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3D Printing: History, Technologies and the Future

From its creation in the 80s to today's affordable printers: the evolution of additive manufacturing, the technologies that stuck and where it goes next.

3D Printing: History, Technologies and the Future

3D printing isn't as new as it seems. Stereolithography was patented in 1986 by Chuck Hull. What changed was the price.

The open-source revolution

The RepRap project popularized printers that print their own parts, paving the way for Creality, Prusa and Bambu Lab.

Main technologies

  • FDM/FFF — fused filament.
  • SLA/MSLA — UV-cured resin.
  • SLS — powder sintering, industrial.
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