Over the past few months, we have seen quite a few different approaches to solving one of the biggest issues facing anyone who has invested in a professional level 3D printer: idle time. While 3D printing adoption is booming, that does not mean that every 3D printer is working as much as it should. Given the rapid obsolescence of any new technology these days, you simply have got to put that machine to work. The 3D Printing Partner Service from Rinkak, the leading Asian 3D printing service, might offer a solution.
Through this new program Rinkak will send 3D printing orders to all participating 3D printing manufacturers. This means that anyone who owns a professional level 3D printer (this definition generally includes Stratasys’ FDM and PolyJet systems, 3D Systems’ full-color CJP, SLA, and SLS systems, as well as EOS’s SLS) can make them available by focusing solely on the manufacturing aspect, while eliminating customer interaction hassles, such as price quotations, order management, and billing.
Using the Rinkak system does not requite any special software, just a plain web browser with all of the necessary information accessible through a simple, single page, user interface. If you are interested, all you need to do is visit Rinkak’s dedicated web page and fill out the form stating your company’s name, location, and available 3D printers.
There are a number of alternatives to optimize the use of a professional grade 3D printer, of course. For instance, there is 3D Hubs, which counts a growing number of professional services in its 10.000-3D printer-strong network. In California, there is Fictiv, a start-up that uses local 3D printers to take care of its customers prototyping needs. Alternatively, you can use Fabnami, and instantly make your 3D printer available online to anyone. Now, you can also partner with Rinkak. With all of these options, there really is no reason why your 3D printer should be sitting idle.
