There’s an entire 3D printing section at the Consumer Electronics Show this year, in Las Vegas; from 1/7-1/10/2014. Just a few years ago this section was limited to the few largest competitors in the industry; there are over 28 exhibitors this year from featured companies like 3D Systems to start-ups and newcomers like Formlabs. If you’re interested it’s definitely worth checking out this year. If you can’t make the trip you can always wait for more articles to come out.
A list of all the exhibitors can be found here Techzone 3D Printing Exhibition List
More exciting news comes in the form of 3D Systems announcements of a Full Color 3D Desktop Printer, 3D Ceramic Printer, and 3D Sugar Printer.
Also competition in the Stereolithography processes as FSL 3D pushes out its Pegasus Touch Printer. I will say one thing comparing the two build models not only does Formlabs printer seem substantially sturdier but the print quality seems more consistent. Note this is just my opinion on the subject done from my own research. You might want to look further into this matter as there is quite a large difference in price between the two models.
Formlabs Print Process:
Pegasus Touch Print Process: Fast Forward to 2:30
Notice the shaking of the resin tank/build platform in the Pegasus model while there’s no shaking in the Formlabs model.
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