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Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo
There was plenty of exciting innovation at the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo in New York City. New 3D printers were released by many companies, and people were able to watch them in action.
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2014 3D Printing Expo
The conference was held inside the Javits Center in New York City from April 2 through 4.
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3D Systems Sense
Sense is 3D Systems' scanner, which is meant for consumer use. It was launched late last year.
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Avi Reichental
Avi Reichental, CEO of 3D Systems, gave the keynote address Thursday morning at the conference. 3D Systems was the main sponsor.
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3D printed candy
3D printed candy was all the rage at the conference. These delicate, sugary confections were peppermint flavored.
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ChefJet
A food designer for 3D Systems explains the ChefJet, which is a 3D printer for food. It will be available on the market later this year.
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3D Systems
At the 3D Systems booth, a band played on a drum kit made partially with a 3D printer. The guitar was customized with a 3D printer too.
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Customizing music equipment
The keyboard was customized with a 3D printer as well.
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3D Systems Cube
The third generation Cube was touted at the conference. Here, it makes some type of sculpture, which took several hours.
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A range of items
We aren't exactly sure the use for this, but it was definitely 3D printed.
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3D printed shoes
3D Systems showed off a shoe made with a printer. The CEO wore a pair similar to these during his keynote on Thursday.
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3D sci-fi figures
Action figures were on display everywhere at the expo.
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3D Systems toys
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3D Systems toys
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3D printed skull and bones
3D Systems showed off a fake skull and bones that were made by a 3D printer.
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3D printed Darth Vader
One of the more popular displays showcased a 3D printed Darth Vader.
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3D printed cities
Sure, 3D printers can't actually build real cities yet, but they can make models of futuristic ones.
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3D printed bobbleheads
At this booth, people could scan themselves and make a personalized 3D printed bobblehead.
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Adobe Photoshop 3D viewer
Adobe has updated Photoshop to include 3D printing software, in which users can create, download, and send off designs to be made into physical objects.
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Bot Objects Projet
At the botObjects booth, CAD software was displayed on a laptop.
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3D printed chess
Visitors to the conference could play a round of chess at the XYZ Printing booth.
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3D printing in action
An employee from Envision Tecexplains how his 3D printer works to someone at the expo.
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Learning the technology
People at the expo could watch 3D printers in action, building all kinds of baubles.
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3D printed heads
This booth offered 3D printed photos, head statues, and other semi-creepy realistic items.
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3D printed photos
Printing out photos with a 3D printer brought them to life.
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3D printing is A-ok
The Afina booth had tons of plastic objects being printed all week, to show how fast a 3D printer could make them.
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3D printed headless horseman
A 3D printed headless horseman was on display.
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3D printed love
The famous love sign was 3D printed at the XYZ booth.
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XYZ daVinci 2.0
XYZ Printing just released the daVinci, which is Wi-Fi enabled and faster than its original desktop 3D printer.
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3D printed slinky
Stratasys, which owns MakerBot, showed off 3D printed items, including a slinky.
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3D printed Yoda
Using a MakerBot Replicator 2, someone 3D prnted Yoda figures.
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3D printer in action
This 3D printer was humming along, working throughout the conference.
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MakerBot printer
One of MakerBot's larger printers built something at the booth on Thursday.
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3D printing in action
A close-up of a 3D printer making something with ABS filament.
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3D printed Ford cover
A cover for the Ford, made of metal and plastic was on display at the 3D printing conference.
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Made with a 3D printer
A wall of the same material was showcased as well.
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More of the 3D printed car
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Plastic filament
Spools of plastic filament were for sale at the conference.
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3D printed Magic Kingdom
Afinia, which makes a variety of 3D printer, showed off a 3D printed statue of Magic Kingdom.
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XYZ printing
XYZ, which is the new kid on the 3D printing block, is based in Taiwan. They just released a new desktop 3D printer.
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Discussing 3D printing
ToyBuilder Labs allowed visitors to design their own toys and watch the printers make them.
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ToyBuilder
There were a seemingly infinite amount of bobbleheads and statues.
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ToyBuilder
ToyBuilder showcased quite a few random statues made using a 3D printer.
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Up close and personal with 3D printers
The expo allowed visitors to get up close with a variety of 3D printers to better understand how they build objects.
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Tinkerine
Tinkerine, which offers a couple of 3D printer kits and other printers already assembled, was one of the most popular booths at the conference.
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3D printed abstract art
This abstract shape was designed by Ioan Florea and 3D printed using PMMA by Voxeljet.
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A 3D map is displayed at the Fraser Advanced Information Systems booth.
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At Afina
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Dr. Anthony Atala
Dr. Anthony Atala, who works at Wake Forest University, gave a talk about bioprinting technology.
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3D Printed Capitol
The MakerBot booth had a 3D printed model of the US Capitol.
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Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo
There was plenty of exciting innovation at the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo in New York City. New 3D printers were released by many companies, and people were able to watch them in action.
Image: Zack Whittaker
By Lyndsey Gilpin
Lyndsey Gilpin is a former Staff Writer for TechRepublic, covering sustainability and entrepreneurship. She's co-author of the book Follow the Geeks.