Febtop Tech Optimus
Febtop has already started production of 50 units which will be ready to ship to the first batch of backers next month.
The Optimus, a multi-faceted desktop machine launched by Febtop Tech on Indiegogo, has smashed its $50,000 goal within just two hours.
A Swedish tech company, made up of a group of makers, engineers and designers, Febtop has developed its first 3D printing machine – a consumer-friendly, affordable desktop application - which has now received over $81,000 in financial backing at the time of writing.
The machine boasts two different configurations, a vertical delta formation and a horizontal Cartesian formation. Each form is optimised for a certain tool – the former for 3D printing and the latter for laser cutting and Computer Numerical Control (CNC).
Febtop has worked in these two different configurations into the same machine to maximise its capability range. Taking just ten minutes to swap between the configurations, Febtop has ensured the machine calibrates itself automatically after transforming between the two formations. Febtop tested the Optimus machines more than 500 times. Because of its metal body, the company suggests the accuracy of the printer will not be affected after numerous transformations. Priding itself on its strength, Febtop CEO, Simon Karlsson even went to the extreme of standing atop of the printer to highlight its durability.
Taking advantage of the delta model, the Optimus is made up of lightweight moving parts which ensure a faster and more precise print. It is also born from a simpler design, using less parts, and ultimately saving more time in the production phase. The print volume is 24cm in diameter and 30 cm in height. When transformed to use the laser engraver and cutter, the machine boasts a working area of 50 cm x 50cm.
Febtop Tech Optimus Chess
Designing, and manufacturing, an inductive chess game, the machine had to draw on its 3D printing abilities, laser engraving technology and CNC proficiencies.
Before the launch of the Optimus, Febtop decided to put the machine’s full range of capabilities to the test. Designing, and manufacturing, an inductive chess game, the machine had to draw on its 3D printing abilities, laser engraving technology and CNC proficiencies.
“We wanted to make a machine that could help you make your own products, going from an idea to a prototype and to a final product,” Karlsson wrote on The Optimus’ Indiegogo profile. “We wanted the machine to be capable of modifying your personal items, like engraving your own name on a bag. But most of all we wanted a machine that could build things you cannot find in stores, like (our) inductive chess game, which (is) fully made with the Optimus.
“In this chess game the pieces have been 3D-printed, the black squares laser engraved and the tracks separating them, have been cut with the CNC. Even the PCB board powering the induction coils under it, has been made with the CNC.”
Febtop has already started the production of 50 units which will be ready to ship to the first batch of backers next month. The Optimus is available on Indiegogo starting from $979 for 3D printing, $1,159 for 3D printing and laser, and $1,1579 for 3D printing, laser and CNC.
