Umbono wokuphrinta kwe-3D okuhambisanayo unamandla ngendlela emangalisayo.
I-rap ngokumelene namaphrinta e-3D kade yaba ukuthi ihamba kancane kakhulu kunemishini yokukhiqiza evamile ukukhiqiza amayunithi aphelile, nakuba ekwazi ukwenza izinto zanoma iyiphi idizayini emsebenzini wokuphrinta olandelayo.
Lokhu kuhamba kancane kwesinye isikhathi kube yisizathu sokungacabangi ukuphrinta kwe-3D njengenketho yokukhiqiza, kanye nokungatholakali kwezinto ezidingekayo. Kodwa-ke, eminyakeni yamuva nje ububanzi bokukhethwa kwezinto ezibonakalayo buye banda kakhulu, futhi manje buhlanganisa izinto eziningi ezithandwayo zobunjiniyela.
Manje kuyenzeka ukwenza izinhlobo eziningi zezingxenye ezisetshenziswa ekugcineni kumaphrinta e-3D, kodwa asahamba kancane.
Kodwa lokho kuvinjelwa kunganqotshwa ngokuhambisana. Uma idivayisi eyodwa ithatha amahora amabili ukukhiqiza ingxenye, khona-ke imishini eyi-100 ingakhiqiza izingxenye ezingu-50 ngehora. UGabe Bentz ka-Slant 3D uchaza kahle lokhu enkulumweni yakhe ye-TEDxBoise ka-2018:
Ngikhulume noBentz muva nje ukuthola okwengeziwe ngalo mqondo nokuthi yini eyenziwa kuyo I-Slant 3D.
U-Bentz wachaza ukuthi inkampani yakhe, i-Slant 3D, izama ukukhiqiza umsebenzi omkhulu wokukhiqiza ngokusekelwe kuphela kubuchwepheshe bokuphrinta be-3D. Uthi manje sebesebenzisa “ipulazi lokuphrinta le-3D elikhulu kunawo wonke eNyakatho Melika”, “linemishini eyikhulu” yonke ekwazi ukusebenza ngokufana ukukhiqiza izinkulungwane zezingxenye lapho kudingeka khona.
U-Bentz uthi okwamanje bagxile emisebenzini esukela ku-10-20,000, futhi bathatha imisebenzi edinga izingxenye ezingu-100,000.
Konke lokhu kuyingxenye yohlelo olukhulu, ngokusho kukaBentz, osondela kulokhu ngezigaba. I-“Print Farm Alpha”, esesiphelile manje, kwakuyisiteji lapho bathuthukisa khona ubuchwepheshe babo besistimu yepulazi.
Iphrinta ye-3D ye-Mason
Lokhu kuhlanganisa iphrinta ye-3D eyenziwe ngokwezifiso, i-Mason 3D Printer, enekhono lokukhipha izingxenye eziqediwe iyodwa.
Ngicele u-Bentz ukuthi embule izimfihlo ezingemuva kwale ndlela yokukhipha, kodwa ubengasho okuningi, njengoba kuyinzuzo enkulu yamasu. Ngakwazi ukunquma ukuthi ihlobene nesimiso sokunamathela embhedeni esiyinkimbinkimbi esivumela ingxenye ukuba ikhululwe ngaphansi kohlobo oluthile lokulawula. Izingxenye ezikhishiwe zingahlala ebhandeni lokuthutha ukuze ziqoqwe.
I-Slant 3D idale isisombululo sesofthiwe yangokwezifiso esiphatha wonke amadivaysi epulazi ngesikhathi esisodwa. Bakwazile ukuthuthukisa inqubo ezenzakalelayo evumela amaphrinta we-150D aphilayo we-3 ukuthi aphathwe yi-opharetha eyodwa.
Phrinta i-Beta Yepulazi
Okwamanje i-Slant 3D iphakathi kokwakha i-“Print Farm Beta”, okuyinguqulo ekhuliswe kakhulu yezinto zokusebenza kanye nenqubo eyathuthukiswa ngesikhathi sokuPrinta Ipulazi i-Alpha. Umgomo lapha ukuba namaphrinta amangalisayo we-800 3D ngesikhathi esisodwa ekusebenzeni okungu-24/7. Ngezibalo zika-Bentz, lokhu kuphakamisa ukuthi bazodinga abantu abayingxenye yeshumi nambili ukuphatha isayithi elinjalo.
