This new solution is perfect for designers looking to 3D print onto fabric and flexible substrates with applications in haute couture, education, consumer goods, embedded electronics, concept car and automotive industries. For users already running a J850, the kit can be taken as an upgrade, extending the ultra-realistic CMF (Color-Material-Finish) capabilities of the printer. The FabriX innovation kit transforms the J850 Prime into an end-to-end hybrid system for printing both 3D model parts and 3D printing on flexible, flat substrates, such as fabric, carbon fibre, flexible polymers, mylar, netting, canvas and more.

The J850 Prime FabriX 3D Printer Installed at PrintCity/MMU is part of the £3.8M Robotics Living Lab funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council; Prof Susan Postlewaite is the Principal Investigator.