This is a pretty neat tour of Prusa’s printer factory on the Strange Parts channel

They have an absolutely massive 600 printer farm, with the same mk3 and mk4 machines that they sell to customers, which is really impressive.

They do almost everything in-house, including manufacturing the printer mainboards, for faster project planning and turnaround times.

Note - the video is pretty long at about 40 mins!

After watching I’m a little tempted to pick up some prusament filament to support the company, really like how they are supporting local talent.

  • Pacmanlives@lemmy.world
    9·
    11 months ago

    I think they are actually now doing molded parts these days. You can only scale so large with a print farm. Very impressive setup and Prusa makes great printers and the owner seems like a standup dude. I just wish they could be more competitive in this market the X1C came out and changed things. I ended up selling my MK3S for it. I will gladly jump back to a Prusa if they have a printer for my needs again as it the brand that is my number 1 pick for a lot of reasons like being OpenSource and that something I deeply value

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      I think they are actually now doing molded parts these days.

      They talked about that in the video. Some parts that are common across models and are no longer under active refinement are being injection molded (in house), but given the expense of getting tooling made, they choose carefully which parts they make that way.

  • NightAuthor@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    11 months ago

    Ooh, new job, extra income…. I’m finally gonna upgrade to a no fuss, just print prusa machine

    • hypnotoad@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      Not only does the product rock, but you can tell this dude is in it for the right reasons. Definitely worth supporting.

      • Aux@lemmy.world
        2·
        11 months ago

        I just wish they had a CoreXY machine for consumers. I’m not buying another CoreXZ as it doesn’t print well some of my designs.

          • Aux@lemmy.world
            1·
            11 months ago

            It’s way too big and heavy for home use. I want something in a regular sized package and also enclosed. Something like Bambu Lab X1C or Creality K1, but from Prusa.

  • Transporter Room 3@startrek.website
    35·
    11 months ago

    Crazy how they can 3d print screens, heating elements, and circuit boards these days!

    I’ve always wanted to make another 3d printer with a 3d printer just to say I’ve done it.

    Also, that text body feels like a paid advertisement for a mobile game on youtube. Summary of the thing, a couple talking points, a “what I like most” section as well as “I’m definitely/considering spending money on this thing” wrapped into one…