Although this is not a purely additive process (it’s a hybrid), it is an interesting take on the concept. Anyone who has had problems getting a regular 2D printer to print correctly on a page might be skeptical of the performance of this printer, but I’m impressed by the finished model examples.
http://3drevolutions.com/full-colour-3d-printing-in-paper-mcor-iris-go-figure/
That is very cool. When I graduated college, one of my first major projects was working with a paper house (aka paper manufacturer) on a way to show off their paper. We designed and built a little hot rod out of paper in a very similar way. But because we had to do 300, we ended up making 4 $200 dyes and punched the paper out and hand glued the layers together. It was a ton of work building up the stacks of paper, but made a great product. I’ll see if I still have one around to show off.
Thanks for the link.
Wasn’t we offered a lower tech version of this back in the day. The guys are talking about it like it was just invented.
Someone go to Staples and buy all their paper.
Your funny Lampy. Found the Hot Rod, Check out the video and tell me what you guys think? all paper and swizzle sticks. Sorry if the quality sucks, just shot it on my iphone at work.
It’s a very cool idea and I saw this MCor printer a while ago. The thing I didn’t realize is you would have to make solid objects, the objects couldn’t be hollow unless they were split in parts. The paper is cut and glued solid so I’m sure it’s like trying to remove support material from an interior of an object. It’s more similar to powder printing than to SLA or FDM printing which can print with hollow interiors and break away support.
Hey Nick, That is an awesome marketing piece. Nice work man! Lance
FWIW - they had a nice demo at CES this year - and have followed up with this promotional link… http://mcortechnologies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/10-Reasons-WP.pdf
That is a pretty cool idea. I guess that paper would cost less than ABS plastic filament to print with.