Post by Xayoz on Mar 6, 2021 15:59:17 GMT
This is exciting. Hopefully more manufacturers will start offering parts this way.
www.miele.com/en/com/3d4u-3d-printing-instructions-6343.htm
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German appliance manufacturer Miele are offering CAD files for the 3D printing of extra components for their own range of appliances.
According to Miele’s website they are “the first domestic appliance manufacturer in the world to offer a wider range of 3D printable accessories.”
There are 10 part files available to download, most of them designed to be used as attachments for Miele’s vacuum cleaners. The components, which have all been uploaded to Miele’s 3D4U page on Thingiverse, are as follows:
Valuables Separator – this is a vacuum attachment that stops you from sucking up jewels and things when you vacuum your jewellery draw.
Coffee Clip — this item helps seal up a coffee bag so you don’t get grounds in your drink while steeping the brew (actually useful).
Twin Adapter — The twin adapter allows two vacuum heads to be used simultaneously for some reason.
Borehole Cleaning Aid — This device fits to the vacuum and removes debris while drilling holes with a power drill.
Motif Dispenser — this dispenses a motif onto your coffee. There is a template file for you to modify your design in addition to the file for the dispenser itself.
Micro Handle — a small nozzle for the vacuum.
Flexi Nozzle — This is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a flexible nozzle for your vacuum.
Bubble Attachment — Yes, this is a real thing. It blows bubbles.
Mono Bracket — There is a picture of this below. Apparently, this component allows the user to attach another accessory to your vacuum cleaner “within easy reach”.
You may have noticed a common theme in those items. Most of them are probably not the kind of thing you would spend money on. Not being able to reach a vacuum attachment in a hurry likely isn’t a real problem that needed addressing.
These items are what you would probably call value-added products. They add value to your existing products and also to the company itself. And they utilized existing resources to create this project (and even used Thingiverse rather than designing their own CAD repository). So it’s a fun thing for everyone that probably didn’t cost a lot to implement, and it’s probably good for marketing as well.
www.miele.com/en/com/3d4u-3d-printing-instructions-6343.htm
C/P
German appliance manufacturer Miele are offering CAD files for the 3D printing of extra components for their own range of appliances.
According to Miele’s website they are “the first domestic appliance manufacturer in the world to offer a wider range of 3D printable accessories.”
There are 10 part files available to download, most of them designed to be used as attachments for Miele’s vacuum cleaners. The components, which have all been uploaded to Miele’s 3D4U page on Thingiverse, are as follows:
Valuables Separator – this is a vacuum attachment that stops you from sucking up jewels and things when you vacuum your jewellery draw.
Coffee Clip — this item helps seal up a coffee bag so you don’t get grounds in your drink while steeping the brew (actually useful).
Twin Adapter — The twin adapter allows two vacuum heads to be used simultaneously for some reason.
Borehole Cleaning Aid — This device fits to the vacuum and removes debris while drilling holes with a power drill.
Motif Dispenser — this dispenses a motif onto your coffee. There is a template file for you to modify your design in addition to the file for the dispenser itself.
Micro Handle — a small nozzle for the vacuum.
Flexi Nozzle — This is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a flexible nozzle for your vacuum.
Bubble Attachment — Yes, this is a real thing. It blows bubbles.
Mono Bracket — There is a picture of this below. Apparently, this component allows the user to attach another accessory to your vacuum cleaner “within easy reach”.
You may have noticed a common theme in those items. Most of them are probably not the kind of thing you would spend money on. Not being able to reach a vacuum attachment in a hurry likely isn’t a real problem that needed addressing.
These items are what you would probably call value-added products. They add value to your existing products and also to the company itself. And they utilized existing resources to create this project (and even used Thingiverse rather than designing their own CAD repository). So it’s a fun thing for everyone that probably didn’t cost a lot to implement, and it’s probably good for marketing as well.