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A 3D World Cup

What if 3D printers competed like soccer teams?

WHAT IF THERE WERE A WORLD CUP FOR 3D PRINTING? THIS IDEA MUST have started incubating on my trip to Germany for Maker Faire Hannover, which took place during the World Cup. After a Saturday walking the Faire, I went to the hotel bar at night to watch Belgium lose to Argentina. The Netherlands beat Costa Rica in a shootout. After the last match, I began to leave when two brothers introduced themselves to me — Michel and Yves Sinner from Luxembourg. Michel and Yves run 3Dprintingforbeginners.com and they came to Hannover after visiting Maker Faire Paris. As we talked, I mentioned that we were preparing for Make: magazine’s annual review of 3D printers. Our own “shootout” ...

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