2010 is the year 3D went mainstream: TV, cinema, printing.
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on Dec 23, 2010
Last updated: 03/03/11 at 02:43 PM
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Amit Zoran of the MIT Media Lab prints a fully functional flute using an Objet Connex500 multi-material printer. Printed in four parts, it only required assembly and a few springs to be playable.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/29/3d-printed-concert-flute-rapidly-prototypes-sound-video/
Building upon the RepRap project's earlier success, the Thing-O-Matic joins the upside down printing club.
http://blog.makerbot.com/2010/12/29/printing-upside-down/
3D Printer section added to "CNCzone.com-The Largest Machinist Community on the net!"
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/3d_printers/
The illustrious and industrious nophead of the RepRap project prints 101 Mendel 3D printers in 2010. Using his 3D printers - HydraRaptor and a Mendel it printed - they print for more than half the 8760 hours available in a year. He sells the Mendels to 3D printing enthusiasts in over 20 countries worldwide.
http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/2010/12/101-mendels.html
3D printing materials savant Mark Ganter and his research team at the Solheim lab introduce glazed gypsum as a 3D printing material. Previously the Open3DP team also came up with several inexpensive materials and a glass 3D printing process called vitraglyphic.
http://open3dp.me.washington.edu/
MakerBot Industries presents the first Botacon, a gathering of roboticists and robot enthusiasts to discuss the future. Themed “Robots For A Better Future,” the one day conference explores both the practical and philosophical aspects facing robots today.
http://botacon.com
MakerGear announces their first 3D printer kit, the Prusa Mendel.
http://www.makergear.com/blogs/frontpage/2401322-the-prusa-mendel-from-makergear
Announced earlier this year, MakerBot Industries ships the first batch of its Thing-O-Matic 3D printers to eager customers.
http://blog.makerbot.com/2010/12/09/thing-o-matics-head-into-the-wild/
3D Systems’ business unit Bits From Bytes launches the RapChick, a 3D printer kit aimed at women.
http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/content/rapman
Objet launches two new desktop 3D printers the Objet24 and Objet30.
http://fabbaloo.com/blog/2010/12/8/objet-launches-two-more-3d-printers.html
i.materialise launches the customizable Appear lamp.
http://i.materialise.com/Tool/CreateYourOwnAppearLamp
The 5000th thing is uploaded to 3D model sharing community Thingiverse.com. The thing consists of an image of its own QR Code.
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5000
The Shapeways community uploaded an avalanche of amazing designs in 2010, with over 10,000 uploads in November alone.
http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/698-Time-to-Look-Back-at-The-Year-2010-in-3D-Printing.html
.MGX opens its flagship store in Brussels, the world’s first store for 3D printed goods.
http://i.materialise.com/blog/entry/mgx-opens-worlds-first-store-for-3d-printed-goods
Laser cutting and making service Ponoko, launches Personal Factory 4 and gets into the 3D printing business by partnering with CloudFab.
http://www.ponoko.com/make-and-sell/how-it-works
EFFALO launches a free service for connecting the emerging network of localized fabrication technologies with people who need stuff 3D printed, CNC’ed, or otherwise made.
http://groups.google.com/group/makerbot/msg/b0c401f21de9e9d6
US TV show Bones airs an episode featuring 3D printing. If you're in the US, you can watch it on Hulu.
http://i.materialise.com/blog/entry/the-tv-show-bones-science-on-tv-the-largest-3d-printers-in-the-world
Products by design label .MGX are added to the Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt design museum in New York.
http://i.materialise.com/blog/entry/mgx-work-added-to-the-smithsonian
Stratasys co-develops with Kor Ecologic Inc., the world’s first production car with a 3D printed body, the Urbee hybrid.
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=61402&p=irol-newsArticle_print&ID=1488816
Materialise releases Magics 15, right in time for the 15th year of the 3D printing software suite’s existence.
http://www.materialise.com/Magics15
Shapeways offers silver plated 3D prints until November 10.
http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/609-Sterling-Silver-Now-Available-Until-November-7th.html
The FrisMe 3D printed Frisbee flies round the interwebs.
http://i.materialise.com/blog/entry/customized-3d-printed-frisme
The UP! 3D printer people post the most perplexing marketing campaign ever: “Magical seed, please pass it to your friend.” Many people get a huge discount on the USD$2700 price by participating.
http://pp3dp.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=197:magical-seed-please-pass-it-to-your-friend&catid=43:blog&Itemid=55
3D Systems Acquires Bits From Bytes, the RapMan 3D printer kit company. The acquisition adds yet another offering to 3D Systems expanding product portfolio.
http://3dsystems.com/newsevents/newsreleases/10_05_2010_3D_Systems_acquires_Bits_From_Bytes.asp
Josef Prusa of the RepRap project debuts his simplified Mendel variant. The video shows his presentation in December at the TEDxVienna conference.
http://blog.reprap.org/2010/10/story-of-simpler-mendel-pla-bushings.html
Know for her unusual shoes designs, designer Marloes ten Bhömer, uses 3D printing to create a prototype for future couture shoes in the Mechanical Couture Fashioning a New Order exhibition.
http://marloestenbhomer.squarespace.com/
Teachers selected to receive a MakerBot Cupcake CNC are announced.
http://blog.makerbot.com/2010/10/01/makerbot-teacher-giveaway-announced/
The second 3D printer from MakerBot Industries, the Thing-O-Matic is an automatic 3D printer.
http://blog.makerbot.com/2010/09/25/announcing-makerbots-new-3d-printer-the-thing-o-matic/
A village containing most of the players in the open source 3D printing world entertained and astounded attendees at the first MakerFaire in NYC. (photo from flickr pool courtesy A Buser)
http://3dprintervillage.posterous.com/
Shapeways receives USD$5M in financing from Union Square and Index Ventures. This is a big validation to the VC community that 3D printing is a viable investment.
