Zortrax: how the Poles sold 80 printers on a kick starter, and then another 5000 printers from DELL
The less you give the user the freedom, the more he loves you.
Weifai is there, but it does not work, there is no second extruder and it is not planned, the software can only be started by registering on the site, the layer thickness is programmatically limited, for non-fig. Prints only from an SD card. One nozzle 0.4 mm. You can not change the speed on the go. Plastic - only ABS. But prints them the best.
Polish startup Zortrax has successfully declared itself on Kickstarter
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The Poles decided to remove all the settings, leaving one “Print” button and first 80 customers won love at Kickstarter, and then DELL, which expressed their love by ordering a batch of 5,000 pieces.
Past this news did not pass and TechCrunch , who interviewed the founder about this:
The short essence of the answer is that in Zortrax a little bit like when, in the middle of the kickstarter campaign, they were ordered 2 orders of magnitude higher than their predictions.
Not a few, the founders of Zortrax decided to move industrial 3d-printers:
In my opinion - the usual printer. One of tens (and if to consider Chinese, and hundreds) Ultimaker replicas.
According to 3dhubs, 96% of owners recommend this printer to friends (for comparison, 97% is Ultimaker 2), and 80% are ready to change this printer only to the next model in this series.
Design features - 2 rails and a heavy aluminum body (which perfectly absorbs vibrations)
Perforated platform so as not to mess with hair spray or Kapton
Technical support with pictures
Simple software to not think much
Fill selection and advanced settings
Trend report for March 2015
Zortrax on the 2nd place, and among the ABS on the first, leaving MakerBot, Up and others on the bottom
UPD (April):
In April on the first
Reviews
If my “tackles” for girls worked as well as Zortrax, then I would be the father of thousands of children
Dancing robe-hands printed on Zortrax
Roller from Kickstarter, who won the callous hearts of the leaders of DELL
Team
Meet Karolina, Rafal, Tomasz
They printed Kenny
But what else can you print
www.thingiverse.com/thing : 262830
There are several strategies for buying a 3d printer. Not without reason, several nominations and priority characteristics were identified for 3dhubs:
Are you looking for cheaper or smaller smut, whether you want more settings or more profit (sell more printers or make money on consumables), want technical support in your city or the opportunity to connect a Nintendo joystick. You will find what you need, because printers are now Nemer.
The Zortrax M200 won in the Plug 'n' Play nomination. The qualities that brought him victory brought him 5,000 orders from DELL.
I tested the Zortrax M200 from the official partners of IGo3D.ru , they are funny, they tell stories about how cooperation with Europeans takes place.
By the way, I had a question, what would be possible to print this in order to immediately evaluate the print quality of ABS? (Do not offer fingers )
And - yes, 3d printers are awesome.
Weifai is there, but it does not work, there is no second extruder and it is not planned, the software can only be started by registering on the site, the layer thickness is programmatically limited, for non-fig. Prints only from an SD card. One nozzle 0.4 mm. You can not change the speed on the go. Plastic - only ABS. But prints them the best.
Polish startup Zortrax has successfully declared itself on Kickstarter
')
The Poles decided to remove all the settings, leaving one “Print” button and first 80 customers won love at Kickstarter, and then DELL, which expressed their love by ordering a batch of 5,000 pieces.
Past this news did not pass and TechCrunch , who interviewed the founder about this:
“We were still in the middle of our Kickstarter campaign. We haven’t been able to make it, so far, so far, ”said Rafał Tomasiak, Zortrax CEO. “At that point in time of production, Business negotiations with Kickstarter backers. Now the situation is much different, we are ready for large quantity orders. ”
The short essence of the answer is that in Zortrax a little bit like when, in the middle of the kickstarter campaign, they were ordered 2 orders of magnitude higher than their predictions.
Not a few, the founders of Zortrax decided to move industrial 3d-printers:
“Developers of various devices find it much easier to make prototypes by printing parts on several smaller printers at once than one at a time designed for industrial production. When other technology companies understand this, the 3D printing market will burst into a new boom. ”
In my opinion - the usual printer. One of tens (and if to consider Chinese, and hundreds) Ultimaker replicas.
- 200 x 200 x 185 - working area.
- The diameter of the outlet 0.4 mm
- Heated platform with automatic calibration.
- Layer thickness up to 25 microns (while the printer is software-limited to 90 microns, but in the nearest firmware they promise up to 25)
- Printer weight: 13 kg
- Operating temperature: 15 ° -35 ° C (withstands open windows, does not require a bag on his head)
- And it is still quieter than the Ultimaker, and it smells delicious (special plastic composition, it does not pinch the eyes).
- Worth 2000 euro (Ultimaker 2 - 2,660 euro)
According to 3dhubs, 96% of owners recommend this printer to friends (for comparison, 97% is Ultimaker 2), and 80% are ready to change this printer only to the next model in this series.
Design features - 2 rails and a heavy aluminum body (which perfectly absorbs vibrations)
Perforated platform so as not to mess with hair spray or Kapton
Technical support with pictures
Simple software to not think much
Fill selection and advanced settings
Trend report for March 2015
Zortrax on the 2nd place, and among the ABS on the first, leaving MakerBot, Up and others on the bottom
UPD (April):
In April on the first
Reviews
If my “tackles” for girls worked as well as Zortrax, then I would be the father of thousands of children
Dancing robe-hands printed on Zortrax
Roller from Kickstarter, who won the callous hearts of the leaders of DELL
Team
Meet Karolina, Rafal, Tomasz
They printed Kenny
But what else can you print
www.thingiverse.com/thing : 262830
Conclusion
There are several strategies for buying a 3d printer. Not without reason, several nominations and priority characteristics were identified for 3dhubs:
Are you looking for cheaper or smaller smut, whether you want more settings or more profit (sell more printers or make money on consumables), want technical support in your city or the opportunity to connect a Nintendo joystick. You will find what you need, because printers are now Nemer.
The Zortrax M200 won in the Plug 'n' Play nomination. The qualities that brought him victory brought him 5,000 orders from DELL.
Remember where the money is buried
I tested the Zortrax M200 from the official partners of IGo3D.ru , they are funny, they tell stories about how cooperation with Europeans takes place.
By the way, I had a question, what would be possible to print this in order to immediately evaluate the print quality of ABS? (Do not offer fingers )
maybe this?
And - yes, 3d printers are awesome.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/365219/
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