#THE PRINT SHOP FORT OGLETHORPE HOW TO#
This means both knowing how to work the machines to get optimal results and – perhaps even more importantly – knowing what to feed them: the proper designs. However, these technologies – which are represented mainly by two MakerBot 2X’s and one Form1+ – do require a good amount experience for their potential to be fully exploited. Modell’o’s business model is exemplar in that it uses new, low-cost 3D printing technologies to produce useful products. The rest is mainly laser cutting, digital plotting, and general artisan manufacturing jobs, which are entirely compatible with 3D printing. He has been in business for a while now and he has now fine tuned a business model that works, with 3D printing services now representing as much as 60% of revenues. However, Thomas’s shop was well worth the visit. I have to admit, rushing around with so much to do and so little time is not easy. With this arrangement, I was able to not miss the conference, while still getting see Modell’o. Giorgio knew me from 3DPI, where he has written in the past, and also knew Thomas, so he offered to give me a ride to the shop, located on Chaussée de Waterloo, 337, in Saint-Gilles, during the MWC lunch break. Needless to say, we arranged for me to visit the shop while in Brussels which, it should be noted, would not have been possible without another helping hand from Giorgio Magistrelli, who is working with the EU Commission and CECIMO on Additive Manufacturing. What happened is that, the day after I got my ticket to Brussels for Materialise World Conference 2015, I was contacted through Facebook by Thomas, who was in Milan for an event organized by his local partners for Design Week. The latest one to add to the list is Modell’o, the first 3D print shop in Brussels, opened in 2012 by my new-found friend Thomas Baldi.
#THE PRINT SHOP FORT OGLETHORPE FULL#
Have I ever mentioned that strange coincidences have been happening to me ever since I started following the 3D printing industry full time? Growthobjects launching in Barcelona, 3D Spot in Lisbon, the FabLab in Catania, Shapeways’ opening day in NYC, the 3D printing show taking place in Israel, all happening just as I happened to be passing through town.
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