Last year, 3D Systems released an onslaught of 3D printing systems at Euromold, the enormous manufacturing trade show that hits Frankfurt every year, including their ProJet 5500X multi-material, ProJet 4500 full-color plastic, large-scale ProX 950 SLA, desktop ProJet 1200 SLA, and ProX 300 metal 3D printers. And, as CES launched shortly after in 2014, the company continued to impress with an astounding number of 3D printing technologies for consumers, ranging from comparatively affordable sugar, ceramic, and full-color 3D printers. 3DS plans to show off at EuroMold once again this year by announcing the release of new design and manufacturing products.
Details about which products they will be unveiling are still being kept under a tight lid, but the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Cathy Lewis, said that they will be introducing a new line of metal, SLA, and SLS 3D printers, “We are bringing to EuroMold 2014 our most advanced design and manufacturing products ever, including a completely new generation of Direct Metal Printing (DMP), Stereolithography (SLA®) and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS®) printers and materials. We are also debuting the full power of our design-to-manufacturing digital thread with cloud and desktop functionality and utility.”
The company will also be continuing its sponsorship of the TCT Bright Minds Program, which will be making its way to EuroMold for the first time this year. There, high school students will be able to get hands-on experience with the Cube 3D printer and Sense 3D scanner, in the hopes of introducing the future engineers of the world to their 3D modeling and printing technology.
If their presence at EuroMold this year is anything like last year’s, we’ll see some really exciting technology debuted. Despite last year’s awesome technologies, however, the company recently cut their 2014 projections due to the inability to get some of their products to market, including the metal, sugar, and consumer-grade color printers. If their recent Q3 report is any indicator, be wary of the proposed production schedules for new machines.
