Choco Prints

 We suggest this news   is too sweet and mouth watering to read. You could get diabetic   and may   start having a   chocolate craze   all over again. A chocolate printer that allows sweet lovers to create their own custom-made 3D treats is to go on sale at a cost of £2,500.

The machine squirts out chocolate and, via computer instructions, allows the user to build any shape they like out of the food. Dr Hao   from the University of Exeter   has been the brain behind this creation. Dr. Liang Hao   came up with this wonder piece   last year and  the device was subjection to a series of upgradation  to be termed completely perfect  at this stage.

Dr. Hao was learnt to have told BBC that the device   has been improved and simplified   so it becomes really nice and comfortable to   use it now. He also added that   one needs to melt a chocolate,   fill a syringe that  should be stored in the printer .If this is done  get the  creative printing  of your chocolate is ready.

3D printing is a technology where a three dimensional object is created by building up successive layers of material. The technology is already used in industry to produce plastic and metal products, but this is the first time the principles have been applied to chocolate.  Dr Hao said: 'What makes this technology special is that users will be able to design and make their own products.  'From reproducing the shape of a child's favourite   toy to a friend's face, the possibilities are endless.'  'There is also no wastage as any spoilage can be eaten.  Dr Hao added: 'Eventually we may see many mass-produced products replaced by unique designs created by the customer.   EPSRC chief executive Professor Dave Delpy  said that this is an imaginative application of two developing technologies and a good example of how creative research can be applied to create new manufacturing and retail ideas.

 It is hoped the device, which starts at £2,500, will sell over 1,000 units over the next three years - primarily to users in the catering industry.

There had been a lot of research work that   had to go through in the process. Chocolate is not an easy material to work with because it requires accurate heating and cooling cycles. These variables then have to be integrated with the correct flow rates for the 3D printing process. Researchers overcame these difficulties with the development of new temperature and heating control systems.

The First Chocolate Printer was set by the Choco Edge Printer  founded by Dr. Liang Hao At Exeter University in Exeter , Devon, United Kingdom on April 16, 2012.