Helping Disaster Relief Operations Through On-Demand Product Production!

These Makers Are Building The Products Disaster Areas Need--In The Place Where They're Needed

After the massive 2015 earthquake destroyed a district hospital in Nepal, doctors started working out of tents, relying on donated technology to connect critical medical equipment to a power source outside. But the connection broke-and no spare parts were available locally.

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This article gives us a glimpse into the future of 3D Printing and similar technologies that are being pushed forward by the maker movement. We’ll continue to see 3D Printing, CNC and Laser Cutting tech advance for small scale operations. While detail has reached an excellent level for the majority of uses, especially with printers like the Form 2. However, there are still some barriers such as ease of use which is where we’ll see more advancements become widespread in the 3D Printing market. Examples of such advancements that higher end models feature are self-leveling beds and high levels of durability/repeatability with machines so you’re not constantly tweaking settings. One tech advancement I’d love to see developed is advancing the bed technology to include self-clearing and cleaning of beds, to allow automation of larger amounts of small-run parts.