Simpliforge Launches India’s 1st State-of-the-Art Robotic Concrete 3D Printer at Charvitha Meadows

Minister for Finance, Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Telangana, T. Harish Rao, inaugurated the Robotic Construction 3D Printer in Siddipet

Simpliforge Creations, provider of additive manufacturing solutions, today launched their first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art Robotic Construction 3D Printer. Claimed to be India’s first and South Asia’s largest Robotic Construction 3D printer, the printer was inaugurated by Sri Thaneeru Harish Rao, Hon’ble Minister for Finance, Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Telangana, at Charvitha Meadows in Siddipet. Present along with the Minister were Mr. Amit Ghule, Founder & COO, Simpliforge Creations, and Mr Dhruv Gandhi, Founder & CEO, Simpliforge Creations who shared the innovative aspects of the machine and spoke about plans for innovative constructions to be handled by the robotic arm printer.

Construction 3D Printing is a technology set to address the unique housing needs of India for remote constructions as well as innovative designs. Simpliforge’s Robotic Arm Construction 3D Printer is not only the largest Construction 3D Printer in India but also the first of this size in South Asia. The 3D Printer can print landscaping elements, furniture, statues, and wall façade, among others, to full-scale civil structures. The printer is capable of working with environment-friendly materials like geopolymers and clay, with Simpliforge launching its proprietary construction material ‘SIMPLICRETE’ as well. The advantages of Additive Manufacturing being minimal wastage, shortened supply chains, optimal resource utilization and decentralized manufacturing are being brought to the construction Industry.

Minister Harish Rao launching the robotic arm

Amit Ghule-COO and Dhruv Gandhi-CEO Simpliforge Creations with team

Speaking on the occasion, Hon’ble Minister Harish Rao said, "Innovation can happen anywhere, it need not be a Tier I Metro city, but even a small town like Siddipet. The 3D printer is one such milestone initiative. It gives me immense joy to be launching this state-of-the-art technology at Charvitha Meadows. I congratulate the entire team of Simpliforge for this remarkable landmark and wish them all the best to continue to contribute to the needs of their industry and position Siddipet as the hub of such advanced technology innovations."

Expressing his delight on the launch of this innovation, Mr. Amit Ghule, Founder & COO, Simpliforge Creations, said, “We are humbled by the presence of our Hon’ble Minister Harish Rao garu for launching our project. The current 3D printer can create structures up to 7m in size, making it the largest Robotic Concrete 3D Printer in India, and in fact, the entire South Asian region. Further, the range of the printer can be increased as required. Robotic Concrete 3D printer provides better design versatility and freedom to the designers whilst also being easy to deploy at project sites than gantry style printers, making it attractive to designers and project developers alike."

"Charvitha Meadows is a one-of-its-kind and new-age gated community with plots and villas in Siddipet, Telangana. It’s a futuristic world designed with a sustainable approach for holistic living. We are proud to collaborate with Simpliforge and excited to embark on this remarkable journey towards innovation", said Hari Krishna J, MD & CEO at Apsuja Infratech (Charvitha Meadows).

Mr Dhruv Gandhi, Founder & CEO, Simpliforge Creations adding more details on the technology said, “At Charvitha Meadows, we are printing a number of artistic elements for its Sanjeevani Park, positioning it to be India’s first park of its kind. The design philosophy of Charvitha Meadows is sustainable living with amalgamation of futuristic technologies. This Robotic 3D printing technology is chosen considering the ecological advantages of the technology and the design freedom it offers. We greatly appreciate the Telangana Government for always being the pioneer in promoting innovative technologies and also working towards setting up a ‘National Centre for Additive Manufacturing’, showing the government’s proactive interest in pushing this technology ahead.”

Amit Ghule (COO) & Dhruv Gandhi (CEO) Simpliforge Creations and Hari Krishna J

Equipped with a large materials library, niche design expertise and sound domain knowledge for technology applications, Simpliforge Creations aims to expand globally with its technology. The company envisions constructing unique civil structures while developing robotic technology to enable smart construction in India and abroad. This technology also gives design freedom to architects and structural engineers to experiment with unique structures for novel construction.

ABOUT SIMPLIFORGE CREATIONS

Simpliforge is a holistic additive manufacturing solutions company with capabilities for Technology Development, System Integration and Service Solutions. Simpliforge provides complete prototyping and manufacturing solutions for products spanning the FMCG sector to niche domains such as prototyping, prosthetics, jewellery, medical devices, etc. For Construction Industry, Simpliforge provides Technology & Materials Development, Equipment manufacturing & Integration and End-to-end construction solutions. Powered by manufacturing domain experts, localized production facilities and international design experts, Simpliforge delivers services in the aforementioned domains.

