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In the past few years, 3D printing has gotten better and better. Now it just needs to get faster.

Gizmo 3D claims it can build a 6-inch x 3-inch x 1-inch object in just six minutes with the new GiziMate printer. CEO Kobus Toit calls the process "animated printing," and says the GiziMate is a regular rig with a few "top secret" solutions he's in the process of patenting that enable the speed of the printing.

It makes for an impressive demo, but you can't get one of these just yet. Before he crowdfunds the project on Kickstarter, Toit is hoping to find investors to help him further the development of his secret methods. He says whole rig will cost between $2,500 to $6,000, but expect it to fall more toward the high end of that range at the outset. The doubler itself costs $2,500.

As Gizmodo says, if Toit (or someone else) could pull off something like this, then it could mean that 3D printing is ready to move from hobbyists and prototypers into the world of real manufacturing.

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Source: 3D Print via Gizmodo

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John Wenz is a Popular Mechanics writer and space obsessive based in Philadelphia. He tweets @johnwenz.