bring 3D fabrication dick straightaway to the consumer has been fraught with challenges ; these at - home printing machine are either insanely expensive or circumscribe in scope . A new concept calledFLUXclaims that it ’s solved all those enigma with an all - in - one 3D printer that offers modular extruders for ultimate flexibility . Is this the game - changer we ’ve been hold back for ?
The FLUX not only has a introductory 3D printing machine that use the received FFF ( fused strand assembly ) printing system , it also has a built - in 3D scanner , which is pretty sweet . That ’s great for contrivance , but not really groundbreaking ; we ’ve cover some other all - in - one 3D printer , like theDa Vinci 1.0 AiO by XYZ . So here ’s the tangible nifty lineament : FLUX can be fitted with a handful of interchangeable modules that attach and detach using hard magnets . You ’ve got plenty options for how to output your creations , from a optical maser engraver to a ceramic extruder to a pastry extruder ( your own 3D - printed chocolate , at last ! ) and the module can be updated over time as technology advances .
Sound too good to be true ? It might be . With 39 day to go , the Kickstarter for FLUX is already funded with $ 160,000 in financial backing , which might seem like a bunch , but is not very much when it comes to developing and manufacturing century of units . In fact , the right way there on the Kickstarter , the creators say the printer will be produced by injection modeling , which “ requires great capital disbursement . ” Maybe they have seed money coming in elsewhere and the Kickstarter is just for publicity ? ( For comparison , Makerbot has had over $ 10 million in funding . )
There ’s also some competitor : Arecently - funded campaign for the MM1 Modular Printerlooks super alike and has many of the same hope ( they bring up $ 56,000 , but the units have a much higher Mary Leontyne Price point—$999 equate to $ 499 for FLUX ) .
All - in - one 3D printing is not an easy force field . It ’s going to take a few more years to get many of these feature right . But one of these companies is buy the farm arrest it eventually . Here ’s to hoping that FLUX can make it happen . [ Kickstarter ]
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