[3D Printing Technology] The New 3D Printing Technology, CLIP - Continuous Liquid Interface Production

Joseph DeSimone, CEO of Carbon3D, as well as an academic, inventor, and chemist, believes that what we commonly refer to as 3D printing is actually just a continuous repetition of a 2D printing process. This results in long printing times, numerous material limitations, and mechanical properties of stacked formations that are affected by direction. Inspired by the liquid robot in Terminator 2, they developed Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP), a technique that uses light to solidify and oxygen to inhibit solidification. This method is 25 to 100 times faster than conventional 3D printing, and its continuous interface ensures that the finished product's strength is not affected by direction. It can also print structures that are impossible to achieve with traditional manufacturing techniques. Click the video to learn more!