RepRap – the replicating rapid prototyper

Jones, Rhys; Haufe, Patrick; Sells, Edward; Iravani, Pejman; Olliver, Vik; Palmer, Chris; Bowyer, Adrian

doi:10.1017/s026357471000069x

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“…Using widely available Arduino microcontrollers 18 and RAMPS electronics, 1 we use stepper motors (with 2:1 reduction by gears) and 1 /16-step control to achieve approximately 50 nm microsteps (see Figure 9). In the case of the x and y axes, motion of the M3 nut is transferred to the stage with a ratio just below unity but the z axis lever is designed to mechanically reduce the motion by a factor of 2.6 to improve precision.…”

Section: Mechanical Designmentioning

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A one-piece 3D printed flexure translation stage for open-source microscopy

Sharkey

Foo

Kabla

et al. 2016

Review of Scientific Instruments

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Open source hardware has the potential to revolutionise the way we build scientific instruments; with the advent of readily-available 3D printers, mechanical designs can now be shared, improved and replicated faster and more easily than ever before. However, printed parts are typically plastic and often perform poorly compared to traditionally machined mechanisms. We have overcome many of the limitations of 3D printed mechanisms by exploiting the compliance of the plastic to produce a monolithic 3D printed flexure translation stage, capable of sub-micron-scale motion over a range of 8×8×4 mm. This requires minimal post-print cleanup, and can be automated with readily-available stepper motors. The resulting plastic composite structure is very stiff and exhibits remarkably low drift, moving less than 20 µm over the course of a week, without temperature stabilisation. This enables us to construct a miniature microscope with excellent mechanical stability, perfect for timelapse measurements in situ in an incubator or fume hood. The ease of manufacture lends itself to use in containment facilities where disposability is advantageous, and to experiments requiring many microscopes in parallel. High performance mechanisms based on printed flexures need not be limited to microscopy, and we anticipate their use in other devices both within the laboratory and beyond.

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Section: Mechanical Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

A one-piece 3D printed flexure translation stage for open-source microscopy

Sharkey

Foo

Kabla

et al. 2016

Review of Scientific Instruments

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“…In 2007, the RepRap, a research project from the University of Bath in the UK, developed a 3D printer that can self-replicate; at least in terms of printing its own parts via software running on a desktop computer. The RepRap printer was designed to be a low-cost solution, and became an open-source project for people to freely modify and enhance (Jones et al, 2011). Shared workspaces became one of the central places for people to experiment with and develop such technologies further.…”

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Researching the Emergence of 3D Printing, Makerspaces, Hackerspaces and FabLabs in the Global South: A Scoping Review and Research Agenda on Digital Innovation and Fabrication Networks

Seo-Zindy

Heeks

2017

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Enabled by ICTs and digital fabrication tools such as 3D printing, and facilitated by shared workspaces such as makerspaces and FabLabs, digital innovation and fabrication networks (DIFNs) are emerging globally. To open the debate on this nascent phenomenon in the global South, this paper examines the current state of knowledge and offers future research directions. Through a systematic scoping review of 70 articles, it identifies a need for more empirical and more conceptualised research, particularly on under-researched regions including Latin America, Africa and most of Asia. Three research topic areas are identified for immediate attention: the nature of production processes within DIFNs; the relationship between DIFNs and the wider innovation systems within which they sit; and the tension between the open and closed worldviews manifest in DIFNs.

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“…O termo RepRap criado pelo engenheiro Adrian Bowyer, corresponde a elaboração de impressoras 3D autorreplicáveis, a fim de diminuir seu custo e popularizar sua aplicação (JONES, R. et al, 2011). Foram concebidas como impressoras não vinculadas a patentes, o que barateia sua produção, abre espaço para modificações do hardware e software incentivando assim o surgimento de novos modelos cada vez mais eficientes, de baixo custo e de fácil construção.…”

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Hackerspace universitário – tecnologia e design participativo

Cruz¹,

Rodrigues²,

Aviani³

et al. 2015

Proceedings of the 7th Information Design International Conference

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RepRap, makerspace, prototipagem O presente artigo aborda a instalação de um hackerspace, dentro do departamento de desenho industrial da Universidade de Brasília, com IntroduçãoCada vez mais presente, a tecnologia da prototipagem, tem sido adotada em novos nichos com o propósito de facilitar procedimentos, entreter, expressar ideias, elaborar utensílios, conectar pessoas e outros infinitos propósitos. Com base nessa liberdade criativa de uso basicamente ilimitado, observou-se a importância de buscar melhor interação entre as ações de prototipagem de diferentes setores da sociedade e da academia de modo a melhorar o aprendizado compensando a defasagem do currículo empregado no curso de design. Revisão literáriaAs definições de alguns conceitos relativos à prototipagem e a relação entre eles tornam-se necessárias para a melhor compreensão da pesquisa.Segundo Camargo & Fazani (2014), o denominado design participativo apregoa a interação entre o projeto, o próprio usuário, os desenvolvedores e os colaboradores de qualquer meio, de forma irrestrita aos profissionais especializados. Essa prática de união cooperativa permite uma discussão mais enriquecedora por consequência da variedade de domínios, levando a soluções mais rentáveis e eficazes.

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RepRap – the replicating rapid prototyper

Cited by 606 publications

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A one-piece 3D printed flexure translation stage for open-source microscopy

A one-piece 3D printed flexure translation stage for open-source microscopy

Researching the Emergence of 3D Printing, Makerspaces, Hackerspaces and FabLabs in the Global South: A Scoping Review and Research Agenda on Digital Innovation and Fabrication Networks

Hackerspace universitário – tecnologia e design participativo

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