3D Printers

3D Systems Readying to Hit Homes with New Cubes on the Way

After the excitement generated by the announcement at the last CES, the new Cube 3D Printers by 3D Systems are finally on the way to the market. 3D Systems has opened up pre-orders.

The sleek looking new Cube is set to ship for below $1000, offering dual colour 3D printing in both PLA and ABS. It not only looks like an Apple product but also works with its own iPhone App (and Android App) for mobile 3D printing.

The CubePro comes in at $2799 (a little more than the MakerBot 5th Gen) and will offer up to three colour 3D printing (like its predecessor the Cube X Trio) with 70 micron resolution and a controlled, enclosed print chamber. Along with PLA and ABS it will also be able to use nylon. Value packs for both 3D printers are available that include the Sense 3D scanner, cartridges and proprietary sculpting and modeling software.

The two machines were set to be released in mid 2014 so they seem to be on schedule. Will they be the definitive Christmas present?

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Davide Sher
Davide Sher

Davide was born in Milan, Italy and moved to New York at age 14, which is where he received his education, all the way to a BA. He moved back to Italy at 26 and began working as an editor for a trade magazine in the videogame industry. As the market shifted toward new business models Davide started working for YouTech, the first iPad native technology magazine in Italy, where he discovered the world of additive manufacturing and became extremely fascinated by its incredible potential. Davide has since started to work as a freelance journalist and collaborate with many of Italy’s main generalist publications such as Corriere della Sera, Panorama, Focus Italy and Wired Italy: many of his articles have revolved around the different applications of 3D printing.

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