IIT Madras Almuni Startup Constructs India's 1st 3D Printed Structure

Bangalore-based Tvasta Manufacturing Solutions (Tvasta), an emerging 3D Printing startup founded by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-Madras) alumni, has developed India's first 3D Printing Construction Technology and have successfully built India's first 3D Printed Structure.

Tvasta, along with Civil Engineering Department, IIT Madras has constructed India’s first 3D room module in IIT Madras campus and this prototype structure will serve as a base foundational model for accelerating R&D and testing in the startup's ambitious plan of making affordable sanitation and affordable housing a reality in India.

India’s first 3D room module developed by Tvasta

Additionally, the startup and IIT Madras' Civil Engineering Department have together established a one-of-a-kind 3D printing laboratory - the IIT Madras Printability Lab, in order to formulate technological solutions for construction sector and take its indigenously-developed 3D Printing construction technology to the mass market.

Professor Manu Santhanam, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, who has been working with the Tvasta team, said, "3D printing of concrete gives a new dimension to construction. This technology can best meet the complex demands of modern architecture with concrete. The use of a combination of binders and optimally proportioned and sized aggregates, along with suitable chemical additives, the concrete mixture is fine tuned to achieve the rheological characteristics that make it possible for extrusion of the material and shape retention after placement."

Founded in 2016, by IIT-Madras alumni Adithya VS, Parivarthan Reddy, Santhosh Kumar and Vidyashankar C, Tvasta is aiming to completely automate construction, including placement of reinforcements and finishing, by re-envisioning the construction process.

Talking about their plans, Mr Adithya VS, Co-founder of Tvasta said, "Tvasta will be building India's first 3D printed house within the next one year. The impact of 3D printing in construction will be primarily focussed towards the 'Housing for All' scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and Construction of Toilets for the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'. Tvasta is working withmultiple stakeholders in the Construction Industry to make 3D Printing technology suitable and viable for the Indian construction industry."

The founding team of Tvasta see a lot of potential in the high-end Industrial 3D Printing market and also see a lot of potential for pushing the boundaries of the possibilities using 3D Printing technology. The startup also have proprietary 3D printers that are entirely designed and manufactured in-house.

Besides application of 3D Printing in construction industry, the startup is also working on 3D Bio-Printers to design, print and control living cell structures such as plant cells and hydrogels. The startup infact is working on designing, developing and manufacturing 3D Printing tech for various domains including manufacturing and aerospace industry.

IIT Madras is collaborating with several government agencies and industry to disseminate knowledge and establish standards, policies and processes to bring these technologies to the field.

Source - NDTV

Image Credits - Twitter.com/Tvasta_3DP

HP Launches 3D Printers in India, Prices Start at ₹2.5 Crore

Two years after unveiling it own branded 3D Printers, technology giant HP today finally launched its 3D printing solution in India too. The prices are starting from Rs 2.5 crore, to tap into sectors like manufacturing, education and defence.

3D printing refers to creation of a 3-dimensional object in which layers of materials are formed with computers controlling the process.

HP’s Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution will be available in India primarily through the company’s specialised partners. It has signed up Imaginarium and Adroitec as the first resellers of its 3D printers for India.

Currently, the printers use plastic as raw material. However, HP has announced its intent to use metal and colours for the 3D printers in future.



“Industry 4.0 is being impacted by a range of technologies -- Internet of Things, Cloud etc. The launch of our 3D printers in India comes at a time when the government is pushing manufacturing in India and we see a lot of potential for our printers,” HP India Managing Director Sumeer Chandra told PTI.

He added that the product would be aimed at sectors like manufacturing, defence, healthcare, education and product labs as well as service bureaus that provide printing as a service.

The price tag of Rs 2.50 crore includes pre and post processing unit, the 3D printer and initial consumables. It also includes 3-year maintenance and service contract.

Chandra explained that using 3D printing, making prototypes is faster and competitively priced with current options.

He added that these 3D printers also allow for better customisation.

According to industry reports, the global 3D printing market is expected to be worth over USD 32 billion by 2023, growing at a CAGR of more than 25% between 2017 and 2023.

The reports attribute the growth to factors like ease of development of customised products, ability to reduce overall manufacturing costs, and government investments in the 3D printing projects for the development and deployment of the technology.

As per a 6Wresearch, the Indian 3D printer market is expected to cross USD 79 million by 2021, with automotive applications accounting for the biggest chunk of business.

It has been a long time that HP, maker of World's biggest printer, has been teasing the tech enthusiasts with its 3D printer plans for quite sometime. Recently, during a 3D printing conference held in the New York City, the company had demonstrated how a plastic chain it had printed on its prototype 3D printing machine was strong enough to lift a car.

