3D-printing Creopop pen uses UV light to print

A tiny 3D-printing pen called Creopop will enable you to create prototypes on the go. Printing with non-toxic resin ink, this device will be useful for engineers, designers, artists, and others who want to 3D-print on the go.

As opposed to the hot plastic-printing pieces that pens like 3Doodler generates, Creopop uses its internal UV light so as not to burn you like a portable hot glue gun-like printing pen. With its light-sensitive photopolymers, this pen is totally safe for hands-on use for all age groups; the pen will not burn your hands. It first prints a liquid plastic substance, then cools and becomes a solid when 3D-printing with the pen.

Creopop will soon be crowdfunding on Indiegogo where donors of $89 will receive first edition of the product along with 5 ink cartridges. So far, Creopop’s website states that it will offer various refill inks including colored ink, scented ink, glow-in-the-dark ink, elastic ink, magnetic ink, and conducting ink. These inks have many uses, ranging from creating temporary tattoos to electrical engineering. The Creopop is wireless and rechargeable through its micro USB port. Ink cartridges will retail for $2 or $3, and each resin can produce up to 46 ft of plastic. The pen should be all up-and-running for the public to purchase by 2015. Even though the campaign on IndieGogo hasn’t started yet, you can still pre-register for Creopop on its website. 

Story via Creopop