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Chuck hull got the idea while using UV light to harden table top coatings
Chuck Hull from USA invented 3D printing technology in 1983
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3D printing technology
was initially known as
Stereolithography
Rapid prototyping was
the first industrial
application
Did you know??
Eye wash cup was the first 3D printed object
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Interesting facts
• Kodama from japan
was first to patent the
3D printing technology
but chuck hull won the
race as he was the first
to commercialise the
technology
• Chuck hull founded
the world’s first 3D
printing company
called 3D systems in
1986
SLA-1 the first
commercial
3D Printer