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A 3D printing project in the making: - Chocolate, - A robust 3D printer for plastics, - Social e-commerce & trello for 3D printing projectsTRANSCRIPT
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3D Printing with chocolate,
Maker Cosmos and
how can you help it happen
We’re a Poland-based team
Brought together by a vision of building a consumer
3D printer for chocolate
Reached the limit of bootstrapping after completing a
prototype…
Didn’t want the knowledge gained and all the hard work to
go to waste…
Started MakerGod – our take on a solid, reliable 3D printer
for plastic and leveraging the opportunities provided by 3D
printing, starting with the nascent Polish community
Most work is done, prototype of in-house designed 3D
printer is being tested now
Back-end for the social e-commerce site is done, front-end in
remaking, but…
We need external support for the last push
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The story
The problem
What is done
What
is needed
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I’m done running a micro enterprise for cooling
and lighting installations!
OK, so what do you want to do, then?
A 3D printer for
chocolate!
Let’s build our own machine
during the summer!
Let’s learn from open source builds, first
We’ll need a lot more money to do it… : /
What else can we do?...
Design our own solid, reliable printer,
using our pains and hardships as a base!
Bootstrapping is tough, when you build machines…
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After learning from open source solutions and
while building our choco printer we’ve run into
numerous problems,
with open source
solutions we were
using, such as the
extruder partly
melting and a
piece of metal at 350ºC falling on the table…
We wanted a solid, reliable
3D printer which we
wouldn’t have to babysit
(and fix) all the time…
And that’s how…
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Our own, improved design
of a 3D printer for plastics,
engineered in Poland
MakerCosmos is born…
Mix of facebook, trello and
marketplace for 3D products,
enthusiasts and companies
Our contribution to the 3D
printing community, starting
with the nascent, Polish one
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Our own, improved design
of a 3D printer for plastics,
engineered in Poland
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Custom-made electronics based on an Arm processor
Redesigned mechanical system, based on moving
elements used in CNC machines and handling of
photovoltaic panels
High-quality materials (aluminum, tempered glass)
Fire-proof (additional sensors and feedback control)
Double extruders allowing printing with two colors or
with dissolvable support materials
Multiple materials (PLA, PVC)
Numerous improvements for reliability and convenience
Test unit clearly outperforming a RepRap machine
Our own, improved design
of a 3D printer for plastics,
engineered in Poland
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Cooperate on projects, find partners, plan and share
Showcase your projects and skills
Meet and connect with other people
Sell your products – social e-commerce
Make / register your company
Hire, or freelance, to make your design a reality
Written completely in-house
Back-end finished
Currently redesigning front-end and improving layouts
and usability
Mix of facebook, trello and
marketplace for 3D products,
enthusiasts and companies
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Our contribution to the 3D
printing community, starting
with the nascent, Polish one
Submit own articles
Highlight community
members
Share resources and
contacts
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Remember the Chocolate 3D printer
from the beginning?
It’s currently on hold, because we can’t afford the
development still needed to go from the prototype
to a product, but…
We did build a working prototype!
http://www.video.tt/watch_video.php?v=nuOe6RTJR
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We’ve built a working prototype, doing 3D models of
up to couple millimeters height, which is basically what
most other machines are capable of at the moment,
including the ones you can buy.
Partnering with the Agricultural University of Cracow
helped a lot.
We worked hard, ate a lot of chocolate and had fun, but
there are still probably at least two more prototype
iterations necessary to address the problems we
haven’t solved yet, due to our constraints.
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Hot chocolate
Besides that, we have ideas!
How to address most issues with the chocolate
printer:
Custom cooling system to build chocolate
form of desired height,
A system for repeatable preparation of
chocolate, etc.
And other things we can we do with the
knowledge we’ve gained in the process:
Project of a printer for photopolymers (using
lasers instead of melting plastic)
Training machines and kits for schools, and…
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In order to keep on improving,
we need three types of things:
Financial backing,
Mentorship and partnerships,
People.
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Money
Shaper is being tested now, portal is
almost ready, but to keep on working
full-time on the project, with our team,
we need support until we bring the
product to market and break even,
guesstimated at ~ 100k EUR.
In order to develop the chocolate
printer, to the point where it can be
sold to consumers, probably 500k EUR
is the minimum.
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Mentorship & partners
Doing stuff by yourself can get really
hard at times. We need someone we
could rely on, in terms of knowledge
and advice (i.e. how to get to the
market), experience, contacts or simply
providing some words of wisdom and
encouragement, when most needed.
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People
Product engineer and / or designer, we
could turn to, when the things aren’t
working
Marketing whiz, who can help us do an
amazing launch and establish ourselves
worldwide
COO who could facilitate daily operations
and help with the nitty-gritty stuff
IT manager who could take over the
software and web part of project
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Where we’re lacking?
Solid business model
If we got it right from the start, we wouldn’t
need support, now. We have some ideas, but
those require a reality check. Otherwise,
workshops and custom orders are the things
which can help us stay afloat…
The right competitive advantage
We did our research. We know who’s doing
what in Poland and what’s happening
worldwide, but that doesn’t give us the upper
hand, yet.
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Where we’re lacking?
Marketing and customer acquisition
Yes, we thought
about that
as well.
But thinking,
however hard,
does not alter
the reality.
We have yet to do it.
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Goals and targets
July – August
July – August
September +
By the end of the year
Until the end of the year
Unsuccessful since
early 2014
As soon as possible
Fix glitches with of the current
Shaper test unit
Finish redesigning the websites
Test and launch the websites
Sell first units of the printer
Survive
Secure funding for
development of the
chocolate printer
Next version of Shaper and a
photopolymer unit prototype
We owe a big thank you
to a lot of people
Over the course of the project, there were
close to 40 friends, family and colleagues
who helped us get where we are now.
Special thanks are due to:
Mrs. Bozena,
dr Filipiak-Florkiewicz, Piotrek, Marek, Andrzej,
Krzysiek, Konrad, Beata, Ida and many others.
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Team’s core
Przemyslaw Teczar
Initiator of the whole project and the
driving force behind it.
A lot of experience running a micro
enterprise serving major companies,
doing sales, engineering and project
management, at the same time.
Michal Monit
Current Phd Candidate with
background in engineering and a knack
for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Singularity University’s GSP’12, Kairos
Global Fellow and Sandbox member.
Makes things happen. Builds, breaks and repairs Need something out
of the ordinary? Call me!
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According to some, it took God 6 days to…
We’re not God.
We’re not that powerful, not that wise, strong or fast, but
with a little help we can bring CREATION into your hands,
as well.
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MakerGod Shaper
Technical specification
(may change)
Technology: FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling)
Build envelope: 250 x 250 x 300 mm
Layer height: 100 microns, 200 microns, 300 microns,
Filament: 3 mm, PLA and PVC (double extruder)
Mechanics: H guide rail, moving Z
Main materials: Aluminum, tempered glass, polycarbonate
Connectivity: USB, LAN WiFi
All basic, technical documentation including CAD drawings
and instructions for element handling and assembly are there.