Currently, HP is also in midst of testing printing machines that can also print integrated circuits. It has actually done the same chain test, but this time with embedded circuits printed in that clearly showed the strain and stress that the chain was suffering.

In 2016, we profiled a Mumbai based startup called MaherSoft that builds Industrial and consumer grade 3D Printers in India available at cost of about Rs.75,000, which is far cheaper than 3D Printers by HP.

More such startups are in India that build and offer 3D Printers for prototyping purpose available for much affordable rates such as Pramaan and Brahma3. These printers are however not for commercial or large scale industrial purpose like ones by HP and Mahersoft.

Mumbai-Based Bootstrapped 3D Printer Startup Builds High Precision 3D Printers With 500+ Hours of Testing

3D printing is finally out of its cocoon, and is growing bigger and bigger by each passing day. All over the world, new and innovative 3D printing products are being constantly deliberated and worked upon. One such company working towards the growth of the technology is Mumbai-based Maher Soft.

Conceived and executed by Mohammed Khorakiwala, who describes himself as a software engineer by degree but an entrepreneur by heart, Maher Soft is part of the Akbarallys and Wockhardt group.

Maher Soft is primarily involved in building Industrial and consumer grade 3D Printers. In order to maintain the quality of the products, the company does close to 500+ hours of testing on its prototype machines before sending it into production. According to the company, this precision and quality is the very reason that Maher Soft has earned high repeatability of their products. A testimonial of this is the small batch production of 1500 units of a motor holder for a drone manufacturer that the company had recently successfully completed.

Starting its journey in April, 2014, the company has always believed in developing products that push the envelope and challenges the status quo. There aim is to constantly keep exceeding their customers expectations by delivering superior customer value and evoking deep emotions with their innovative, out-of-the box products. The company enjoys laying its hands in complex environments, and solving the various problems that currently exist at the intersection of multiple fields.

The startup believes that while building 3D Printers is fairly easy, giving birth to reliable 3D Printers is the actual task. For Maher Soft, the actual 3D printing journey started when one fine day the company bought the leading consumer grade 3D Printers. Unfortunately, the leading printers ended up miserably failing the startup's basic benchmark tests. The frustration caused by this motivated the company into building its own 3D Printers.



Maher Soft has built Indie, an Industrial grade 3D Printer, after more than 5000 hours of testing. This high precision dual nozzle 3D Printer is currently considered as the most reliable 3D Printer in the whole wide country. Another great product by the startup is a consumer grade 3D Printer by the name Max. According to the startup, the Price to value proposition of the Max printer ends up making them the leading consumer grade 3D Printer in India. The startup is currently working on launching Indie Desktop 3D Printer, a 3D Printer which has been wholly designed in India. In order to deliver a superior value proposition to its customers, Maher Soft is making use of a unique combination of industrial grade parts, conventional manufacturing techniques, and 3D Printed parts.

The Indie Desktop 3D Printer combines the consumer grade 3D Printers price and the cost-benefit of a Industrial 3D Printer's quality. Till now, the company was selling its industrial grade 3D Printer for Rs. 500,000. And now, the company will now be launching a similar features new 3D Printer at just Rs. 75,000.

The unfunded startup faces stiff competition from some of the other players in their domain like J Group Robotics, Divide by Zero, and Fractal Works etc. But, the startup is quite confident that till the time it can concentrate on innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, it will keep outranking its competitors on the chart.

The company's founder Mohammed Khorakiwala has over a decade long experience in a number of sectors like embedded systems, Automation, Business Intelligence, 3D printing, and Retail and Operations Management. His plan for Maher Soft is to keep dishing out products that are a good combination of design, aesthetics, usability, repeatability and value.

Not Many Know That HP Launched Desktop 3D Printer Months Back

Earlier in the year, we reported about how HP was planning on launching two industrial 3D printers, Jet Fusion 3200 and 4200, that would be capable of producing objects at a speed that is ten times faster and cost almost half the amount as any similar printer in the market. And the great news is, these awesome printers are finally here.

The global printer and personal computer major unveiled the world’s first production-ready commercial 3D printing system at the largest 3D additive manufacturing conference, RAPID. The launch can be considered as HP's next big move in its mission towards bringing disruptive manufacturing solutions to the market.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXntl3ff5tc

By joining hands with biggies like Nike and BMW for its commercial 3D printers, HP aims to completely revolutionize the design, prototyping and manufacturing industry.

The HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution isn't just like any regular 3D printer. According to HP, it is a truly integrated end-to-end solution which they have designed to overcome all the existing pain points in the 3D printing processes currently in action.

