Makerbot invents printing with wood and metal...

[gothampixel 10]

It's ridiculous how much ill informed tech reporting is coming out of CES.

The Telegraph

"Now 3D printers can make fake wood, stone, and metal, until now 3D-printed objects have all looked like plastic, but Makerbot has created new material which mimic wood, metal and stone to make printers far more versatile"

Computer World

"Hands on with MakerBot's 3D printed wood, Later this year you'll be able

to print with materials containing wood, metal or stone"

Cnet

"MakerBot makes 3D printing more realistic with metal, wood and stone"

No!!, Later this year Makerbot joins the other filament providers like ColorFabb and ProtoPasta in providing composite materials containing wood, metal or stone.

the most ridiculous part is the "good news" Cnet lets us know about.....

In order to print the new materials, however, a new extruder is needed for each material type. The good news is all MakerBot's fifth-generation 3D printers support a Smart Extruder, which can be easily swapped out.

I hope the Ultimaker booth at CES is displaying some bronze, copper, and woodfill prints and lets every reporter know this is being done now, no need to swap out extruders!

http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/563390/hands-makerbot-3d-printed-wood/

http://www.cnet.com/news/makerbot-to-add-composite-materials-professional-service-and-remote-monitoring-to-its-5th-gen-3d/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11330038/Now-3D-printers-can-make-fake-wood-stone-and-metal.html

 

[Daid 297]

Shows how outdated and out of touch the basic news is these days. Apply the difference of what is really happening and what's actually being reported to all "news".

 

[ultiarjan 1,207]

this is just there new strategy to sell shitloads of there "smart" extruders :-P now you'll need to buy one weekly iso monthly ...

 

[DidierKlein 723]

Oh my god Wood filaments thanks makerbot :mrgreen:

By the way bit of topic but esun is going to produce a bronzefill PLA i received an email yesterday

 

[shurik 87]

and the worst part, the Makershit will shamelessly receive all the credits for "their" invention.

And noone, not a single Ultimaker as it seems, is going to correct that.

 

[ultiarjan 1,207]

Saw at least one correction tweet from colorfabb..... but the masses will never now....

[takei-naodar 0]

The reviews on glassdoor just reaffirm my constant belief that american companies just tend to sacrifice everything and everyone to meet a 3 month goal and in that process lose a good portion of market share.

 

[tinydancer 0]

I remember when I first researched the 5th Gen Makerbot and it's "Smart" extruder. Oh the horror stories!

 

[drayson 74]

Had the chance to look closer at a Z18 - same here...