The Flux is an all-in-one 3D printer, 3D scanner and laser engraving machine. Unexpectedly, it blew past its Kickstarter goal in only two hours after being launched, and it sold out all of its $499 early bird printers in under 24 hours.
The campaign was requesting $100,000 and only two days later it has taken in almost $500,000 with more than a month to go. While Kickstarter has long been fertile ground for 3D printers to seek exposure and success it’s been a while since a campaign blew up this quickly.
This sounds like a pretty exciting new 3D printing product and it’s easy to see why it became popular so fast. The Flux is essentially a basic FFF 3D printer with an integrated 3D scanner. While the printer-scanner combo units aren't really anything new, the Flux has a modular design that allows you to swap out the 3D printing head for other modules that fit with different tool sets and printing heads.
You can see how the modular system works in their trailer:
A big thank you to all backers! It’s really amazing that we’ve received pledges beyond our initial funding goal. Because of all of your support, we can make our dream come true. And now, we can offer you even more cool things.
For more information on the new FLUX All-in-One 3D printer jump over to the Kickstarter website.
looks like a mini kossel
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of annoying that you've not included a direct link to their Kickstarter, yet you make money via ads, using their content... lame
ReplyDelete"It’s really amazing that we’ve received pledges beyond our initial funding goal."
ReplyDeleteThen will you price it at a price lower than the one initially planned ?
No, they'll spend it on booze and strippers to celebrate.
DeleteWhere's the link to the kickstarter? What a poor article.
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