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Philips debuts 3D printable components to repair products (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It definitely has its upsides! It just also means you need to have access to a 3d printer or pay for a 3d printing service

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Paying for a 3D printing service or going to a local makerspace is probably still cheaper than whatever Philips would have charged for an injection molded equivilant.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Maybe they plan to. I’ve been wondering why companies don’t do this already.

While a product is actively manufactured, cranking out a few extra pieces is cheap and easy. However once it’s discontinued stocking or manufacturing parts is a cost with no profit potential. Wouldn’t the manufacturer save money, resources, warehouse space by releasing the deign and contract with a printing service to build on demand and shindig to the customer?