The Future = HP’s Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printing
Originally shared by David Wille
Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printing.
http://3dprint.com/22033/hp-3d-printing-technology-hpq/
I wonder how much the cartridges will be.
It will apparently depend on the VAST selection of color and fusion chemistry combinations, making the options for your “Ink” near limitless.
That and you know, that whole bit about the electrically conducive materials that will be possible to incorporate into prints with this technologies fusion capabilities.
Now, never mind all the OTHER materials here that will be usable/achievable IN-PRINT with this technology. Imagine, just for a second, what may actually now be physically possible with these new capabilities?!
A future where, anything you can imagine, design, create, or duplicate. For whatever use case or reason required, needed, and even desired. That future is now.
I’ve seen them say 50% cheaper, but I’ve never seen a cost or what they are comparing to. This is also two years away from sale. They had a year already and they don’t appear to have nearly as much to show for it as I was hoping.
I am wondering about the mechanical strength of the printed output.
It seems to me that printing that fast using chemical binders will not allow enough time for the binders to strengthen the plastics, probably leading to poor, or even very poor, inter-layer bounding.
They seem to be focused on the colour, detail, and and other presentation aspects of the output, and much less on their utility and physical durability.
We won’t know until they release an actual working printer in the future, but my reading of the article gave me the feeling that this was all about marketing and very little about the practical utility of the printed parts.
Basically, it may turn out that HP are working on an expensive printer for making colourful prototypes and kids toys.
at least we know they didn’t change they’re business model 
and why change by the way ? when you can sell ink at gold price…
This is an announcement of a technology, not an announcement of a product. I have been in contact with HP and an actual machine I can put in my store and build with may be 2 years away.