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.
The conference was held inside the Javits Center in New York City from April 2 through 4.
Sense is 3D Systems‘ scanner, which is meant for consumer use. It was launched late last year.
Avi Reichental, CEO of 3D Systems, gave the keynote address Thursday morning at the conference. 3D Systems was the main sponsor.
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.
The keyboard was customized with a 3D printer as well.
The third generation Cube was touted at the conference. Here, it makes some type of sculpture, which took several hours.
We aren’t exactly sure the use for this, but it was definitely 3D printed.
3D Systems showed off a shoe made with a printer. The CEO wore a pair similar to these during his keynote on Thursday.
Action figures were on display everywhere at the expo.
3D Systems showed off a fake skull and bones that were made by a 3D printer.
One of the more popular displays showcased a 3D printed Darth Vader.
Sure, 3D printers can’t actually build real cities yet, but they can make models of futuristic ones.
At this booth, people could scan themselves and make a personalized 3D printed bobblehead.
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.
At the botObjects booth, CAD software was displayed on a laptop.
Visitors to the conference could play a round of chess at the XYZ Printing booth.
An employee from Envision Tecexplains how his 3D printer works to someone at the expo.
People at the expo could watch 3D printers in action, building all kinds of baubles.
This booth offered 3D printed photos, head statues, and other semi-creepy realistic items.
Printing out photos with a 3D printer brought them to life.
The Afina booth had tons of plastic objects being printed all week, to show how fast a 3D printer could make them.
A 3D printed headless horseman was on display.
The famous love sign was 3D printed at the XYZ booth.
XYZ Printing just released the daVinci, which is Wi-Fi enabled and faster than its original desktop 3D printer.
Stratasys, which owns MakerBot, showed off 3D printed items, including a slinky.
Using a MakerBot Replicator 2, someone 3D prnted Yoda figures.
This 3D printer was humming along, working throughout the conference.
One of MakerBot’s larger printers built something at the booth on Thursday.
A close-up of a 3D printer making something with ABS filament.
A cover for the Ford, made of metal and plastic was on display at the 3D printing conference.
A wall of the same material was showcased as well.
Spools of plastic filament were for sale at the conference.
Afinia, which makes a variety of 3D printer, showed off a 3D printed statue of Magic Kingdom.
XYZ, which is the new kid on the 3D printing block, is based in Taiwan. They just released a new desktop 3D printer.
ToyBuilder Labs allowed visitors to design their own toys and watch the printers make them.
There were a seemingly infinite amount of bobbleheads and statues.
ToyBuilder showcased quite a few random statues made using a 3D printer.
The expo allowed visitors to get up close with a variety of 3D printers to better understand how they build objects.
Tinkerine, which offers a couple of 3D printer kits and other printers already assembled, was one of the most popular booths at the conference.
This abstract shape was designed by Ioan Florea and 3D printed using PMMA by Voxeljet.
Dr. Anthony Atala, who works at Wake Forest University, gave a talk about bioprinting technology.
The MakerBot booth had a 3D printed model of the US Capitol.
Lyndsey Gilpin is a former Staff Writer for TechRepublic, covering sustainability and entrepreneurship. She's co-author of the book Follow the Geeks.
