XYZprinting announced it has created an all-in-one 3D printer and scanner for sale starting today at $800.The Da Vinci 1.0 all-in-one 3D printer allows just about anyone to create a 3D-printed object, and that’s one of the requirements for mass adoption of the new technology. By adding a scanner to the 3D printer, XYZprinting has lowered the bar for many people, Simon Shen, chief executive of Taipei-based New Kinpo Group, the parent company of XYZprinting, told VentureBeat in an interview.
XYZprinting is positioning itself to lead the 3D printing market growth through continued innovation of 3D printing products this year and beyond. The compound annual growth rate for 3D printing over the last three years has been an impressive 32.3 percent, according to Wohlers Associates, and the $3 billion market is expected to be a $21 billion market by 2020.
In order to scan 3D objects, the same chamber and platform on which objects are printed is reused. The scanner uses asymmetric lasers to scan an object on the turn-table using a 0.5 mm resolution. XYZPrinting says that it only takes 5 minute to scan an item, which isn't much considering it can only fit small items inside. The scanned image is then saved in .stl file format, can be saved and shared, or immediately tweaked and sent to printing.
The Da Vinci uses fused filament fabrication technology (FFF) and can print items that have dimensions of 7.8 inches by 7.8 inches by 7.8 inches. I checked out the objects and they are reasonably precise, though the plastic object is someone grainy and rough rather than perfectly smooth. XYZprinting has a cloud-based database of open-source 3D models that consumers can choose to print.
Shen said the device has a smart filament cartridge system and its nozzles are easy to clean. A speed-scan feature can print an object in just five minutes. For better quality, it could take a few hours.
The machine is available for order on Amazon, and it will go on sale on sites such as NewEgg.com and retailers Micro Center and Studica soon. XYZprinting’s $500 3D printer is a single-color printing device. The interest in that device has been with hobbyists, students, teachers, and designers. The chief rival is Makerbot.
"With 3D printing continuing to gain traction across a variety of markets, including education, design, fashion, medical and automotive, the possibilities are just beginning to be realized," said Simon Shen, CEO of XYZprinting. "The da Vinci 1.0 AiO was designed with quality and affordability in mind, to enable the continued discovery of applications and usages for 3D printing."
The Apple of 3D printing
Like Apple and the iPhone, XYZ Printing controls the entire end-to-end supply chain allowing it to tweak minute details like the finish and the time-to-market as well as squeeze. That allowed XYZ Printing to deliver a whole portfolio in less than a year with more to come.
Its latest model, the Da Vinci 1.0 AIO, packs what it calls the "most precise consumer-grade 3D scanning system" in the market one that can capture an object in less than five minutes. At under £650 (about $1000, AU$1133), it paves the way for the first true autonomous, self-replicating 3D printer.
Shu also elaborated on the four business models on which the 3D printer ecosystem will thrive: service driven (service points generate half of the global revenues of the 3D market), content (e.g. selling 3D plans), the printer itself and the consumables.
The Apple of 3D printing
Like Apple and the iPhone, XYZ Printing controls the entire end-to-end supply chain allowing it to tweak minute details like the finish and the time-to-market as well as squeeze. That allowed XYZ Printing to deliver a whole portfolio in less than a year with more to come.
Its latest model, the Da Vinci 1.0 AIO, packs what it calls the "most precise consumer-grade 3D scanning system" in the market one that can capture an object in less than five minutes. At under £650 (about $1000, AU$1133), it paves the way for the first true autonomous, self-replicating 3D printer.
Shu also elaborated on the four business models on which the 3D printer ecosystem will thrive: service driven (service points generate half of the global revenues of the 3D market), content (e.g. selling 3D plans), the printer itself and the consumables.
“This is very early stage, as most people don’t know how to draw a 3D object,” Shen said. “But that will change over time. In 20 years, I believe a 3D printer will be part of everyone’s life.”