Shapeways also announced that they will be moving to New York City.
http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/595-Shapeways-raises-5M-and-opens-HQ-in-New-York.html
MakerBot Industries announces the "Unicorn" pen plotter toolhead for their Cupcake CNC 3D printer.
http://blog.makerbot.com/2010/09/21/the-makerbot-unicorn-pen-plotter-kit/
Hypr3D is a web based 3D model creator. It uses advanced computer vision techniques to match features in multiple images, generating key points to create a cool 3D model you can view online, download and modify, or print using a 3D printer.
http://www.hypr3d.com/
nuevoojos’s video for DHUB's FULL PRIINT3D exhibition in Barcelona becomes a sudden web hit.
http://i.materialise.com/blog/entry/full-print3d
Shapeways now has Mesh Medic in Full Color. Previously when Mesh Medic fixed your mesh you would lose your color mapping; now Mesh Medic will repair holes, flip your inverted normals, repair manifolds - all in full color!
http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/590-Mesh-Medic-in-Full-Color!.html
The Automated Build Platform allows MakerBot 3D printers to become a desktop personal manufacturing system by automatically printing one object after another.
http://blog.makerbot.com/2010/09/13/makerbot-automated-build-platform/
A New York Times article called 3D printing spurs a manufacturing revolution features designer Scott Summit. His company, Bespoke Innovations, makes beautiful custom engineered prosthetic legs and uses 3D printing. In August, Scott’s lecture on The Future of 3D printing became a huge success.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/technology/14print.html
Dr. Adrian Bowyer of the RepRap project, shows how he’s making RepRap circuits that are actually printed by the RepRap itself. Meta!
http://reprap.org/wiki/Plotting#Using_the_RepRap_Host_Software
German SSDeV member Ray uses photograph and a RepRap to print a working Dutch handcuff key.
http://blackbag.nl/?p=940
PP3DP's UP! 3D printer begins arriving in North America. As favorable reviews trickle out, a scramble to be one of the first 100 customers ensues.
http://pp3dp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23&start=0
netfabb's Cloud Services automatically analyse, check and repair STL files for free via your web browser.
http://www.netfabb.com/news.php?nid=16
MakerBot Industries announces call for curricula that feature 3D printing. 10 selected teachers will receive a complementary Cupcake CNC to implement their lesson plans.
http://blog.makerbot.com/2010/08/09/back-to-school-makerbot-teacher-giveaway/
Materialise.com manufactures the trophies for the Hungary Formula 1 Grand Prix. Designed by Italian architect Antonio Pio Saracino, the new Eni trophy for the Moto GP in Sachsenring and Formula 1 race in Budapest are created using selective laser sintering technology.
http://www.materialise.com/materialise/view/en/3355953-Materialise+manufactures+trophy+for+Moto+GP+in+Germany+and+Formula+1+race+in+Hungary.html
MakerBot Industries demonstrates the MK5 extruder at SIGGRAPH Los Angeles.
http://groups.google.com/group/makerbot/browse_thread/thread/025f095958f463d0
.MGX designers Iris van Herpen & Daniel Widrig win big at Amsterdam Fashion week with their 3D printed fashion.
http://www.dezeen.com/2010/08/11/crystallization-by-iris-van-herpen-daniel-wright-and-mgx-by-materialise/
During the first Handmade Music L.A. at CRASH Space, a performance of the first piece of music composed for multiple MakerBots.
http://blog.crashspace.org/2010/06/concerto-for-three-makerbots/
Erik De Bruijn of the RepRap project, announces Ulitmaker, his project to design and develop an easy to build low cost 3D printer with a small form factor but large build envelope.
http://blog.ultimaker.com/page/2/
Beijing-based PP3DP announces their UP! desktop 3D printer. Billed as a "Personal Portable 3D Printer —a Micro Factory for Anyone Anywhere Anytime!" the first 100 units sell for an introductory price of USD$1,500, half the regular price.
http://blog.ponoko.com/2010/07/29/personal-portable-3d-printer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Ponoko+%28Ponoko%29
Materialise.com prints a full size King Tut mummy replica for National Geographic.
http://heritage-key.com/blogs/ann/king-tuts-mummy-cloned-using-3d-printing-technology
MakerBots and Jay Leno's 3D printer featured in Los Angeles Times article.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-3d-printers-pictures,0,3824406.photogallery
EOS displays 3D printed stainless steel prototypes for customized spinal surgical instruments, cobalt chrome replacement knee joint prototypes, end-product dental copings and bridges and Titanium dental implants.
http://www.eos.info/en/applications/medical/medical-devices/project-depuy.html
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