Oct 13, 2016 | By Alec
Remember HP’s new industrial 3D printer, the Jet Fusion 3D printer? It created huge buzz in the 3D printing world when first unveiled back in May of this year, due to some revolutionary abilities. Up to ten times faster than competing machines and capable of cutting down production costs by up to 50 percent, the Jet Fusion 3D Printer could have the power to change industrial 3D printing as we know it.
It was an immediate hit with industry partners upon its release, and companies like BMW quickly adopted it for serial part production. But the Jet Fusion 3D printer’s quirkiest characteristic has only just been revealed by HP’s head of 3D printing Stephen Nigro. As he explained in an interview, about half of all the plastic components and panels used on the two Jet Fusion 3D printer models, the Jet Fusion 3200 and the Jet Fusion 4200, were actually 3D printed using that same technology.
This is much more than just a cool bonus feature, as it says a lot about the quality of the parts involved. Of course, DIY RepRap 3D printer makers pride themselves on manufacturing every possible part on a desktop 3D printer, but this does not necessarily improve ...
SOURCE: 3ders.org ( go on reading...)
