China gets its first 3D printing booth
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Visitors to the 3D Printing Pavilion could be scanned, and later take home a personalized souvenir (Photo: Hinews.cn)
Three-dimensional scan data is optimized for printing (Photo: Hinews.cn)
A 3D printer similar to the Makerbot prints a bust in ABS plastic (Photo: Hinews.cn)
Support material is removed from the 3D printed bust (Photo: Hinews.cn)
A man holds a personalized bust that was fabricated on a 3D printer in Beijing (Photo: Hinews.cn)
A close-up of the 3D printed bust in black ABS plastic (Photo: Hinews.cn)
A custom phone case fabricated on a 3D printer (Photo: Hinews.cn)
Miniatures fabricated on a 3D printer (Photo: Hinews.cn)
Aldebaran Robotics' humanoid robot NAO was scanned and printed as one example of the technology (Photo: Hinews.cn)
Article Summary
While 3D printing may be touted as bringing manufacturing back to the United States, that doesn't mean the rest of the world hasn't taken notice of the technology. Earlier this week, a 3D Printing Experience Pavilion opened in Beijing's DRC Industrial Design and Cultural Industry Base, where visitors were able to see how 3D printers work firsthand. With a few hours to spare, they could even have their own head scanned and printed as a bust, which follows the 3D printing booth that opened in a Japanese mall last year.
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