We could have lamented the shrinking of the 3D printing market at CES, however for these with a eager additive-eye on the bottom in Las Vegas earlier this month, 3D printing was nonetheless very a lot current at one of many world’s largest know-how occasions.
From Formlabs‘ just lately launched large-format 3D printer to robots serving espresso, Anne Pauley, Technical Program Supervisor at Google, and an avid consumer of additive manufacturing, gives a snapshot on the 3D printing {hardware} and functions noticed at CES 2025.
Creality places multi-colour 3D printing entrance and centre
Creality launched its new “Creality Hello”, a finances CoreXY 3D printer with multi-colour capabilities and a 260 × 260 × 300 mm construct quantity. The multi-colour combo consists of Creality’s new CFS (Creality Filament System), a separate filament dealing with unit that may be retrofit onto some printer fashions together with the K1C enclosed printer proven on the CES flooring.
The corporate, which is at the moment main the market in its worth class by way of machine shipments, additionally demonstrated its Otter 3D Scanner, a stereo-vision color handheld scanner priced at 899 USD alongside a 200 mm extensive belt printer, and desktop laser engravers. As well as, a CoPrint KCM multi-colour improve package may be seen put in on an Ender 3 V3m retrofitting a single-colour printer to multi-colour.
Creality’s intensive sales space confirmed that the corporate is digging in on CES as a spot to showcase new merchandise aimed on the client 3D printing market, specializing in budget-conscious {hardware} and vibrant filaments.
Formlabs highlights large-format SLA and new supplies
Latest launches featured on the Formlabs sales space included the Kind 4L launched in October 2024, “the quickest large-format SLA 3D printer”, with a construct quantity 353 x 196 x 350 mm (vs. 200 x 125 x 210 mm for the Kind 4). Two just lately launched supplies included a transparent resin with higher readability and resistance to yellowing, and the Nylon 12 Powerful Powder for the Fuse SLS system.
Formlabs maintains a presence at CES yearly, doing dwell demos of SLA printing and showcasing 3D printing as an answer for client {hardware} prototyping.
Nex resin printer
Nex, a producer of energy safety tools, displayed its T2000 resin 3D printer, an MSLA machine with a 13.6 x 7.65 x 16 in construct quantity priced at 3899 USD, geared up with a cross-platform slicer software program that permits for printing from a Mac, Home windows, or a smartphone.
Nex was additionally named a CES Innovation Award Honoree within the Gaming and eSports class for its single-hand online game controller design for gamers with disabilities, pitched as “the world’s most accessible controller.”
Xiamen Goofoo Expertise exhibits OEM Printers
Goofoo, a Chinese language printer producer, introduced a variety of printers from very small low-cost machines aimed toward children to desktop machines for prototyping. The corporate says it additionally affords industrial-level machines, together with bigger format polymer FDM methods and even steel powder mattress.
SpaceHealthcare medical 3D printer
Within the Conference Heart, distant from the 3D printing space within the Venetian, SpaceHealthcare confirmed 3D printing for healthcare. The Korean firm is growing 3D printing {hardware} and supplies for the manufacture of personalised medical gadgets, with a long-term objective of providing cell-printing and organ printing.
3D printing in motion: Product prototyping and robotic tooling
3D printing at CES wasn’t all in regards to the 3D printers themselves. Within the Venetian expo corridor, two corporations stood out for placing 3D printing entrance and centre of their shows: Chefman and Artly Espresso.
Chefman’s sales space was an homage to product prototyping, that includes dozens of 3D printed components to strengthen its emphasis on engineering because the spine of its firm ethos. Bravo to them for taking a novel method in a sea of polished cubicles, and showcasing the essential position 3D printing performs of their engineering course of.
Artly Espresso used 3D printed robotic finish of arm tooling and fixtures to retrofit commonplace barista tools to be totally automated. Not like many automated espresso setups, this technique meant that my latte regarded and tasted like one from an actual espresso store, right down to the latte artwork! The corporate already has a number of areas open and serving.
Anne Pauley is a Technical Program Supervisor at Google engaged on the Pixel line of merchandise. She works with engineering and operations groups to optimise product assemblies in the course of the design course of. Outdoors Google, Anne leads the San Francisco chapter of Ladies in 3D Printing, is a know-how resident at Autodesk Pier 9 engaged on 3D printing for automotive with Woman Gang Storage, and is a school member at The Crucible educating 3D printing. She additionally has a 3D printing studio in Oakland, supporting artwork and materials improvement initiatives (notably recycled plastics).
