13 May

Everyone has seen a regular “printer” print paper with ink on it. Everyone that has lived past 1953 knows what a printer does. By definition, a printer is a “device that prints text or graphics on paper.” 

But over the years, companies have begun the creation of 3D printers, food printers, and even living cell printers for medical purposes! Here are my 5 favorite types of printers: 

  • 3D Printers: Create three-dimensional objects by layering material based on digital 3D models.

Are you kidding? THAT’S AWESOME! 3D printers create three-dimensional objects from digital models, making custom prosthetics, rapid prototyping, and innovative manufacturing accessible and practical across many industries. In other words, it’s like copy and pasting in real life!

  • Food Printers: Use edible materials to create food items like cakes and pizzas.

Where it gets difficult to cook food on a stove or oven, food printers come in handy. For example, you could fit a food printer in a backpack where it would be impossible to pack any other food. Also, in space these printers can keep food pinned in place until the moment they’re eaten! That’s pretty intuitive!

  • Invisible Ink Printers: Use specialized inks that are only visible under specific lighting conditions or with special equipment.

Basically the same as printers, but using invivibility to it’s advantage? That sounds almost too futuristic for me!

  • Solar Panel Printers: Print solar cells and panels using specialized inks that can convert sunlight into electricity.

This is just plain crazy! Unbelievable!! How do you print a solar panel? The printer uses high-powered voltage and power to put in place materials on a blank board. Once all the materials are gathered, these printers can f=do the work of almost an hour in 1 minute.

  • Chocolate Printer: These printers use chocolate instead of ink to create edible designs. They are often used in confectionery and culinary applications.

It’s so great when highly sophisticated equipment stoops down and masters the easiest of tasks. A Chocolate printer is the perfect example of this: an expensive printer combined with a simply delicious treat! Talk about intuitive yumminess!

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