Libre de faire, Faire Libre

Entièrement open source, avec recette en ligne, matériaux accessibles en fablab et bientôt en kit à une centaine d'euros, l'OCPC ou «One CNC Per Child», conçue au Japon, augure la révolution de la machine à commande numérique pour tous.

Sometimes 3D printing is not enough. Additive manufacturing disrupted the scene, but in a vast number of cases, subtractive methods are still the way to go. Like all technologies, 3D printing has its limitations, stemming from the very foundation of how 3D printing works.For some designers and engineers this technology still falls short of results of other rapid prototyping or fabrication methods they are used to, naming injection molding, or CNC milling as some examples. And the arguments are strong – limited materials, hence limited mechanical and aesthetical properties and in some cases even cost efficiency of production. And when 3D printing is not enough, the obvious choice is to reach for a different technology.