Z Corporation's ZPrinter 350 will create a 3D object of any color you want, so long as it is white

We're not quite to the point where everybody has a 3D printer sitting on their desktop, spewing out conceptual widgets and free energy devices, but by golly if we aren't getting close. The ZPrinter 350 from Z Corporation is the latest, a (relatively) compact machine that uses easy snap-in cartridges of material and automatically recycles any waste created during production. It sports a 300 x 450 dpi resolution, can create objects that are up to 8 x 10 x 8-inches, and while its printing speed doesn't exactly seem blazing (just .8-inch per hour vertically), that's apparently the fastest on the market. All that for only $25,900! We can't wait to see what Steorn will create with theirs.

Z Corporation ZPrinter 350

[edf Posted Oct 16th 2009 12:41PM]

Hey - I lost my coffee cup. Never mind, I'll make a new one.

[boot2skull Posted Oct 16th 2009 1:12PM]

Imagine the cost of cartridges if HP gets their hands on these things!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 16th 2009 2:10PM]

this 3d printer has better resolution

http://www.wickedresin.com/shop/pc/viewcontent.asp?idpage=5

[Slty Posted Oct 16th 2009 2:14PM]

Does anyone know of any company that will take orders for this type of thing?

Like if I wanted to have a 3d Model printed into a 3d object, are there any companies that would do that?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 16th 2009 3:31PM]

Look at http://i.materialise.com/

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 17th 2009 2:48AM]

Or http://www.shapeways.com who is targetting consumers

[slack04 Posted Oct 16th 2009 2:25PM]

PC LOAD LETTER? What the fuck does that mean?

[Eruanno Posted Oct 16th 2009 4:39PM]

Oh my, only $25,900? I simply must have three of those at once!

[Zangetsu Posted Oct 16th 2009 4:53PM]

I'm going to buy one and use it to make another one.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 16th 2009 6:07PM]

LOL!

[mynk Posted Oct 16th 2009 8:54PM]

AK

omg he's going to shoot you~!

[enantiomer Posted Oct 17th 2009 12:42PM]

What does steorn have to do with this?

[jkenny23 Posted Oct 16th 2009 10:21PM]

I can't wait till desk sized versions of these will be affordable.

[Eternal Density Posted Oct 16th 2009 11:56PM]

3D printers relate to free energy how, exactly?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 18th 2009 3:08AM]

Always exciting times when Z-Corp comes out with a new 3D Printer (or accessory). We are running the Z510 at our 3D Printing Service Bureau ( http://www.protoswift.com ), and it is always good to see smaller, office-friendly machines being produced. With more advances like this, soon we will all be able to have a 3D Printer on our desk (or in our garage). It appears as though possibly this printer is not a full color model, however, which is unfortunate. Check out our site if your interested in having a model produced (or likewise check out Shapeways, another excellent provider). Always interested in keeping up with the new technologies like 3D Printing in glass, stainless steel, the RepRap project (a self-replicating 3d printer!!) and the many other exciting advances that have recently occurred.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 19th 2009 10:13AM]

what is different than a CNC machine