23 January 2012

A primer on 3D printing: Lisa Harouni on TED.com

2012 may be the year of 3D printing, when this three-decade-old technology finally becomes accessible and even commonplace. Lisa Harouni gives a useful introduction to this fascinating way of making things — including intricate objects once impossible to create. (Recorded at TEDSalon London, November 2011, in London, UK. Duration: 14:50)

Watch Lisa Harouni’s talk on TED.com, where you can download it, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 1,000+ TEDTalks.

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keoty kim
Jan 24 2012
3D printing is a phrase used to describe the process of creating three dimensional objects from digital file using a materials printer, in a manner similar to printing .
Richard Williams
Jan 25 2012
This is really amazing technology. From someone like me that was born before the Atomic Bomb, TV, and even ball point pens, to hear something like this is just fantastic. Of course I remember the adults in the family gatherings laughing at the thought of haveing people on the moon. Well that is a fact now isn’t it? So yes this technology is here to stay and it will paly an important part in the future of the world.
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Biltmore Wedding
Jan 30 2012
Wo! This looks incredibly cool. This will surely change the way we interact with print media.
lili put
Feb 2 2012
3D printing may be all the rage these days but the technology is so general that it can be hard to find
orphin sit
Feb 9 2012
its really good for printing companies its an update technology ….Lisa Harouni gives a useful introduction to this fascinating way of making things
Andrew Bromage
Feb 23 2012
The ironic thing is that we could have been at this stage 20 years ago were it not for the thicket of patents surrounding the technology, which have now expired. Not that I have a problem with patents, but in this case, they effectively prevented 3D printing from becoming commonplace.
Ryan Quinn
Feb 28 2012
Where can i find a 3d printer for 300. It looks like all the options im seeing are like 1k.
- pham nam
  Apr 12 2012
  This isn’t the first 3D printing talk at given at TED, but it’s a good one and the latest one published on their site. It was given at what they call TEDSalon in London in the spring of last year by Lisa Harouni, co-founder of Digital Forming. This is a company that works on the software side of 3D printing — the design tools needed to run the new generaion of 3D printing processes. She has a background in economics, and worked in the G7 Economics team at Deutsche Bank AG before moving over to the consumer products business.
  Mark is the founder of 3DPrinter.net. He encourages anyone reading this to submit their own article for publication
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zing wang
Mar 27 2012
Your video helps me a lot to do my things right thanks for the help….
pham nam
Apr 12 2012
In this video, Lisa gives the audience a useful introduction into the world of additive manufacturing, what we like to more commonly call 3D Printing. She does a great job showing the audience what a fascinating way it is to make things — and she includes examples of intricate objects once impossible to create.
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Daniel Ong
May 8 2012
This is an amazing and cutting-edge technology. This kind of 3D printing is something which innovate out-of-the-box from what normally printing is capable of doing! I would definitely share this in my website http://thcreativegroup.com which focus mostly on creative thinking and works.
Truong
May 18 2012
Reblogged this on Truong's blog and commented:
“2012 may be the year of 3D printing, … “. Really? :))
If these machines become more affordable, I want one at home. Seeing my models become the real objects is just amazing! :)