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UV printing has been around for ages, of course. But, since a few years ago, desktop UV printers have made their way into households, small businesses, and enterprises. These machines can often print textures and print on things like mugs. They’ve become money makers for solopreneurs and helped small businesses make souvenirs, mementos, and products.
We can all remember Rize, which combined color inkjet with Material Extrusion to make tough but colorful parts. It’s easy to see how inkjet on top of Material Extrusion or Vat Polymerization parts would solve a lot of our problems. At the same time, by separating the printing and coloring steps into two different machines, or two processes in one machine, it could be more efficient.
To me it’s clear: we’re on a collision course with the UV p