SD3D Launches 3D Printer Farm

I thought this was quite a novel idea. A San Diego based company called SD3D has launched a 3D printer farm. Like a server farm, it caters to businesses mainly. Clients buy a 3D printer and the company hosts it at their farm. Utilizing a special open source adaptive build environment they are able to ensure a high standard of print. Expert technicians make sure your prints come out right, the first time, every time. More details on the Adaptive Build Environment which they use, as well as pricing and further details on the 3D printer farm itself can be found here: http://3dprint.com/5198/sd3d-3d-printer-farms-abe/

What do you guys think? Will such a business concept work? Would you consider using a 3D Printer farm?

They call it disruptive technology for the desktop 3D printer, and David Feeney and Bennett Berger of SD3D say their 3D Printer Farm concept allows clients to purchase -- and then house --- their 3D printer on-site. When a client is ready to use their 3D printer, the process is managed at the SD3D site by technicians who use the company's open source Adaptive Build Environment (ABE) software to manage the job. Clients pay a service fee which, depending on the length of a contract, might run around $5.89 per print for a year and the cost of filament which runs around $30 per kg of PLA or ABS. You can read the whole story here: http://3dprint.com/74005/sd3d-abe-software/


Below is an infographic with SD3D's latest:
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