The first 3D printing service in the UK supermarket

Britain's second-largest retailer, Asda, has launched a 3D printer to offer consumers an exciting opportunity. This is the first supermarket to provide 3D printing services on a large scale in the country of fog.

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This is the unexpected opportunity that Asda wants to give its customers after conducting tests at a shop in northern fog.

Supermarkets have put a 3D printer in use, the scanner will scan your friend for 2 to 3 minutes. And a small handheld camera will record your images at 15 frames per second with about 1,000 scans. The machine will read your color as well as your shape to create a figurine like yours.

"Our printers have about 6 million colors that allow us to create a great, quality and affordable product," said Phil Stout, Asda Supermarket Manager .

After scanning, the images are processed by a computer and then printed with liquid-colored ceramic. Asda was the first supermarket to offer 3D printing on a large scale and at a relatively cheap price - about $ 40 for a statue.

"The applications of 3D printing are very rich and customers are always looking for new things, new technologies," said Mark Ibbotson, Asda's Retail Director . That's why we want to give our customers a truly creative product. "

Customers are very interested in this new service, many people have decided to buy a 3D simulated themselves as gifts for relatives. 'It's pretty similar. The colors are very real and it looks very solid, " said Asda's Nick Busfield.

Buyers hope this unexpected Christmas gift will not disappoint their relatives. And Asda expects that if 3D print services succeed, they will continue to expand this service in the new year.