Kenya’s Home Grown 3D Printing Technology

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Kenya’s Home Grown 3D Printing Technology

Kenya’s Home Grown 3D Printing Technology Takes The World By Storm. When it comes to innovation and creativity, borders are nothing but mere lines on a map. This is exemplified by the incredible story of Peter Miria, a talented inventor based in Ruiru, just outside Nairobi, who has built a game-changing four-headed 3D printer from the comfort of his own home.

Miria’s amazing creation is set to revolutionize local manufacturing and put Kenya on the map as a hub for cutting-edge technology. Despite the high cost of 3D printers, which has been a significant hindrance to their mass adoption, Miria’s homemade device is set to change all that.

While working on designing a smart, economical wheelchair, the innovator realized that the most affordable and straightforward way to create it was through 3D printing. Despite the existence of high-quality printers on the market, their expensive price tags could make them inaccessible to many. Therefore, the idea of building his own 3D printer that could print multiple items simultaneously took shape. The innovator preheats the printing bed to 200 degrees, applies a light layer of filament to the extruders, and adds glue to the glass bed for more robust adhesion. Using a secure digital card, he inserts instructions into the printer to begin the process of completing a print, which can take as little as a few minutes from the design stage.

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