New 3D printer can print in carbon fiber

January 30, 2014 Comments

Adrianne Jeffries
The Verge
January 30, 2014

The MarkForged Mark One, the world's first carbon fiber 3D printer. / Image: PopularMechanics.com — The MarkForged Mark One, the world’s first carbon fiber 3D printer. / Image: PopularMechanics.com

A Boston startup has introduced the first 3D printer capable of printing in carbon fiber, the super-strong and lightweight material used in race cars and space shuttles. After a year of stealth development, the Mark One printer from Mark Forged was unveiled at the SolidWorks 3D-printing expo this week and is expected to retail for just $5,000.

The desktop printer is also capable of printing in fiberglass, nylon, and the thermoplastic PLA, as well as a composite of these materials with layers of carbon fiber added for strength. Mark Forged says it will be useful in building stronger prototypes as well as “prosthetics, custom bones, tools, and fixtures.”

Another engineering and design shop, Portland, OR-based ProtoPlant, is working on a Kickstarter-funded printer that can print in carbon fiber-reinforced filament. The Mark One appears to be the only printer capable of making objects made entirely of carbon fiber, however.

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