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Would you buy Amazon’s 3D printer filament?
The largest online trading platform and the leading distributor of 3D printers, has decided to venture into additive manufacturing by launching its Amazon 3D printer filament. A brand of its own that hopes to be distributed all over the world.…
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The largest online trading platform and the leading distributor of 3D printers, has decided to venture into additive manufacturing by launching its Amazon 3D printer filament. A brand of its own that hopes to be distributed all over the world.
The American giant follows the trend of 3D printing growth. They have decided to bet on it as an element that we will be needed in our daily life. Its filaments are part of the AmazonBasics category, where we can find essential elements such as cables, light bulbs, batteries etc. when will we consider filaments as an essential need for our home?
Amazon and its 3D printers
Since desktop 3D printing began to take off a few years ago, Amazon saw a distribution opportunity and took it. In 2013, the company launched its 3D Printers & Supplies store, which distributes machines, accessories and consumables. It is one of the first distributors in the world of domestic 3D printers, out before many other manufacturers. It has only moved forward from there, with the companie’s interest in technology gradually being revealed with several research projects. There has even been talk of a 3D mobile printing service or a 3D printed drone laboratory.
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