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- 1. Spaceleftforbinding 3D Printing withchocolate, Maker Cosmos and how can you help it happen
- 2. We’re a Poland-basedteam Brought together by a vision of building a consumer 3D printer for chocolate Reached the limit of bootstrapping after completing a prototype… Didn’t want the knowledge gained and all the hard work to go to waste… Started MakerGod – our take on a solid, reliable 3D printer for plastic and leveraging the opportunities provided by 3D printing, starting with the nascent Polish community Most work is done, prototype of in-house designed 3D printer is being tested now Back-end for the social e-commerce site is done, front-end in remaking, but… We need external support for the last push to bring the fruits of our work to the market Page 2 About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™
- 3. I’m done runninga micro enterprise for cooling and lighting installations! OK, so what do you want to do, then? A 3D printer for chocolate! Let’s build our own machine during the summer! Let’s learn from open source builds, first We’ll need a lot more money to do it… : / What else can we do?... Design our own solid, reliable printer, using our pains and hardships as a base! Bootstrapping is tough, when you build machines… endof 2012 early 2013 summer 2013 endof 2013 early 2014 mid 2014 Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 3
- 4. After learning fromopen source solutions and while building our choco printer we’ve run into numerous problems, with open source solutions we were using, such as the extruder partly melting and a piece of metal at 350ºC falling on the table… We wanted a solid, reliable 3D printer which we wouldn’t have to babysit (and fix) all the time… And that’s how… Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 4
- 5. Our own, improveddesign of a 3D printer for plastics, engineered in Poland MakerCosmos is born… Mix of facebook, trello and marketplace for 3D products, enthusiasts and companies Our contribution to the 3D printing community, starting with the nascent, Polish one Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ Page 5 About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details
- 6. Our own, improveddesign of a 3D printer for plastics, engineered in Poland Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 6
- 7. Custom-made electronics basedon an Arm processor Redesigned mechanical system, based on moving elements used in CNC machines and handling of photovoltaic panels High-quality materials (aluminum, tempered glass) Fire-proof (additional sensors and feedback control) Double extruders allowing printing with two colors or with dissolvable support materials Multiple materials (PLA, PVC) Numerous improvements for reliability and convenience Test unit clearly outperforming a RepRap machine Our own, improved design of a 3D printer for plastics, engineered in Poland Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 7
- 8. Cooperate on projects,find partners, plan and share Showcase your projects and skills Meet and connect with other people Sell your products – social e-commerce Make / register your company Hire, or freelance, to make your design a reality Written completely in-house Back-end finished Currently redesigning front-end and improving layouts and usability Mix of facebook, trello and marketplace for 3D products, enthusiasts and companies Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 8
- 9. Our contribution tothe 3D printing community, starting with the nascent, Polish one Submit own articles Highlight community members Share resources and contacts Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 9
- 10. Remember the Chocolate3D printer from the beginning? It’s currently on hold, because we can’t afford the development still needed to go from the prototype to a product, but… We did build a working prototype! http://www.video.tt/watch_video.php?v=nuOe6RTJR Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 10
- 11. We’ve built aworking prototype, doing 3D models of up to couple millimeters height, which is basically what most other machines are capable of at the moment, including the ones you can buy. Partnering with the Agricultural University of Cracow helped a lot. We worked hard, ate a lot of chocolate and had fun, but there are still probably at least two more prototype iterations necessary to address the problems we haven’t solved yet, due to our constraints. Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 11 Hot chocolate
- 12. Besides that, wehave ideas! How to address most issues with the chocolate printer: Custom cooling system to build chocolate form of desired height, A system for repeatable preparation of chocolate, etc. And other things we can we do with the knowledge we’ve gained in the process: Project of a printer for photopolymers (using lasers instead of melting plastic) Training machines and kits for schools, and… Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 12
- 13. In order tokeep on improving, we need three types of things: Financial backing, Mentorship and partnerships, People. Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 13
- 14. Money Shaper is beingtested now, portal is almost ready, but to keep on working full-time on the project, with our team, we need support until we bring the product to market and break even, guesstimated at ~ 100k EUR. In order to develop the chocolate printer, to the point where it can be sold to consumers, probably 500k EUR is the minimum. Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 14
- 15. Mentorship & partners Doingstuff by yourself can get really hard at times. We need someone we could rely on, in terms of knowledge and advice (i.e. how to get to the market), experience, contacts or simply providing some words of wisdom and encouragement, when most needed. Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 15
- 16. People Product engineer and/ or designer, we could turn to, when the things aren’t working Marketing whiz, who can help us do an amazing launch and establish ourselves worldwide COO who could facilitate daily operations and help with the nitty-gritty stuff IT manager who could take over the software and web part of project Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 16
- 17. Where we’re lacking? Solidbusiness model If we got it right from the start, we wouldn’t need support, now. We have some ideas, but those require a reality check. Otherwise, workshops and custom orders are the things which can help us stay afloat… The right competitive advantage We did our research. We know who’s doing what in Poland and what’s happening worldwide, but that doesn’t give us the upper hand, yet. Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 17
- 18. Where we’re lacking? Marketingand customer acquisition Yes, we thought about that as well. But thinking, however hard, does not alter the reality. We have yet to do it. Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 18
- 19. Confidential and propertyof Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 19 Goals and targets July – August July – August September + By the end of the year Until the end of the year Unsuccessful since early 2014 As soon as possible Fix glitches with of the current Shaper test unit Finish redesigning the websites Test and launch the websites Sell first units of the printer Survive Secure funding for development of the chocolate printer Next version of Shaper and a photopolymer unit prototype
- 20. We owe abig thank you to a lot of people Over the course of the project, there were close to 40 friends, family and colleagues who helped us get where we are now. Special thanks are due to: Mrs. Bozena, dr Filipiak-Florkiewicz, Piotrek, Marek, Andrzej, Krzysiek, Konrad, Beata, Ida and many others. Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 20
- 21. Team’s core Przemyslaw Teczar Initiatorof the whole project and the driving force behind it. A lot of experience running a micro enterprise serving major companies, doing sales, engineering and project management, at the same time. Michal Monit Current Phd Candidate with background in engineering and a knack for innovation and entrepreneurship. Singularity University’s GSP’12, Kairos Global Fellow and Sandbox member. Makes things happen. Builds, breaks and repairs Need something out of the ordinary? Call me! Confidential and property of Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ Page 21 About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details
- 22. Contact p.teczar@cetnarsky.com m.monit@cetnarsky.com Confidential and propertyof Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 22
- 23. According to some,it took God 6 days to… We’re not God. We’re not that powerful, not that wise, strong or fast, but with a little help we can bring CREATION into your hands, as well.
- 24. Confidential and propertyof Cetnarsky Goods and MakerGod™ About us The story The problem What is done What is needed Short-term targets The team Contact The details Page 24 MakerGod Shaper Technical specification (may change) Technology: FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) Build envelope: 250 x 250 x 300 mm Layer height: 100 microns, 200 microns, 300 microns, Filament: 3 mm, PLA and PVC (double extruder) Mechanics: H guide rail, moving Z Main materials: Aluminum, tempered glass, polycarbonate Connectivity: USB, LAN WiFi All basic, technical documentation including CAD drawings and instructions for element handling and assembly are there.