星期五晚上,你想要一个披萨,但是相反d of calling the local pizzeria for delivery, you just print out your dinner. Think that sounds a bit too farfetched? Think again.
Foodini from天然机器is a 3D printing kitchen appliance that makes pizza, pasta, breads and cookies. It assembles layers of fresh ingredients to take a complex process, like making ravioli, and simplifies the steps, as well as easing the kitchen clean up which is a big value-add.
Initially targeting professional chefs, Natural Machines’ co-founder Lynette Kucsma envisions a time in the near future when a 3D food printer will be a common kitchen appliance. Foodini, which is currently available in limited production with general availability in 2016, will cost about $1,500, according to the Natural Machines website. And, as competitors hit the market and prices start to plummet, a 3D printer could be a convenient way for consumers to make healthy meals on-the-go rather than turning to highly-processed foods packaged for the microwave.
It could also represent a significant shift in the way food is manufactured.
According to a recentFortune杂志文章，kucsma正在与食品制造商谈论，这些制造商正在询问如何影响其市场。与此同时，糖果公司已经船上与他们自己的3D打印机产品一起。
Hershey公司unveiled itsCocoJet 3D printer由制成3D Systems, last December. Using an iPad pre-loaded with a library of 3D graphics, consumers can print out a chocolate kiss with a laced pattern, for example. Or, upload their own design to personalize the print out.
It’s interesting and entertaining, but right now it’s not very practical as it takes about an hour to make one chocolate kiss. But, as with any technology, it will evolve to be faster, more sophisticated, and most likely integrated with other systems. When that happens, a whole new manufacturing model will emerge.
Imagine the ability to support mass personalization at micro manufacturing facilities around the world.
Industry experts say 3D printing will help food manufacturers reduce costs and save production time. As reported by食品制造（FoodManufacture.co.uk），3D制造技术可能已成为食品和饮料供应链的基本部分，早在本十年的末期，可以实现当地的生产，物资储蓄和定制。
例如，家庭中有3D食品打印机的消费者可以登录食谱的在线数据库，只要打印机中有一个带有正确成分的墨盒，他们就可以鞭打个人膳食。
Think of the applications. The U.S. military is researching 3D food printing on the battlefield, Mary Scerra, a food technologist at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center, told attendees at anInstitute of Food Technologists (IFT) symposiumthis past summer. She said that by 2025 or 2030, the military envisions using 3D printing to customize palatable, nutrient-rich meals for soldiers.
“想象一下偏远地区的战争者 - 一个人有肌肉疲劳，一个长时间醒着无休息，一个人缺乏卡路里，一个需要电解质，一个只想要披萨，”Scerra说。“如果他们可以打印和吃饭，那不是很有趣吗？”
3 d打印技术不仅可以加快生产delivery of food to people in all parts of the world, but it could also play a role in the need for sustainability in the food chain. By the year 2050, we will need to feed 9 billion people. The issue is not only growing and producing enough food, but also getting it to people in all corners of the world who need it.
虽然我认为直到最近我认为太多了，但是当3D食品打印机将彻底改变食品行业时，我会看到一天。忘记农场到叉子，现在我们正在从平板电脑到表说话。
