▁approach ▁of ▁distributed ▁rec y cling ▁is ▁better ▁for ▁the ▁environment . ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁and ▁hyper - custom ization ▁of ▁the ▁Rep R ap - based ▁ 3 D ▁printer s ▁has ▁produced ▁a ▁new ▁category ▁of ▁printer s ▁suitable ▁for ▁small ▁business ▁and ▁consumer ▁use . ▁Man ufact ur ers ▁such ▁as ▁Sol ido od le , ▁Rob o ▁ 3 D , ▁Rep R ap Pro ▁and ▁Pir x ▁ 3 D ▁have ▁introduced ▁models ▁and ▁k its ▁pr iced ▁at ▁less ▁than ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 , ▁thousands ▁less ▁than ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Depending ▁on ▁the ▁application , ▁the ▁print ▁resolution ▁and ▁speed ▁of ▁manufact uring ▁lies ▁somewhere ▁between ▁a ▁personal ▁printer ▁and ▁an ▁industrial ▁printer . ▁A ▁list ▁of ▁printer s ▁with ▁pr icing ▁and ▁other ▁information ▁is ▁maintained . ▁Most ▁recently , ▁delta ▁rob ots , ▁like ▁the ▁T rip od M aker , ▁have ▁been ▁util ized ▁for ▁ 3 D ▁printing ▁to ▁increase ▁fabric ation ▁speed ▁further . ▁For ▁delta ▁ 3 D ▁printer s , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁geometry ▁and ▁different iation ▁movements , ▁the ▁accuracy ▁of ▁the ▁print ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁printer ▁head . ▁ ▁Some ▁companies ▁are ▁also ▁offering ▁software ▁for ▁ 3 D ▁printing , ▁as ▁a ▁support ▁for ▁hardware ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁other ▁companies . ▁▁ ▁Lar ge ▁ 3 D ▁printer s ▁ ▁Lar ge ▁ 3 D ▁printer s ▁have ▁been ▁developed ▁for ▁industrial , ▁education