Personal Manufacturing Prize
Luis
The winner of the PM interim prize will be the inventor who can make a
3-D printer that can demonstrate the following:
Print at least three different materials, including one that is
usefully electrically conductive.
The ability to print electronic circuit boards.
Print beds† must be of a material which may be reused with minimal
refurbishment for at least 20 print cycles.
Maintain a total materials and parts cost under $200 and that 90% of
the volume of the printer parts be printed. ††
Demonstrate a build volume of the printer above 300x300x100mm in order
to insure that items daily utility can be printed.
The capacity to print a full set of parts for a complete replica of
itself within 10 days unattended save for clearing no more than one
printer head jam.
The ability to print autonomously without a PC attached.
Uses no more than 60 watts of electrical power.