<P> 1988 : The technology used by most 3D printers to date -- especially hobbyist and consumer - oriented models -- is fused deposition modeling , a special application of plastic extrusion , developed in 1988 by S. Scott Crump and commercialized by his company Stratasys , which marketed its first FDM machine in 1992 . </P>
<P> 1988 : The technology used by most 3D printers to date -- especially hobbyist and consumer - oriented models -- is fused deposition modeling , a special application of plastic extrusion , developed in 1988 by S. Scott Crump and commercialized by his company Stratasys , which marketed its first FDM machine in 1992 . </P>
when was the first 3d printer released to the public
when was the first 3d printer released to the public
1992
1992