The first turnkey industrial solution for 3D printing with a pellet auger.

The printer works on the principle of FDM technology, however, it uses granules, not filament, as consumables. Feeding system - auger.

The design of the 3D printer is very surprising. It appears to be in a rigid frame, which is in another frame. The second frame is a container.

So you understand? You arrive with a truck on a trailer with a 3D printer and print anywhere. Very important for the military, by the way. Everything is very solid and reliable, at least at first glance.

Will this approach kill the seal bar thread? I do not think. It's all about the size of the printer. In desktop-sized printers (that is, with a printable area of ​​up to 1 meter on the side), it makes no sense to 3D print from granules, because it would be unprofitable. Even taking into account the cost of the pellets. The cost of the machine will be unjustifiably expensive, this is justified only for large-sized printing.

Colossus is not the only reason I like Colossus because they were the first to come up with a turnkey solution. Not unimportant factor: own production. My opinion is the following, an equipment manufacturer is simply obliged to have its own or partner production, on which their own equipment stands as a working capacity. Otherwise, how to work out all the nuances? How to sell something that you yourself cannot work on. This is the only way successful stories work.

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