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3D Systems, Prusa and BCN3D Top Q1 2017 3D Printing Trends from 3D Hubs 3D Printer Hardware

The 3D printing trends report from 3D Hubs provides a comprehensive overview on the state of the 3D printing industry. The report is based on real data from the 3D Hubs platform with over 6,900 online 3D printing services in 150+ countries. The report details trending 3D printers as well as regions with the most 3D printing activity. 3D Hubs’ Knowledge Base is a resource for engineers and designers to learn about 3D printing through curated articles written by 3D printing experts.

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Zmorph Shows Off Multimaterial and Multicolor 3D Printing at CES 2017 3D Printer Hardware

During CES 2017 in Las Vegas, Polish 3D printer manufacturer Zmorph wanted to show various abilities of its ZMorph 2.0 SX, including the most popular at the moment multi-materiality. Dual extrusion and material mixing are one of the hottest topics in 3D printing right now and our machine has a lot to offer in this department. ZMorph also continues to push limits of multimaterial and multicolor 3D printing on desktop systems with these latest sample prints utilizing various functionalities of ZMorph’s DUAL PRO extruder.

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Shining 3D Launches New Consumer 3D Printer and Einscan-Pro+ 3D Scanner at CES 2017 3D Printer Hardware

The true era of consumer adoption has only just begun for 3D printing: several innovative products are enabling users to digitally capture 3D objects and reproduce them more easily than ever before. With extensive experience and a large number of exclusive patents in the world of 3D scanning, Shining 3D brings the world-class 3D technology to CES 2017. On the opening day of the show, January 5th, the company is officially debuting its new Einscan-Pro+ handheld 3D scanner and the Einstart-C consumer 3D printer.

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Dremel Switches to 3DPrinterOS to Provide Cloud Connected 3D Printer Platform 3D Printer Hardware

With 3D printing doubling every year, Dremel has switched to cloud operating system 3DPrinterOS, so consumers who buy their newest 3D printers can use it as easily as they use their smartphone. With over 12.000 parts powered in over 100 countries, this announcement solidifies 3DPrinterOS’ position as the premier software to power desktop 3D printing as the 3DPrinter OS software platform supports over 100 different printing manufacturers – the most of any other software provider.

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Top 10 3D Printing Technologies, Events and Applications of 2016 3D Printer Hardware

While it was a somewhat challenging year for the entire industry, 2016 will probably be remembered as the year when 3D printing finally moved away from prototyping as most 3D printer manufacturers came to the realization that the future is digital production. This realization was driven by giant companies like HP, GE and others, investing significant resources toward this new objective, with this reflecting on all other players, including low cost filament based system manufacturers. Our list of the top applications for 2016 can but reflect this trend.