Amaphrinta amaningi edeskithophu e-3D asetshenziswa abantu abazithandayo, njenge-RepRap ne-MakerBot, akhiqiza izinto kusetshenziswa indlela ye-ABS 'extrusion', ekahle kakhulu ekukhiqizeni izinto ngokulungiswa ngama-microns angu-100 ngokwesilinganiso (njenge-Replicator 2).
Yize kungekho lutho olungalungile ngokwenza izinto kuleso sinqumo, kwesinye isikhathi amaphrojekthi adinga izinqumo ezikhulisiwe lawo maphrinta angeke akwazi ukuziletha. Kulezo zimo, amaphrinta ebanga lokuhweba (njengalawo asuka ku-3D Systemes noma ama-Stratasys) ayevame ukuba yimpendulo, nokho yilawo kuphela anamaphakethe ajulile ayengakwazi ukuthenga eyodwa yalawo ukuze ayisebenzisele umuntu siqu. Kodwa…

I-Nano yosayizi wedeskithophu ye-OWL ihlola indlela evamile yokwenziwa yokwenziwa kwe-stereolithography ecwengisiswe kakhulu ukuze kuphrintwe izinto. Inqubo yokukhiqiza okungeziwe ngokuvamile isebenzisa i-laser ye-UV, ebhampa ochungechungeni lwezibuko, ukuze 'incibilike' inhlaka ye-photopolymer esebenzayo ye-UV ukuze kudaleke into.
Inqubo yokubhampa leyo laser ochungechungeni lwezibuko ngokuvamile iholela 'ekuhlanekeni kwe-beam', okukhawulela ukwakhiwa kuzinqumo ezithile, ezifana nama-microns angu-0.1. Akwamukelekile lokho, ikakhulukazi lapho siphila ezweni lokucwengwa! Ukucolisiswa kuvame ukuphumela emikhiqizweni engcono (cabanga nge-smartphone), okuyilokho i-OWL ekwenzile ngenqubo ye-stereolithography. Esikhundleni sokucisha i-laser ezibukweni eziningi, bayibeka endaweni eyisentimitha nje ukusuka endaweni eqondiwe, okuholela ekulungisweni okuphansi okungama-nanometer ayi-100!
Ungahlola okuningi ku- I-Old World Laboratories.

