Ups and Downs of 3D Printing in Africa There are benefits and obstacles of using 3D printing in TANZANIA(AFRICA) as addressed in the following reasons; Advantages Limited markets, with less product choice comparatively to the global north, particularly in more rural areas, drives the desire for customization. It is more difficult to source the part you may need or it […]
Today’s buyers demand mass customization, local production and sustainable materials, all of which 3D printing can provide. Now let us look at 3D printing in the education system. It lets us solve more problems physically than just mentally. Revolutionizing the way of learning. Incorporating the imaginative ideas into reality. Let’s us not just think of something and guess it will […]
Making Makers! An important current trend is the Makers Movement. Continue reading this website to know how, when applied to healthcare, patients can hack their illnesses with simple modifications and brainstorming. Patients are making a difference by driving solutions in their own care, on an individual case-by-case basis. A cornerstone of the Makers Movement is 3D printing, also called additive […]
3D printing in Africa, 3D printing at home. Why idealize when we can materialize, having all at our finger tips. Imagining and creating beyond our expectation, not having to depend and wait for everything to be made for us. Making the dormant ideas become activated and switched to reality. All great things started small, with a push of looking for […]
Last fall, a team from Kuunda 3D Tanzania took the Ultimaker 2 Go 3D printer on an adventure-filled trip to rural Tanzania. The goals of the November 2016 trip were to: test the ability of a 3D printer to operate in rural conditions with intermittent electricity, dust, and no computers gauge the feasibility of teaching and demoing 3D design and printing to average […]