3D printing goes high speed and high volume

The machine is based on a technology developed by Professor Neil Hopkinson.The machine is based on a technology developed by Professor Neil Hopkinson.

The world’s first additive manufacturing (3D printing) machine that can make plastic parts as fast and as cheaply as traditional manufacturing is to be built by the University of Sheffield.

The machine will build parts up to three-times larger and 100-times faster than current comparable additive manufacturing machines, making it capable of challenging conventional injection moulding for high volume production.

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