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Home 3D printers now swap materials and mix colors on the fly

Original: Three years ago, I told you how home 3D printers had evolved for speed, producing parts in minutes that used to take hou

The latest generation of home 3D printers can switch between different materials mid-print and blend colors to produce close to a full rainbow of shades, a step beyond the speed gains of recent years that cut print times from hours or days to minutes. Enthusiasts are highlighting these multi-material capabilities as the next major leap for consumer desktop 3D printing, opening the door to more complex, multi-colored parts printed in a single run.

Why now: New multi-material, full-color desktop 3D printers are arriving, prompting discussion among hobbyists about the technology's rapid evolution.

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• Three years ago, I told you how home 3D printers had evolved for speed, producing parts in minutes that used to take hours or days. Now, the next evolution is here: printers that can swap between materials on the fly, mix different colors to produce nearly the full rainbow, mix… · verge@www.urbanmind.net · 2

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