VERSION 3.0 (OMEGA 3) OF ASTROPRINT IS NOW LIVE!
Over the last year we have released more new features and enhancements than ever before! If you haven’t tried AstroPrint in a while, we welcome you to log in and check out all the new stuff!
Cults now integrates AstroPrint for seamless 3D printing experience
AstroPrint is proud to announce a new partnership with Cult! You are from today able to export & print design straight from Cult into AstroPrint.
Created in 2014, Cults is the 1st independent 3D files marketplace platform is a fast growing platform. It was one of the first in the Printing industry and has a long history of providing top-notch design.
AstroPrint is pleased to provide this new option with the very popular Cults Marketplace. Both companies have worked together to offer a seamless experience from the 3D Design Marketplace to the actual object.
“We are excited about this new strategic partnership. Pairing the right software with the best designs in additive manufacturing industry, and we look forward to keep working with Cults in the future”
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How to Set Up a 3D Printer Farm to Sell Drone Parts
I think it’s just about identifying a gap in the market and coming up with a design or product that could potentially fill that gap. 3D printing allows you to create products that don’t currently exist in the market
Neil Watts
Neil Watts is a 3D printing enthusiast who has turned his hobby into a business. His online store, Aero3D, sells custom accessories for drones to customers worldwide. Neil doesn’t have a background in design, but he’s taught himself to design parts with basic cad software.
In this interview, Neil tells us about:
- How he found an opportunity in custom drone parts and how other 3D printing enthusiasts can find market niches.
- How he finds clients without spending a penny on marketing.
- How he manages to run 13 printers simultaneously while still keeping his corporate job.
MachinaCorp Launches a New Printer Line with AstroPrint
MachinaCorp is a 3D printer manufacturer based in Canada. They have come a long way since they launched their Mk1 printer back in 2013. The company has always focussed on making printers with unmatching precision, speed, and reliability.
But this year they wanted to take it to the next level. For their new Mk3 printer line, they wanted to add touchscreen and cloud capabilities.
How to Set Up a 3D Printer Farm to Sell Cookie Cutters
Since we print on demand, we can sell zero of a design and it doesn’t cost us anything other than my wife having fun sketching it. If I put a product online and it doesn’t sell, we don’t lose anything.
Mike Benner
Mike and his wife Shey are the founders of Sheyb, an online store where people can find custom 3D printed cookie cutters. They make their own designs and print them on demand. Currently, they have a farm of 30+ printers and their business keeps growing.
In this interview, Mike tells us about:
- How they started their 3D printing cookie business.
- How they manage and monitor their 3D printer fleet.
- How they leverage social media to drive sales.
- Where Mike sees other business opportunities for 3D printing entrepreneurs.
AstroPrint Secures Second Round of Funding to Expand our Business and Enterprise Solutions
Press Release: For Immediate Release
We’ve just concluded a very successful second funding round where AstroPrint raised a total of $1M from two prominent VCs: Stanley Ventures and Alma Mundi Ventures. With this new investment, AstroPrint has raised a total of $2.1M, and we are now poised to grow our 3D printing cloud solution that already serves over 95k users from 130 countries.
Who are the Investors?
Stanley Ventures is the venture capital arm of Fortune 500 company Stanley Black & Decker. Stanley Ventures has invested in several companies in the additive manufacturing space, including an investment in a new Selective Thermoplastic Electrophotographic Process (STEP) 3D printing technology.
Alma Mundi Ventures is a tech venture fund based in Madrid with investors in Palo Alto, New York, London, Paris, Barcelona, and Madrid, orchestrating a global network of over 500 members in 41 cities worldwide. Their investments are primarily global tech startups in the United States and in Europe.
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TinkerCAD and AstroPrint, Together at Last!
We’re happy to announce the AstroPrint integration with Tinkercad is finally live! This has been one of the most requested features on the AstroPrint platform from schools, students, and STEM teachers! And now it’s here!
The Basics
This gives students the ability to do EVERYTHING from 3D model creation => 3D Printing, in the CLOUD. Tinkercad allows them to 3D design in the cloud, and AstroPrint manages 3D Printing of those designs in the cloud.
Tinkercad users can now export their 3D designs directly into their AstroPrint account, right from Tinkercad. Of course, they can then start the 3D Printing process from within AstroPrint.
How Enterprises can Reduce Costs and get 20X Output in Additive Manufacturing
We often get asked how a system like AstroPrint can save an Enterprise so much money, while dramatically increasing Additive Manufacturing output. This article will explore one of the primary ways we can do exactly this.
Let’s start with understanding how most Enterprises buy 3D Printers: In most organizations, an engineer requests a 3D Printer for themselves, or a department. After lots of bureaucracy, they get this approved and the purchasing process can begin. Being a large organization, they reach out to a public company such as Stratasys or 3D Systems and enter the Enterprise sales cycle of these organizations. They then go on to purchase a high end 3D Printer with a service contract and advanced (paid) software package to manage the printer.
AstroPrint Launches Cura 3 Slicing Functionality in the AstroPrint Cloud
AstroPrint ❤️’s Cura 3
First and foremost, we would like to thank Ultimaker & the Cura Open Source Community for creating and open sourcing this slicing engine!
Cura 3 functionality (more specifically, Cura Slicing Engine v3.6.0) is now integrated into the AstroPrint Cloud! (a week BEFORE Ultimaker is expected to launch it in the new Ultimaker Cloud!)
This means that AstroPrint users can now choose Cura 3.6.0 as their base slicing engine for all of their prints. Also, 3D Printer Manufacturers can now choose Cura 3.6.0 as the default slicing engine for all of their customers that use the AstroPrint software platform.
Stanley Black and Decker Partners with AstroPrint to Create a Distributed Network of 3D Printers
AstroPrint Press Release – For Immediate Release – March 13, 2019
Stanley Black & Decker Partners with AstroPrint to Create a Distributed Network of 3D Printers
Hartford, Connecticut – (March 13, 2019) Today, AstroPrint is announcing a partnership with Stanley Black & Decker (NASDAQ: SWK) to connect, control, and optimize their fleet of 3D printers across multiple facilities. With AstroPrint’s Enterprise Cloud, Stanley Black & Decker will effortlessly automate their Additive Manufacturing systems and workflows on a single platform, ensuring that resources are properly shared and optimized, while gaining actionable intelligence on productivity and growth opportunities.
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