Chuck Hull

Chuck Hull (Charles W. Hull; born May 12, 1939) is the co-founder, executive vice president and chief technology officer of 3D Systems. He is one of the inventors of the SLA 3D printer, the first commercial rapid prototyping technology, and the widely used STL file format. He is named on more than 60 U.S. patents as well as other patents around the world in the fields of ion optics and rapid prototyping. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014 and in 2017 was one of the first inductees into the TCT Hall of Fame.

For other people named Charles Hull, see Charles Hull (disambiguation).

Chuck Hull
Born (1939-05-12) May 12, 1939
NationalityAmerican
Known forSTL file format, SLA 3D printer
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering
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