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Staples To Offer 3D Printing Services

An anonymous reader writes "Mcor and Staples announced today a deal in which Mcor will supply their paper-based 3D printers to Staples Copy Centers worldwide. Staples customers will be able to upload their 3D model and pick up the printed object at their local copy center. The rollout starts in The Netherlands and Belgium in 1Q 2013 and then opens up in other countries."

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  1. Can they print by scared+masked+man · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    a first-post robot?

  2. WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE! by For+a+Free+Internet · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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