Joris of Shapeways posted a video showing off several sample 3D prints using Shapeway’s new Alumide material. The semi-metallic material, while less strong than other build materials offered, seems to convey quite a different character to the printed objects. They no longer look and feel like “plain old plastic”. The video includes several truly amazing items, including mechanical objects: a gearbox with embedded ball bearings and a working ferris wheel!
They’re asking clients to print more Alumide to enable them to maintain it as a permanent material offering, as today it’s merely a temporary experiment.
Via Shapeways
The "new" Alumide material is nothing more that the same Duraform AF material we have been running for over a year now at Protofacturing Group Inc..
It is very nice and we love it, but hardly "NEW" or exclusive.
Besides, we still have a soft spot for full colour models that are almost as tough.
Check out what we can do in colour.