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As EnvisionTEC Reaches 15 Years, CEO Al Siblani Reflects on the 3D Printing Company's History and Future http://ift.tt/2nhhV4S EnvisionTEC turns 15 years old this year, and while it has a big celebration planned, the prolific 3D printer manufacturer has no intention of sitting back and taking things easy for its birthday. Over the past decade and a half, EnvisionTEC has become well known as a leader in the dental and jewelry 3D printing markets, and for good reason – the company was the first to commercialize Digital Light Projection (DLP), the preferred 3D printing technology of both industries. It has branched out significantly since then, however, and that’s what EnvisionTEC really wants to emphasize this year. In addition to the jewelry and dental 3D printing markets, EnvisionTEC also has a hand in bioprinting, with its 3D Bioplotter playing a vital role in cutting-edge medical research such as the development of hyperelastic 3D printed bone, biocompatible electronic medical devices, and even, possibly, 3D printed organs in the future. (You can read more of the research being conducted with the 3D Bioplotter here.) In addition, EnvisionTEC offers two heavy industrial 3D printing technologies: Viridis3D Binder Jetting technology, for the robotic additive manufacturing of sand molds and cores for foundries; and Selective Lamination Composite Additive Manufacturing (SLCOM), for carbon fiber composite printing. Last year saw the launch of several new printers and even new technologies, including SLCOM and cDLM, or Continuous Digital Light Manufacturing – plus the increasing popularity of EnvisionTEC’s proprietary large-scale vat polymerization technology, 3SP. It’s certainly been a successful, and extremely busy, 15 years, and now as the company reaches its crystal anniversary, CEO Al Siblani shares his thoughts about how EnvisionTEC got to where it is today. Why did you start your own 3D printer company?
How did you get the idea to bring your first 3D printer to the jewelry market?
How did you get from from DLP in 2002 to your current product offerings, which span bioprinting and 3SP to a machine that 3D prints composites and a robot that does sand castings?
You were recently invited to speak about one of your new technologies at AERODEF in Texas. How did you come up with the idea for the SLCOM, which additively manufactures woven fiber composites?
What do you think makes EnvisionTEC unique among 3D printer manufacturers?
So what’s next for EnvisionTEC? Again, the company has no intention of slowing down anytime soon, and will be introducing several new products at RAPID 2017, which will be taking place in Pittsburgh from May 8 to 11. 3DPrint.com will be there, and we’re looking forward to getting a first look at what the company has to offer, as well as sharing it with you. You can find more about what EnvisionTEC has planned for its 15-year anniversary here, and take a look at the video below: VIDEO
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