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3D printing is featured at a newsstand near you thanks to Roger Yu of USA Today.  In the feature More design hobbyists, entrepreneurs use 3-D printing<\/a> a brief overview is given about the current state of 3D printing with mention of Shapeways<\/a> community member Jeff Bare<\/a> alongside other ‘consumer facing’ 3D printers.<\/p>\n

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“Entrepreneurs with limited resources, such as
\ndesigner Jeff Bare, are increasingly using online service companies such
\n as Shapeways, which prints uploaded designs and lets members open
\nvirtual stores on the site where they pay a fee for each item they sell.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bare,
\n a furniture designer by day, began designing a cover for the iPad
\nthree months before it was introduced in April 2010. With an estimate
\nof iPad dimensions, he printed a prototype. After making adjustments,
\nhe was ready to sell his covers when iPad was launched. The first
\ncover, made of polyimide (nylon-based plastic), sold a month later for
\n$30.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bare is one of 120,000 users of Shapeways, based in New York.
\n Shapeways printed 750,000 products last year, ranging from jewelry (a
\npopular category) to phone accessories. “In China, you have to order
\nthousands. (Here), you can order one or two,” says Shapeways CEO Peter
\nWeijmarshausen. “The risk of doing business goes down to absolutely
\nzero.” <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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