@Conrad_Electronic , a mayor German electronics retailer, announced the Renkforce 1000, their first 3D printer design. While it uses open-source software and firmware, the hardware is proprietary.
What’s interesting about it is that a) it uses mostly precision industrial components, such as ball screws, proper ball slides, a massive aluminum frame and cable chains, b) has a couple nice features, like a bed probe and a 450W ceramic bed and c) it’s fairly reasonably priced for all that, at 1999€, putting it in the same ballpark as an Ultimaker or a Makerbot Replicator.
A 200W milling spindle is currently in development, with further addons (laser heads and such) planned.
It’ll be available starting February 20th - if they have them in-store by then, i’ll pop by and have a look at it.
Product link: http://conrad.com/ce/en/product/1007508/Renkforce-3D-Printer-RF1000
Originally shared by c’t magazin
Wir haben ein Vorserienmodell des 3D-Druckers Renkforce 1000 von Conrad in die Finger bekommen und getestet. (vza)
http://heise.de/-2108976
