stereolithography

Synopsis: 1. ict: 3d printing: Stereolithography:

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The first commercial 3d printer was invented by Charles Hull in 1984, based on a technique called stereolithography.

Stereolithographic 3d printers formed objects on a perforated platform that was immersed in a vat of liquid photocurable polymer.

Stereolithographic printers remain one of the most accurate types of hardware for fabricating 3d objects.

Since the first stereolithographic (SLA) technology came into existence, a number of related technologies have emerged giving the fledgling new industry a number of new options.

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