How can printers keep getting better? Over the past ten years, improvements have mostly been focused on connectivity. These days, you can easily find a printer that connects through Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or into the cloud. But for the next few years, the big improvements coming to printers will mostly have to do with automation. HP …
Instant photo prints are can be great for decorating, scrapbooking, or otherwise sharing your shots with the world. With the help of some 2×3-inch sticky-back paper, sharing physical prints can be just as easy as sharing content on social media sites. Truthfully, these types of pocket printers are really about instant gratification. A couple of …
Additive manufacturing can be a tricky, complicated process. But complexity has its advantages. With the right adaptations, you can take existing 3D printing infrastructure and make it more. Even with printers that were not specifically designed to be adapted. Great 3D printing can get even tougher when you start to have higher standards for your …
Fused filament fabrication is actually pretty simple. A printing machine takes some material and lays it down. It adds a few more layers, then introduces some heat or adhesion to help fuse those layers into a single piece. How much simpler could it get? The problem is almost just as simple to understand. Layers which …
A printer that does everything isn’t hard to find. The printer industry is fairly competitive, and new models are pushed out every year. Even though you only see truly significant additions every five years or so, even smaller incremental improvements can amount to something greater. Though it’s getting hard to imagine what kind of ways …