Article 1WY5J Half the plastic in HP's new 3D printer is 3D printed

Half the plastic in HP's new 3D printer is 3D printed

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The decision to include the 3D-printed parts in the two new devices was a purely economic one, says HP

Half the custom parts in HP's first 3D printer in over a decade were themselves 3D printed, according to the company's head of 3D printing, Stephen Nigro.

The decision to include the 3D-printed parts in the two new devices, which will start shipping by the end of this year, helps the company highlight the quality of the printers' output, but Nigro insists that the decision was a purely economic one.

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