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June 6, 2017 - inconnu - A breakthrough 3D printer has been unveiled which can work like a production line using a conveyor.Currently 3D printers use a stationary print bed.Printing long objects would take several print runs and some glue. The BlackBelt from Stephan Schürmann replaces the print bed of old with a conveyor belt, which allows for continuous printing.It easily surpassed a €50,000 Euros goal on crowd-funding site Kickstarter on the first day of its month-long campaign.The BlackBelt has been 3 years in development and is production ready.It has carbon fibre composite conveyor belt that allows for continuous printing of long objects, with the option of going even longer by adding a roller module. It can also create continuous batch production of smaller single build parts, like a factory production line.The build area is given as 340 mm wide, 340 mm high and an infinite length, and the interchangeable print heads can be set at four different angles.That means creators don't need to rely on support structures for overhangs in complex prints.Its Dutch-based maker says that the BlackBelt can be made available as either a desktop unit or a floor-standing machine, and can be customized to match buyer needs. The pre-production prototype has been tested with three types of print plastics though Schürmann does suggest that other materials may be supported.The expected retail price is €9,500 Euros for a desktop model, or €12,500 Euros for a freestanding version, but significant reductions are being offered to Kickstarter backers. Delivery is estimated to start in October. # IMPRIMANTE 3D INDUSTRIELLE (Credit Image: © Visual via ZUMA Press)

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Daily Round Up - 6 June 2017
June 6, 2017 - inconnu - A breakthrough 3D printer has been unveiled which can work like a production line using a conveyor.Currently 3D printers use a stationary print bed.Printing long objects would take several print runs and some glue. The BlackBelt from Stephan Schürmann replaces the print bed of old with a conveyor belt, which allows for continuous printing.It easily surpassed a €50,000 Euros goal on crowd-funding site Kickstarter on the first day of its month-long campaign.The BlackBelt has been 3 years in development and is production ready.It has carbon fibre composite conveyor belt that allows for continuous printing of long objects, with the option of going even longer by adding a roller module. It can also create continuous batch production of smaller single build parts, like a factory production line.The build area is given as 340 mm wide, 340 mm high and an infinite length, and the interchangeable print heads can be set at four different angles.That means creators don't need to rely on support structures for overhangs in complex prints.Its Dutch-based maker says that the BlackBelt can be made available as either a desktop unit or a floor-standing machine, and can be customized to match buyer needs. The pre-production prototype has been tested with three types of print plastics though Schürmann does suggest that other materials may be supported.The expected retail price is €9,500 Euros for a desktop model, or €12,500 Euros for a freestanding version, but significant reductions are being offered to Kickstarter backers. Delivery is estimated to start in October. # IMPRIMANTE 3D INDUSTRIELLE (Credit Image: © Visual via ZUMA Press)