The future of 3D printing

The future of 3D printing. In the 3D printing industry, opinions are often expressed about development prospects. So, 11 global experts in the field of 3D printing, services and materials have suggested how additive manufacturing will develop this year.

Roland D.G. Corporation 

Michele van Vliet, Roland Product Manager, says: “Roland DG is expanding its product line in industrial printing not only in 3D, but also in 2D.

Intriguingly, van Vliet says: "At the moment I cannot reveal exactly what plans we have, but I can say that this is a very exciting time for us."

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Van Vliet added:

"3D printing is a mature technology for industrial applications, embraced by both market and global customers. However, to date, most solutions in this field are priced at the low end. We've received tremendous attention and feedback from end users for our ceramic 3D printer concept."

solver 

Radoslaw Schneider from Poland's Rapid Prototyping Center Solveere said: “Every year, technological breakthroughs occur in 3D printing. Even the simplest FDM printers and part quality are getting better every year. We anticipate the possibility of printing with other materials, so the use of additive technologies will increase.

Along with the FDM, Polyjet, SLP and SLS technologies, the company also has “the largest vacuum casting chamber in Europe (300x300x100 cm), so that we can offer fast serial production from a few units to several tens of units.”

kentstrapper 

Kentstrapper is a 3D printer manufacturer in Italy. Reflecting on the company's future plans, Lorenzo Cantini of Kentstrapper says: "We are working on developing new FDM 3D printers with a larger footprint, more suitable for both professional use and rapid prototyping."

The Italian company is also exploring some markets where we don’t often hear about the use of 3D printing. Cantini says that Kentstrapper recently attended the Carp & Specialist Show in Ferrara, where they demonstrated “how 3D printing can be useful for the fishing industry.”

Mcubus

The German company Mcubus is working on a plastic recycling project and we look forward to hearing from them soon.

Moritz Dog from Mcubus says:

“I believe the next big step in the industry, especially FDM, will be a much wider range of different materials for specialty and consumer use. In particular, we look forward to seeing people using plastic extruders like ours to experiment and prototype more accurate ones. ”

sculpting

Company founder and CEO Clement More says:

"I hope that 2017 will be the year of materials and software in our industry."

Mohr gave some more insight into 3D printing materials, adding:

“Materials that are bridging the gap between prototyping and manufacturing and increasing the number of applications for this technology. Software, because I am a software engineer and I know that well-designed machines cannot be successful without excellent software. There are huge improvements to the outsourcing of both materials and software. We work on both! "

Ateam ventures

Ateam Ventures is a company founded in Korea and still in the expansion phase. Daniel Cho says that as of 2017:

"We will be expanding our online 3DP exchange platform Shapengine to a larger scale. Cho describes Shapengine as "a platform that connects not only 3D printers but also other digital devices such as CNC machines and laser cutters." Ateam Venture has also developed "a Wi-Fi camera module for various 3D printers without this feature."

3Devo

Lisette van Gent says that for 2017, 3Devo will bring “more software applications for our Extruder. And in March, we are launching our new product that will close the life cycle of plastic.”

We expect to hear more interesting news from the company later this year.

As van Gent says of the company's journey this year: "To be continued ..."

Big Rep

Berlin-based BigRep has unveiled two new 3D printers and CEO Rene Gurka talks about the company's ambitious plans for 2017.

“We are focused on releasing more and more materials to create end-use parts in the well-known area of ​​‘affordable large-scale BigRep printing’.

We are delighted that the project has been relaunched and are waiting to report on its progress over the year.

atum3d

Atum3D is a manufacturer of 3D printers, including the DLP Station 4. Tristram Budel at Atum3D says that in 2017, “We will take our 3D manufacturing to a level never seen before.”

Xioneer Systems

Xioneer Systems produces 3D printers for small and medium businesses. Boris Stanimirovich says about 2017: “We plan to expand our materials portfolio and offer shorter delivery times for our professional Xioneer X3 1D printers.”

Esun

Esun is a 3D printer filament manufacturer. Joe Cheng says, "The world of 3D printing and scanning in general will continue to become more mainstream for consumer use. We believe this will be similar to how children are taught programming from a young age. As the technology becomes more familiar, it will become more integrated into schools and used by consumers."

From an industry perspective, we believe (and hope) that developers will continue to strive to create and use environmentally friendly materials that are of high quality.”