Wednesday, 2 April 2014

3D Printers available from Scorpio


Who would have imagined when Scorpio started trading in 1989, the year the world wide web was invented, that 25 years later you would be able to buy a 3D printer straight from our website?

There is talk of them being used in future space expeditions, so that rather than take spare parts, they take the printer and print off anything they require.  Surgeons have been pioneering techniques to print out reproduced human cells into tissue structures.  A man recently had his face reconstructed by a surgeon printing out exact replicas of missing bone fragments.

These ideas are some of the most exciting of our generation.  However, they have had little relevance to items we might use in our day to day lives.  This is all starting to change with the introduction of affordable 3D printers for home use.

We are very excited to introduce our first 3D printer for sale, the CUBE X 3D.  This is an entry level printer, Windows compatible with ten ready to print programs for you to start to creating objects.  It works by laying down layer upon layer of a plastic material which come in cartridges.  Each layer is 0.1mm thick and the cartridges are available to purchase from us as well as other suppliers.  It also includes software to allow you to print anything your imagination allows in any size up to 275mm x265mm x 240mm; as large as a basketball.

For further information or to place an order, please visit our website.