Shapeways 3d Printing

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Shapeways was the overall standout, making a generally complex process simple enough for most novices. However, 3D printing services still feel like a hobbyist's pursuit. When buying 3D-printed products, you often sacrifice quality for the novelty of An assortment of 3D printed items, accompanied by Duann Scott (left), myself (center), and Savannah, (right) at the Shapeways 3D "Factory of the Future" in Queens, NYC. Behind us are rows of high-end 3D printers, polishing machines, designers, QA teams Shapeways is a self-described 3D printing marketplace. It works with independent artists who upload their 3D designs. Shapeways physically prints them and sells on demand to consumers. It’s not a 3D blueprint source, but bear with me. The Shapeways Fortunately, there is an alternative: 3D printing services! Like Shapeways, which has just announced that they can craft objects from plated precious materials. Gold-crafted jewelry and other objects were already available through the online service Shapeways, one of the biggest names in 3D printing, is adding a new squishy plastic material called Elasto Plastics to its available printing options. This new material offers some interesting applications for anything wearable, specifically for sandals you can now "print" objects in stainless steel. That's right, dust off your old Transformers designs, make room in the Monopoly box for a new piece, and get ready for the model budget at your office to sky-rocket. Shapeways, an European 3D printing website .

Shapeways’ services are in such demand that it takes two weeks to get a finished product from the company, which is hardly the future of instant manufacturing that 3D printing was supposed to enable. [Correction: Formlabs’ Form 1 printer is not an SLS It’s hard to believe that Shapeways can still be called a startup. Since its founding in 2007, the company has become the place to outsource high-quality 3D print jobs to, whether you’re printing a fashion-forward dress or geometric metal bracelet. The 3D printing movement is well under way-- albeit with some hype built in-- and Shapeways, a marketplace where people can design, create, and sell their own products, is leading the charge. Shapeways, sometimes known as the Etsy for 3D printing Wouldn’t you love to have a custom figurine of that one-of-a-kind animated character you’ve come up with? 3-D printing company Shapeways has partnered with the 3D Modeling and Animation Facebook group — comprised of over 35,000 members — to create .