artists and scientists just won't have kids.

[muslim4l1fe]

Yeh I've seen it, I thought the main theme of the movie was that we won't have innovation because people ar intrinsically stupid lol

But I doubt such a scenario will transpire, innovation is increasingly global, China, Japan, Europe, even now India, and perhaps some other areas, will all contribute to a large pool of scientific output. Population forecasts are all positive too, and total science graduates are larger than ever.

[Adkit2]

that doesn't matter though when the idiots are having just as many (or more) kids. evolution only cares about who has the most offspring.

[manueldaman]

No, you are wrong. Nobody will have this technology in their home because by producing so much technology we are killing the environment. It would be cool to have one, of course, but unfortunately the environment cannot take this much abuse. Also, the amount of "progress" we are going to make within the next 25 years will be comparatively small compared with the progress made in the past 25 years. Medical progress is needed, 3D printers... not.

[muslim4l1fe]

Actually I want this technology precisely because it is BETTER for the environment as well as very useful. You will be able to upgrade things, televisions, laptops, mobilephones by using existing objects, merely re-arranged in a different way.

[manueldaman]

How do I upgrade a laptop that needs more memory using this technology?

[muslim4l1fe]

Not with this technology. With nano assemblers that can make anything as long as you have basic materials, and those can come from anywhere, an old graphics card, some scrap silicon in a PDA etc. That is better than buying a whole new item. The trend of democratization will continue, knowledge is being democratized with the internet, so will material items, you will find that materialism will be LOWER when people can make whatever they want, the desire for 'stuff' will lessen.

[manueldaman]

I agree with you, but a) not everybody can make whatever they want because not everybody is an engineer, and b) the process of recycling an old piece of electronic equipment is not simple at all and requires a huge amount of energy, much greater than the amount of energy used to make it in the first place.

[Briancmwilliams]

@muslim4l1fe Things get exponentially more expensive as they get smaller. So, why would we build stuff at the atomic level if it is highly unnecessary.