This is quite an amazing story.... A new 3D Printer called FACTUM, which uses a patented new technology called High Speed Sintering to 3D print objects within a second. That's right, it can print objects the size of a human finger in under one second. It uses a heat lamp which melts polymer powder at speeds unheard of with traditional 3d printing technology.

http://3dprint.com/1786/new-factum-h...nder-a-second/

The printer was created by researchers at Sheffield and Loughborough Universities, with the help of Xaar's inkjet technology. Details are just becoming available, but this could be a major breakthrough in speeding up the print process. Here is the only available picture of the FACTUM 3d printer: