Taiwan Unveils 3D Metal Printer for Jewelry
- BY Sandra Helsel
- May 22, 2015
- 1 min read
Source: http://inside3dprinting.com/
(3Ders.org) — The nonprofit Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan has unveiled a 3D metal printer at the ITRI Southern Region Campus. Designed with an eye on the fledgling 3D printing jewelry industry, the AM100/AM250 3D Metal Printer is the first metal 3D printer designed and manufactured in Taiwan. The price tag, finally, is around NT$1 billion (or approximately $325,000 in U.S. dollars), almost 50 percent of the price of comparable machines on the international market.
The Center’s Director of Additive Manufacturing and Laser Application department, Horng Ji-Bin, praised the machine’s capacity and speed, even stating that jewelry can be created twice as quickly with this machine than with traditional manufacturing methods. He also stated that designers will doubtlessly enjoy the many advantages that 3D printing brings to the design process, which includes simplifying design and manufacturing and breaking down various barriers associated with traditional manufacturing.
