McGowans installed Ireland’s first Massivit 1800 large format 3D printer and is to launch a new brand to roll its 3D service out across Ireland, the UK and Europe.
The Massivit 1800 is a large-format additive 3D printer able to build objects up to 1.8m high in any shape within a volume of 1.5 x 1.2 x 1.8m. Objects are built as the printer extrudes layers of white polymer gel, which is then UV hardened. A human-sized object can be completed in around five hours.
Adopters of new technology
Chief executive Mal McGowan said, ‘Historically, we have always been known as early adopters of new technology. We took on one of the very first flatbeds, one of the first Indigos and, last year, became one of the first globally to take on the new Nozomi C18000. A lot of the brands we work with have shown interest in innovation, especially around 3D print, to enhance their customers’ experience. Objects are increasingly replacing printed matter on POS and displays, which is a market we are keen to enter.’
‘I have been watching Massivit develop its machine for a few years now – I have always been keen on their passion, and now they have a machine ready to serve the different, growing markets that we are positioned to address.’
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