RepRap was founded in 2005 by Dr Adrian Bowyer, a Senior Lecturer in mechanical engineering at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom
Adrian will be present at fOSSa 2011: Don't miss this… Open Hardware 3D Printer and Great speaker!
The ultimate 3D printing : the printer prints itself !
All of the plastic parts for the machine on the right were produced by the machine on the left. (Adrian Bowyer (left) and Vik Olliver(right) are members of the RepRap project.
Read more about 3D Printers and perspectives they open :
- The device might transform manufacturing
http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/38352/?mod=MagOur
- Quick, flexible and cheaper manufacturing
http://www.bulletins-electroniques.com/actualites/067/67708.htm
- One day, a printed airline wing !
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-02/using-3-d-printing-tech-eads-wants-print-out-entire-aircraft-wing
- From your computer to your hands
http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2009-08/3-d-printing-now-stainless-steel
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Dear All, First of all, thank you ever so much for participating in fOSSa 2011 and contributing to the successful outcomes of the event! It was a real nice and creative moment: THANKS! Special thanks go to all the speakers which have given their valuable contribution to the discussion [...]
Here are some pictures taken during the conference last week You can also look at them through flickr as well 
Here are Nancy White skecth notec taken during the fOSSa 2011 conference (low resolution but click on the picture to get the bigger version!).
No you don't dream! fOSSa members are taking the famous fOSSa tshirt all over the wortd and take pictures… Here the one takem from Spago/Enginnering Group (Andrea Gioia) in China!!!!
We have another surprise for you! Indeed, Dave Neary (Famous OSS contributor - Gnome, Gimp, Meego, MeeGo, Maemo & Openwengo projects) will be present on Friday 28th of October 2011 at fOSSa.. He will present a special talk about the future: Technology – Invisible or Ubiquitous? Science fiction films have [...]
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