Uma isiqedile, i-Print Farm Beta ingase ibe indawo yokuphrinta ye-3D enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, okungenzeka yeqe imishini ye-Prusa Research engu-500. Umdwebo womqondo uvela phezulu. Bentz uthi:
“Onyakeni olandelayo sizobe siqedela i-Print Farm Beta. Okuzosinikeza ikhefu ngisho nokubumba umjovo wezingxenye ezicishe zibe ngu-100,000 ngokwesilinganiso.”
Ukuphrinta kwe-3D vs Ukubunjwa komjovo
Lona umphumela othakazelisayo, njengoba i-Slant 3D izobe isikwazi ukuthatha i-oda elikhulu ngokushesha, njengoba imisebenzi yokubumba umjovo eqhudelanayo kuzodingeka ilinde ukuthi isikhunta siklanywe, sihlolwe futhi sikhiqizwe. Ngaleso sikhathi, amalungu afanayo amaphrinta e-3D adinga ukuthunyelwa kuphela umsebenzi olandelayo ukuze aqalise.
Ngibuze uBentz ukuthi bayayithengisa yini i-Mason 3D Printer, futhi impendulo empeleni cha. Kodwa-ke, bazothengisa amayunithi ngamanye kumakhasimende ukuze bakwazi ukuhlola amaphrinti ukuze balingise lokho abangakuthola ku-Print Farm Beta.
U-Bentz uthi ukucushwa kwe-array kuzoxazulula inkinga yesivinini, kodwa manje imboni isabhekene nenkinga yokuklama. Ngaphambi kokuzibophezela kumanani amakhulu kangaka wokuphrinta kwe-3D, izingxenye kuzodingeka ukuthi zakhelwe kahle ukukhiqizwa kumaphrinta e-3D, futhi lelo yikhono eliseyivelakancane kulezi zinsuku. Bentz uthi:
“Uma uklama ukuphrinta kwe-3D ufuna ukunciphisa indawo futhi ungakhathazeki ngengxenye yevolumu; lokho kuphambene nalokho obuzokwenza ngokubumba umjovo!”
I-FFF Ye-Array 3D Printing
Ngibuze u-Bentz ukuthi kungani ugxile ekuphrinteni kwe-3D yesitayela se-FFF kuyilapho kukhona ezinye izinqubo zokuphrinta ze-3D ezitholakalayo ezingafinyelela umphumela ophezulu. Ukholelwa ukuthi "i-FFF iwukuphela kobuchwepheshe bokuphrinta be-3D obungakwazi ukufeza isikali sokukhiqiza ngezindleko ezinhle."
Phrinta Ipulazi Gamma
Ngabuza uBentz ukuthi yini elandelayo enkampanini, futhi wachaza ukweqa okumangalisayo kwesigaba esilandelayo sokuthuthukiswa kwenkampani:
“Sizokwakha i-Print Farm Gamma ukuze isebenze njengendawo yokugcina impahla esebenza ngedijithali kanye nesikhungo sokusabalalisa. Lokho kuzokwazi ukuphrinta futhi kuthunyelwe izingxenye ngazinye ngezindleko ezifanayo njengokungathi zenziwe ngezigidi ezikhiqizwa ngokwesiko. Lokhu kuzosho ukuthi noma ngubani emhlabeni angaklama umkhiqizo futhi awenze futhi ulethwe ezigidini ezingaba izigidi zabantu ngezindleko zokusingatha iwebhusayithi.”
Eminyakeni eminingi edlule ngabhala ngomqondo wekusasa engangiwubiza ngokuthi “Noma yini Factory”, lapho imboni emile ingasebenza 24/7 yenza ngokoqobo noma yini eceliwe.
Kungenzeka ukuthi i-Slant 3D yakha eyodwa.
