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| Home Depot Starts Selling 3-D Printers in Stores |
| 2014-07-15 |
| [BLOOMBERG] Home Depot Inc., the world's largest home-improvement chain, will start selling 3-D printers today in stores for the first time, pushing deeper into a market that was once the domain of engineers and hobbyists. Home Depot is selling devices from MakerBot, a 3-D printer maker acquired by Stratasys Ltd. last year, in 12 locations as part of a pilot project, the companies said. The effort will include stores in California, Illinois and New York. "It's a pilot for us to test a potential disruptive technology, and to make sure we are on the forefront of a new innovative product," Joe Downey, an online merchant at Atlanta-based Home Depot, said in an interview. The move builds on Home Depot's decision to offer the MakerBot printers on its website three months ago. Though the devices aren't likely to create a major new source of revenue, the chain is betting that they'll appeal to forward-thinking contractors and do-it-yourselfers. Customers can use the printers to create parts and supplies that might be handy for repairs, such as cup holders, U-clips and pipe-stakes. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Thank you 3dc for the review and comment. The more good minds who work on a problem, the more likely the problem will be solved by non-linear thinkers. DarthVader: Tell me, should Toyota change the name of the Prius to Manko (?) , might attract more male car buyers. |
| Posted by: Winky Laser4578 2014-07-15 17:55 |
| #6 Just wait until you can print a 3D vagina! Dildos too! Rule #34 in effect. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2014-07-15 17:11 |
| #5 Winky Laser4578 - loved the paper the link led to. Need to think about his technique a bit... not the way I would have done it but the idea is great! Laser sintering wax objects for lost wax casting. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-07-15 15:52 |
| #4 Go Here for a metal powder laser sintered 3D printer. Or How Do I make a 1911 because the design is public domain. |
| Posted by: Winky Laser4578 2014-07-15 13:15 |
| #3 There is a 3d laser printer in the office where I work. It's interesting to watch it work. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2014-07-15 12:36 |
| #2 When they start selling metal powder laser sintered 3D printers -- they get my interest. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-07-15 12:16 |
| #1 Yeah, you can make what ever you want, you name it...see a 1977 Aston Martin Vantage for example! |
| Posted by: Otto Bluetooth9193 2014-07-15 10:35 |