Next March, the 3rd to be exact, iMakr will be hosting its inaugural Desktop 3D Printing Show, in which some thirty names in 3D printing and 3D scanning exhibiting at the company’s London retail shop. While many of those names are quite exciting, there may be none that will attract attention like Australia’s Gizmo 3D Printers, who made headlines last year with a continuous resin printing process billed to rival that of Carbon 3D.
The Gizipro 2X uses two projectors and a top down continuous printing process to produce consistently hollow objects at a rate of 2 mm per minute. This is much faster than FDM processes and even significantly faster than SLA machines. For a comparison, the Form 1+ 3D printer can print at 10 – 30 mm per hour, making the Gizipro 2X about 12x faster. Carbon 3D has promised that their CLIP 3D printing technology is 25 – 100 times faster than other 3D printing processes. If the Gizipro 2X really is as speedy as they say it is, there may be a new quick gun in the West.
iMakr’s engineering team, however, has vouched for the soon-to-be-launched Gizmo 3D printer. The team has given the Gizipro 2X an A rating and was impressed with the quality of the prints. Eric Savant, iMakr CEO, says of the machine, “Gizmo has the potential to make some serious waves in the 3D industry. We’ve tested a lot of good machines over the years, but none has come close to delivering such a high level of precision at the speeds that the Gizipro prints.”
Gizmo founder Kobus Du Toit will launch an Indiegogo campaign for the Gizipro on March 1st, with the machine available for view at the iMakr London store throughout the campaign. Once the campaign is closed, customers can purchase the Gizipro directly from iMakr.com, as well as at the London and Manhattan locations. So, to see this potentially groundbreaking machine in person, you can head to iMakr in London.
This is a great reason to attend The Desktop 3D Print Show at iMakr’s London shop on March 3, where, in addition to meeting some truly unique players in the industry, you’ll get to see objects as large as a wine glass printed on the Gizipro in just one hour. You can register for the event online here.
