i.kinja-img.com – via Iframely
3D printers have revolutionized the speed at which prototype parts can be created, but what if your deadline is so tight you can’t wait for the printer to finish before the part is shipped out? That’s easy, you just pack up the entire printer in a box, with a battery for power, and send it off in the mail.
That’s the experiment that PostNL, a shipping company based in Europe, tried with an Ultimaker 2 3D printer that was actively creating a prototype of a plastic trumpet while in transit.
