时间轴_3D打印

年份
1980	Hideo Kodama files the first 3D printing patent application, describing a photopolymer rapid prototyping system that uses UV light to harden the material. The idea is never commercialized.	Hideo Kodama提交了第一份3D打印专利申请，描述了一种使用紫外光硬化材料的光敏聚合物快速成型系统。这种想法从未商业化。
1983	Charles Hull inventes the first stereolithography apparatus (SLA) machine	查尔斯·赫尔发明了第一台光刻机
1986	Charles Hull is granted the first patent in 3D printing for an SLA machine. Hull goes on to co-found 3D Systems Corporation.	查尔斯·赫尔（Charles Hull）被授予SLA机器3D打印的第一项专利。赫尔继续与人共同创办3D系统公司。
1987	Carl Deckard files a patent for a selective laser sintering (SLS) process. The patent was issued in 1989 to DTM, Inc., a company later acquired by 3D Systems.	Carl Deckard申请了选择性激光烧结（SLS）工艺的专利。该专利于1989年颁发给DTM，Inc.，该公司后来被3D Systems收购。
1988	3D Systems sells the first commercial rapid prototyping printer-the "SLA-1"	3D Systems销售第一台商用快速原型打印机“SLA-1”
1989	Scott and Lisa Crump file for a patent for fusd deposition modeling (FDM). Scott Crump would to on to co-found Stratasys, Inc. Hans Langer establishes EOS GmbH in Germany and becomes an industry leader in laser sintering research.	Scott和Lisa Crump提交了fusd沉积建模（FDM）专利。Scott Crump将继续共同创立Stratasys，股份有限公司。 Hans Langer在德国成立了EOS GmbH，成为激光烧结研究领域的行业领导者。
1997	AeroMat produces the first 3D printed metal process using laser additive manufacturing (LAM) that utilize using high-powered lasers to fuse powdered titanium alloys.	AeroMat利用激光添加剂制造（LAM）生产了第一个3D打印金属工艺，该工艺利用高功率激光熔接粉末钛合金。
1999	Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine grows the first 3D printed organ for transplant surgery-a lab-grown urinary bladder.	维克森林再生医学研究所（Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine）培育了第一个用于移植手术的3D打印器官——实验室培育的膀胱。
2005	Dr. Adrian Bowyer invents the RepRap open-source concept to create a self-replicating 3D printer process. This opened the doors for the creation of several new 3D printers.	Adrian Bowyer博士发明了RepRap开源概念，以创建一个自我复制的3D打印机流程。这为创建几个新的3D打印机打开了大门。
2008	"Darwin" becomes the first commercially available 3D printer that was designed under the RepRap concept. Shapeways launches a 3D printing service that allows users to submit their own files for personal fabrication.	“达尔文”成为第一台根据RepRap概念设计的商用3D打印机。 Shapeways推出3D打印服务，允许用户提交自己的文件进行个人制作。
2009	The FDM patent previously held by Stratasys expires. The average FDM 3D printer price drops from $10,000 to under $1,000. Micro, a consumer 3D printer that supported PLA and ABS materials, launches a successful Kickstarter campaign becoming the most funded 3D printer project ever on the platform. Makerbot launches and brings 3D printing into the mainstream by introducing do-it-yourself kits for people that want to build their own 3D printers. Makerbot introduces the Thingverse file library that allows users to submit and download 3D printable files, becoming the largest online 3D printing community and file repository.	Stratasys之前持有的FDM专利到期。FDM 3D打印机的平均价格从10000美元降至1000美元以下。 支持PLA和ABS材料的消费型3D打印机Micro成功启动了Kickstarter活动，成为平台上资金最多的3D打印机项目。 Makerbot推出了3D打印，并将其纳入主流，为想要构建自己的3D打印机的人们推出了自己动手的工具包。 Makerbot引入了Thingverse文件库，允许用户提交和下载3D打印文件，成为最大的在线3D打印社区和文件库。
2011	In the United Kingdom, the University of Southampton designs and 3D prints the first unmanned 3D printed aircraft. Kor Ecologic unveils the Urbee, a protorype car with a 3D printed body, at the TEDXWinnipeg conference.	在英国，南安普顿大学设计和3D打印了第一架无人3D打印飞机。 Kor Ecologic在TEDXWinnipeg会议上推出了Urbee，一款带有3D打印车身的原型机汽车。
2012	B9Creator and Form 1 launch successful Kickstarter campaigns, introducing into the entry-level market, alternative 3D printing process: DLP technology and stereolithography, respectively.	B9Creator和Form 1推出了成功的Kickstarter活动，分别向入门级市场推出了替代3D打印流程：DLP技术和立体光刻。
2013	Stratasys acquires Makerbot for around $400 million.	Stratasys以约4亿美元收购了Makerbot。
2015	Cellink, a Swedish company, introduces the first standardized commercial bio-ink to the market, derived from a seaweed material called non-cellulose alginate. The bio-ink can be used for printing tissue cartilage. Later in the year, Cellink releases the INKREDIBLE 3D printer for bioprinting services, creating an affordable market for bioprinting.	瑞典Cellink公司向市场推出了第一款标准化商用生物墨水，它是由一种叫做非纤维素海藻酸盐的海藻材料制成的。该生物墨水可用于打印组织软骨。 今年晚些时候，Cellink发布了用于生物打印服务的INKREDIBLE 3D打印机，为生物打印创造了一个价格合理的市场。
2019	With the exiration of patents and open source projects, there are over 170 3D printer system manufacturers across the world. This list includes: 3D Systems, Stratasys, Fusion3, Formlabs, Desktop Metal, Prusa, and Voxel8, among many others.	随着专利和开源项目的激增，全球有170多家3D打印机系统制造商。该列表包括：3D系统、Stratasys、Fusion3、Formlabs、Desktop Metal、Prusa和Voxel8等。