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title: Video Projector + Light-sensitive Resin = Star Trek “Replicator”
description: A new type of 3D printer makes objects materialize in the fashion of a Star Trek replicator by beaming a series of computer-generated images onto a rotating cylinder of light-sensitive resin. The technique allows for feats that traditional 3D printers find challenging.
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# [Video Projector + Light-sensitive Resin = Star Trek “Replicator”](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/video-projector-light-sensitive-resin-star-trek-replicator)

 Written by [Jeff Hopkins](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/author/jeff-hopkins) | 3/11/19 4:00 PM

A new type of 3D printer makes objects materialize in the fashion of a Star Trek replicator by beaming a series of computer-generated images onto a rotating cylinder of light-sensitive resin. The technique allows for feats that traditional 3D printers find challenging, such as making **flexible objects or adding a part to an existing object**.

[Read the full article on *Mashable *→](https://mashable.com/video/star-trek-like-replicator-3d-printing-with-light/)

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