Tools & Making

Joseph M. DeSimone

CLIP continuous 3D printer

United StatesEvidence: high confidenceChecked July 2026

CLIP coordinates light, oxygen control and resin flow to make printed parts continuously rather than layer by layer, turning additive manufacturing into a faster fabrication tool for functional products and medical applications. That continuous mechanism made the printer a useful fabrication machine for functional objects.

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What Joseph did

Co-invented continuous liquid interface production (CLIP), a continuous photopolymer 3D-printing system.

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Why it matters

Stanford identifies CLIP as a high-resolution continuous 3D-printing technology developed by DeSimone's laboratory.

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Living-status check

Stanford's current profile lists DeSimone as a 2025-present cancer-imaging program co-director.