14 DAY TRIAL // Create it REAL might end up becoming one of the most successful companies in the 3D printing industry, having become the supplier of the first real-time processor for 3D printers.
Called 3D RTP v450, it is designed for fused filament fabricators right now, but could be modified for compatibility with stereolithography and selective laser sintering machines.
It will actually happen in the near future, enabling much higher 3D printing speeds than the ones we have to live with today.
For those unaware, the Replicator 2X builds things at about 200 mm/s and the Ultimaker 2 at about 300 mm/s.
The 3D Real Time Processor from Create It REAL can push that speed to 450 mm per second, which is more than double compared to the former and almost twice as fast as the latter.
The chip supports 3 motors, up to 2 extruders, 2 fans, 1 heat bed, 6 limit switches and simultaneous control of the X, Y, and X axes, meaning smoother movement.
Motherboards with the chip built right into them (the processor can also be made for DIMM sockets apparently) will boast semi-automatic calibration too, for quicker 3D printer setup.
“Our objective is to support all the 3D printer players, from small start-ups up to large OEMs, and to offer them easy to integrate, state-of-the-art technologies so they can spend their time and resources on their most important assets: their customers,” said REAL CEO, Jeremie Pierre Gay.
Create it REAL already is well on the way towards supporting all 3D printer players, as the CEO says, because its main activity consists of selling white-label 3D printers, meaning that they made preset printers that can be modified to fit other companies' demands (and to bear their brands).
Just like Compal makes laptops for brand vendors (Lenovo, Dell, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, etc.). The 3D RTP v450 is meant to be applied universally and probably will be over the next few months.