RepRap Central Announces 2015 3D Printer Challenge
Imagine a 3D printer which features rapid build times, super smooth vertical operation, incredible accuracy, and super quiet operation. The team at RepRap Central, a UK merchant dedicated to the RepRap community, are asking you to take on the challenge of engineering and possibly building just such a machine. They call the idea an FLM printer, or Fused Layer Manufacturing, and the winning entrant will need to complete one full layer at a time using only the vertical Z Axis. You can read the whole story here: http://3dprint.com/39021/reprap-central-flm-challenge/
Let us know if you have entered this contest and feel free to post details of your entry below!
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Print speed gains essential for mass adoption
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edu3d
Don't DLP based resin printers already do a complete layer at a time? Granted DLP may not be as fast but they do handle one layer at a time. Resin is also expensive so I guess it would depend on what the additional details were.
Layer print needs to be rapid, one of the criteria 50 to a 100 times faster