History of 3D Printing

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    Origins

    In 1982 modern 3D Printing was devised by Dr. Hideo Kodama.[1]

    In Charles Hull invented sterolithography in 1984.[2] Scott Crump would invent FDM (FFF) printing in 1989.[3]

    Starting in 2004 the Open Source Rep Rap project resulted in a number of derivative commercial printers being made that were more affordable then previous offerings.[4][5]

    • The first RepRap printed RepRap part in 2006.
      The first RepRap printed RepRap part in 2006.
    • The first replicated RepRap printer.
      The first replicated RepRap printer.
    • A RepRap 0.1 printing.
      A RepRap 0.1 printing.
    • A RepRap Darwin in 2007 or earlier.
      A RepRap Darwin in 2007 or earlier.

    Adoption

    The then cheap and open source 3D printers offered by Makerbot caught the public imagination around 2010.[6][7] In 2012 Makerbot stopped open sourcing hardware and soon was acquired by Stratasys, where it would soon cease manufacturing their own printers in 2016.[8][9][10]

    The 3D printer market contracted a bit in 2015.[11][12] Budget Creality printers became popular during this time.[13]

    In the 2010's, both LulzBot and Prusa operated their own commercial scale printer farms to produce parts for their commercial 3D Printers.[14][15]

    In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, makers used tools like 3D printers to produce millions of PPE parts while supply lines were disrupted.[16][17]

    • Makerbot founders with Makerbot CupCake prototype in 2009.
      Makerbot founders with Makerbot CupCake prototype in 2009.
    • A 3D printer for sale in a supermarket in 2016.
      A 3D printer for sale in a supermarket in 2016.
    • 3D printers at a hackathon in 2016.
      3D printers at a hackathon in 2016.

    References

    1. ↑ "What You Need to Know About 3D Printing". Technology Transfer. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    2. ↑ "History of 3D Printing Makerspace". Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    3. ↑ "Closing the Loop On 3D Printing". UCSF Library. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    4. ↑ "Materializing information: 3D printing and social change". journals.uic.edu. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    5. ↑ "The Brutal Edit War Over a 3D Printer's Wikipedia Page". www.vice.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    6. ↑ "Making the Makerbot, A DIY 3-D Printer". Popular Science. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
    7. ↑ Simonite, Tom. "Rise of the replicators". New Scientist. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
    8. ↑ Brown, Rich. "Pulling back from open source hardware, MakerBot angers some adherents". CNET. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
    9. ↑ Sharma, Rakesh. "The Real Reason Stratasys Bought MakerBot". Forbes. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
    10. ↑ "The MakerBot Obituary". Hackaday. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
    11. ↑ "People Aren't Buying 3D Printers Anymore, So Companies Are Refocusing on Health". www.vice.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    12. ↑ "MakerBot lays off 20% of its staff—again". Fortune. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    13. ↑ "Creality Ender 3 vs CR-10: The Differences". All3DP. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
    14. ↑ "The 3D Printers that Print 3D Printers". www.vice.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    15. ↑ "Three hundred 3D printers in one room: A quick look to our printing farm". Prusa Printers. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    16. ↑ Commissioner, Office of the (13 November 2020). "3D Printing in FDA's Rapid Response to COVID-19". FDA. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
    17. ↑ Choong, Yu Ying Clarrisa; Tan, Hong Wei; Patel, Deven C.; Choong, Wan Ting Natalie; Chen, Chun-Hsien; Low, Hong Yee; Tan, Ming Jen; Patel, Chandrakant D.; Chua, Chee Kai (September 2020). "The global rise of 3D printing during the COVID-19 pandemic". Nature Reviews Materials. pp. 637–639. doi:10.1038/s41578-020-00234-3. Retrieved 30 November 2020.