Shapeways’ Ceo: 3D Printing Could Not Only Let You Design Products, It Could Let You Design Materials
18th November 2013
While printers that work with multiple materials already exist, Shapeways has yet to offer printing services that utilize them. Weijmarshausen said file formats are not yet standardized enough and user-friendly software needs to appear. But the appeal of printers that mix materials with incredible precision is great, as they would give rise to totally new textures and lend objects new properties.
“That capability, we as humans, have never had,” Weijmarshausen said. ”You don’t just design a product, you design a material.”