[rp-ml] Re: [rp-ml] 3D Systems Buys Bits From Bytes

Hi All,
Wonder if that new little Up Printer had anything to do with it? I bought one and, considering how cheap it is, it produces very nice actual usable parts. Bit of a pity they put the price up to $3K... At $1500 they would literally have sold thousands. At $3K I suspect it will be a few hundred a year.
Either way, its at a price and quality that would be making the existing FDM manufacturers very nervous...
Cheers
Olaf
 
Professor Olaf Diegel
Director, Creative Industries Research Institute, www.ciri.org.nz ( http://www.ciri.org.nz/ )
Auckland University of Technology
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>>> "etackett@rapidtech.org" <etackett@rapidtech.org> 6/10/2010 8:08 a.m. >>>
It's to lock up the low end market the vflash can't go head to head with the bfb system at least in the educational market

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From: "Taylor, Tracy L PWR" <Tracy.Taylor@pwr.utc.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 5, 2010 11:31 am
Subject: [rp-ml] 3D Systems Buys Bits From Bytes
To: <EdGrenda@aol.com>, <rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi>

A lot of people are not too thrilled about this piece of news. My first
question is: What is their motivation? Folks have suggested that 3D
Systems wants a piece of that business. Should we really believe that 3D
Systems wants to get in the business of selling high volume low cost 3D
fabbers at very low margins?

Why has the "Shop" button been disabled? New pricing perhaps?

Any thoughts?

I was saving money to buy one to have here at home. Now I'm not sure.

Tracy

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Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 8:28 AM
To: rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi
Subject: [rp-ml] 3D Systems Buys Bits From Bytes

Interesting news:

3D Systems Buys Bits From Bytes

See: http://www.additive3d.com/news/inr784.htm

Ed Grenda
Castle Island Co.
EdGrenda@aol.com (email)

The Worldwide Guide to Rapid Prototyping
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Received on Tue Oct 05 22:34:17 2010