3D Systems is hoping to rectify the problem with its own 3D printer that actually works right out of the box, along with a new Cubify platform for designing and distributing printed creations.

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3D Systems is solving this problem by creating a sort of 3D printing assembly line. The line runs in a circle with printing nozzles squirting out different colors at each pass. For example ...

the implications are quite huge with respect to the long-held desire of a design environment where chiplets in the form of hard IP can be dropped in to a 3D heterogeneous design assembly and work out ...