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think3D is now the official reseller for Ultimaker, MakerBot and 3D Systems

authorized resellers
authorized resellers

Think3D has recently signed MoU’s with the top three leaders in 3D printing industry – 3D Systems, Ultimaker International Limited (UMI) and MakerBot Industries, LLC. As per each agreements think3D gets the license to sell the range of 3D printers and related products of UMI, MakerBot and 3D Systems in the southern part of Asia.

This agreement also leads to the fact that think3D holds the rights to market and position the products of the three top 3D printing brands and utilize its web portal, www.think3d.in, as a possible medium. The agreement makes think3D eligible to offer any kind of technical support and after-sales services to clients’ issues, relating to 3D printing and scanning in India.

Think3D Ultimaker MoU
MoU between Ultimaker International Ltd. and think3D

The official date of agreement for Ultimaker was dated on 4th of April, 2015, whereas, MakerBot and 3D Systems signed the MoUs on 8th and 12th of April, 2015, respectively.Nick Mayor, International Business Development Manager, Ultimaker International Ltd. stated, “I would like to welcome Think3D to the growing community of Ultimaker resellers around the world. We are looking forward to work with Think3D in building the Ultimaker brand in India.”

Post these agreements the potential consumers of these brands are more likely to get their products available at a much lesser price, compared to the cost of the actual price of the printers i.e., the price of the printer when they are directly shipped from the homelands.

Think3D is now among the key players for marketing and positioning the range of products of these 3D printing giants and this agreement gives think3D the opportunity to create a segment of customers for the three companies in India, and possibly, in the neighbouring countries. Being one of the known brands on 3D printing in India, this business opportunity will make think3D an accessible one-stop-shop for the potential Indian clients and the growing market in India, at large.

MoU between MakerBot and think3D
MoU between think3D & MakerBot Industries, LLC
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MoU between 3D Systems & think3D
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Ultimaker going global

Ultimaker 2 going global
Ultimaker 2 going global

There are many 3D printing companies that are well established in and around this technology. Among these companies, there are a handful of companies that have in the due course of time became the hot- shots in this domain. Among these companies there are few names that have conquered the homeland and are all set to go global!

We wrote about a company, 3D Hubs few days back. This company raised $4.5 million to expand the global 3D printer’s network. Now we bring to you another company that is planning to fan out throughout the world. Ultimaker is a popular name in the 3DP world; founded in Netherlands in 2011 Ultimaker has quickly and steadily captured the entire 3DP market in Europe. The company specializes in consumer level FDM 3D printers.

For the past few days the word was in the air that something interesting was going to happen in the world of 3DP and this hype was created by Ultimaker. The company came up with some very interesting teasers and the sole hint to the entire things was a slogan written on the top of the site which read “Going Global”. From the other hints it was quite evident that the company is planning to start off with a new office in the United States of America.

Earlier the products of Ultimaker were not conveniently acquired by Americas and even through some people did acquire it from third party suppliers or from the website and had to pay high tax duties on the product. If the purchase was made online some of the credit card companies charged the consumers currency conversion money and at the end of all this it became a very expensive affair.

Now the news is public that all the products of Ultimaker are now available for the customers in North America. Ultimaker has partnered with fbrc8, who have the license as well as the capability to assemble the printer in US. This way customers do not have to pay heavy amounts to purchase an Ultimaker product.

Hopefully very soon there would be a teaser from Ultimaker bearing the Indian flag as Ultimaker is in high demand in India as well.!

Click here to see Ultimaker 2 printer specifications.

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Desktop 3D Printer Buyers Guide Part1 – Fundamental Questions

Since you’ve already made up your mind to bring the dream machine to your home, there are a wide range of 3D printers that are available in the market. There are more than 150 different desktop 3D printers available. Out of so many options it’s quite difficult to choose one. This is where you need someone to walk to down the alley of 3D printers, that’s precisely why we are here, to suggest you the best 3D printer!

The first step would be to keep in mind why exactly do you need this printer? What purpose would it serve? Above all the main question should be what is the budget? Once you have the answers to these questions it will be a matter of time you unveil the right 3D printer for yourself.

Where do we start? As a starting point you must do a simple exercise. You just have to ask yourself these basic questions.

Will I have more fun building the printer or printing things? (What’s my Type)

There are two types of people who would love to acquire a 3D printer. The first kind, who belong to the tinker category, who love to dismantle stuff and then assemble them all over again, the DIYers! For such people the fun of it all is being able to make the machine from the scratch. It is possible to source the materials through online suppliers such as McMaster-Carr, Amazon Supply, and eBay.

The other, who just love to print out stuff that others have designed. For these people it would be better to focus on printers that come as kits, low cost and which has a relatively large community to ask questions when there’s a problem. For them the fun starts when they explore the possibilities of the 3D printer and what are all the things that they can print with the help of this printer. If you fall in this category its best to purchase a MakerBot Replicator 2 or Ultimaker, these are the two most commonly purchased 3D printers that are available in the market.

Why do I need this printer? (End Use)

Some people print functional art or desktop ornaments. Other people use it to prototype board game pieces, hardware enclosures, or product concepts. But some of the other people print functional objects to fix and solve their problems around the house. Some use it to create ornaments and while others use it to create metal fittings. These considerations are very important to determine the nature of the output including material used, output dimension, speed, layer width, strength, ductility etc, which in turn determine technology, budget and model of the printer.

What’s the amount of money you can spend? (Budget)

As a thumb rule of 3D printers, kit based printers are cheaper than the pre-assembled ones, and self sourced printers are cheaper than the kit-based printers. The range in which you can buy a decent pre-assembled printer would be $700 to $3000. The Solidoodle and the Printrbot Jr are two best examples of value 3D printers with reportedly consistently good prints for a low price. Many new companies are announcing their printers, and the prices are going down at a great extent. You can even keep visiting kickstarter for new announcements, though how many of them will be stable commercially is yet to be seen.

Once these questions are answered, we can move to the next part of the 2014 Desktop 3D Printer Buying Guide (4 Part Series) for more advanced considerations, which will be published shortly.