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Vinyl cutters
Recently, vinyl cutters and vinyl wrapping have developed by mean of now being able to print on the sides of vehicles (introducing full colour images all the way around the vehicle), we can now add "glow-in-the-dark" images to the side of vehicles.

Laser cutters
Recent developments now allow the constant movement of the material through the cutter while the cutting is in progress, the cutting is now more accurate and vastly reduces waste, there is a vacuum to make sure the material is secure throughout the cutting (this will help to avoid mistakes in cutting), you can also cut material that is larger than the actual cutting area.

Laser printers
With today's Duplex printers, you can now print more than one sheet of paper without them coming out separately, they also staple or bind together the papers so you don't have to. Perfect for printing leaflets, books or flyers. HP have been working on new laser printers and have just recently released 4 new ones, each with differing technologies and advantages: The HP Color LaserJet Pro M252 series which is built for small workgroups and offers mobile printing options as well as fastest first page out in its class, according to internal tests; The HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M277 series, the smallest laser MFP, is equally efficient, according to the firm. It offers the fastest two-sided printing in its class as well as a range of productivity and workflow features; Finally, the HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M552 and M553 series offer time- and money-saving print capability to larger workgroups. The products feature high-speed printing, the lowest total energy consumption and the fastest double-sided printing speeds in their class.


3D printers
Recently, many people have been working on improving the capabilities of 3D printers. Now, it is possible to add more colour depth to your prints by using certain software's and upgrades available for Adobe Photoshop. It is now also possible to print much higher quality prints at much higher speeds and across a lot bigger areas, this is done by using high-power UVA LEDs, two DLP light engines that move over the build area, allowing high resolution across the large build area. Using  Roland’s MonoFab, 3D Systems’ ProJet 1200 with new materials, and the open source Autodesk Ember, it is now possible to add large amounts of detail to much smaller prints.