Hasn’t there been wood-based filament for many years already? Given that this just reads as a press release, it doesn’t says what’s new or original about their method.
These are huge commercial sized machines, on par with HAAS CNCs etc, so this is aimed at an entirely different market to hobbyists using wood filament.
The printer type that uses filament, and that most people associate with a “regular” 3D printer is of type FDM, or fused deposition modeling. FDM printers can use the wood filament, although it’s kind of a pain from what I’ve heard because the wood can wear down the extrusion nozzle.
I also run a space heater in that room at the 85F setting, which I’ve found helps keep the prints more consistent. The viscosity of the resin is reduced by the higher temperature.
I’ve been having a hard time finding good, affordable resin, i tried Matterhackers resin which was a disaster, I could never dial in the settings. Yousu resin worked really well and it’s $26 per liter with free shipping, but my second order I placed a month ago still hasn’t even shipped. Elegoo is consistently good but I end up paying $13 more per liter with tax which is frustrating.
Both 3D printers are running pretty much 24/7 to crank out Dungeons and Dragons miniatures and terrain for the game I’m running. I quit video games last year and found a new, more tangible obsession. I’m really excited about Apple coming out with really amazing AR glasses in the next few years that will revolutionize tabletop gaming.
I have a few FDM printers and have used wood filament and quite like it, it has a nice effect. It supposedly does wear down the nozzle like you said but I haven’t noticed anything yet (though I’ve only used one roll sporadically so far).