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Low cost SLS 3D printer from Sharebot:

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The new SnowWhite from recent startup, Sharebot will bring down the price of SLS 3D printing to almost twenty percent of the price of the cheapest SLS 3D printer on the market right now. Five days ago Sharebot CEO, Arturo Donghi announced that the company’s low cost SLS 3D printer (SnowWhite) was in pre-order.

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Pre-orders will be part of the Beta testing programe where the printer will be available for €17,500 with a delivery time scheduled in September. Only three hours after the announcement nine companies had applied to be Beta testers. However only four were accepted because the others were based too far away to conduct the testing program efficiently (Sharebot being based in Italy).

SnowWhite has been in development for a long time – as is described in detail on Sharebot’s blog. However, the original patent for SLS only expired in February 2014.

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Specs:

  • Costs €35,000
  • Weighs 60kg
  • Build volume of 100x100x100mm
  • Chamber temperature of up to 200°C
  • Prints at 35mm per hour
  • 50 to 150 micron resolution
  • Uses nylon powder.
  • 14 Watt Co2 laser (10 seconds per layer)