HP 3D Printing Announcement
Well, today is the day. Hewlett Packard is expected to make their big 3D Printing related announcement today, and many are in attendance in NY for the event. 3DPrint.com will be live blogging the event as announcements are made. Stay tuned to:
http://3dprint.com/21607/hewlett-pac...-announcement/ - won't be live until around 9:00 AM ET
What do you think they will announce? What do you hope they will announce?
How good is the new printer?
There several important parameters to be evaluated before we can conclude how competitive is the HP 3D printer:
1. How easy it is to clean the parts and handle the removed powder
2. How brittle are the parts. The HP strength demo with car lifting was not convincing. The real criteria is the brittleness of 1/2mm - 1mm walls and pins. This actually defines the fine parts printability.
3. How vivid are the colours.
4. How rough is the surface of the parts.
Without knowing those parameters it is hard to conclude whether this printer is just another industrial 3D printer comparable with SSYS or 3D System/Zcorp or a major breakthrough in 3D printing.