An enclosed, automated processing station works towards providing customers a cleaner materials loading and mixing experience. The solution includes a build unit that moves into the HP Jet Fusion 3D Printer, where HP fusing and detailing agents are at work with HP Multi Jet Fusion technology and materials so as to deliver the customers not only fine details and dimensional accuracy, but optimal mechanical properties as well. The build unit then returns to the Processing Station, which consists of an enclosed unpacking and material collection system for cleaner extraction and a fast-cooling module. With its fast cooling process, HP provides its customers the power to increase the number of parts they produce within a day, when compared to any other existing cooling processes.

By having the capability of printing functional parts at the individual voxel level (a voxel is the 3D equivalent of a 2D pixel in traditional printing), HP's 3D printers provides its customers an unprecedented ability to transform part properties and deliver mass customization.

It's easy-to-use software does away with all the existing 3D file format challenges. Through accurate build time estimations, embedded quality checks, and automated packing, it easily streamlines print preparation and job monitoring.

While the HP Jet Fusion 3D 3200 Printer offers its customers improved productivity and the capacity to grow usage at a lower cost per part making it an ideal printer for prototyping. The HP Jet Fusion 3D 4200 Printer, on the other hand, looks after the prototyping as well as short-run manufacturing needs of its customers, with its high productivity and makes its easy for people to accomplish same business day demands at the lowest possible cost per part.

The HP Jet Fusion 3D 3200 Printer starts at $130,000. While the pricing for the full end-to-end solution (inclusive of both HP Jet Fusion 3D 3200 Printer and Processing Station) begins at $155,000. HP will be delivering the HP Jet Fusion 3D 4200 Printer in late 2016, with the HP Jet Fusion 3D 3200 Printer going out in 2017.

To know more on HP Jet Fusion 3D Printers, Go Here. And, You can order one for yourself here - http://www.hp.com/go/3Dcontactus

Finally, HP To Make Desktop 3D Printers

HP, one of the most famous and reliable printer company in the world, has finally decided to embrace the third dimension world.

According to the latest announcement made by the company itself, it will be soon releasing two industrial 3D printers, Jet Fusion 3200 and 4200, that will be capable of producing objects at a speed ten times faster and a cost half as expensive as any similar printer currently in the market. The printers will be able to churn out good quality ready-to-use products, but unfortunately these wonder printers aren't meant for average office or home use as their range will start at a staggering $130,000.

It has been a long time that HP, maker of World's biggest printer, has been teasing the tech enthusiasts with its 3D printer plans for quite sometime. Recently, during a 3D printing conference held in the New York City, the company had demonstrated how a plastic chain it had printed on its prototype 3D printing machine was strong enough to lift a car.



According to a statement given by HP’s head of 3D printing, Stephen Nigro, the production model prints can be expected to have the same level of reliability and durability. He further divulged, that almost 50 percent of the parts for the printer will be printed by one of the printers itself. The company is looking to create a printer that prints itself.

In the beginning, the company had decided to focus entirely on machines that would have been able to printout reliable plastic products, but it has now decided to launch a “material app store” using which the third-party companies will be able to develop materials for the Jet Fusions printers. These materials sill then be vetted by HP and sold at their stores.

Currently, HP is also in midst of testing printing machines that can also print integrated circuits. It has actually done the same chain test, but this time with embedded circuits printed in that clearly showed the strain and stress that the chain was suffering.

According to Nigro, the company is also planning on printing metals on its printers in the future, but that won't be happening anytime soon. "Metals is a research project for us," he stated. Further, the tech giant is also laying its focus on researching on printers that will be able to print out multiple materials all at once. HP's current focus is completely on producing machines that will be able to produce products that are ready to use.

While 3D printers available in the market till now have been successful in grabbing the eyeballs, they have somehow not been able to meet the high expectations of the people. Most of the 3D printers are just used for prototyping, as they haven't been able to print quickly at scale, or haven’t printed with materials that can last long.

Both the Fusion printers will have a printing bed that allows them to print roughly 2,500 1.5-inch plastic gears in about 10 hours time. According to Nigro, the above mentioned printers will be little cheaper on the pocket when compared to the ones that have already been launched in the market. Further, he also acknowledged the fact that in certain cases, they might be able to replace traditional manufacturing processes, wherein molds of products need to be manufactured.

HP's corporate partners like Nike,Siemens and BMW, will be the first ones to lay their hands on the printers. All of the corporates are looking forward to integrating 3D printing into their production lines. Everyone else who desire to own the 3D marvel will have to wait by the end of 2016. Well, don't be disappointed. If you really want to experience the 3D beauty benefits before the end of the year, there is one way to achieve that: Shapeways, a company that sells 3D printing services, and 3D-printed objects, will be among the firsts to get Jet Fusion.

For people hoping that HP would one day produce desktop 3D printers, that an average person would be able to buy on Amazon or any other e-commerce website, HP doesn't disappoints here as well. According to Nigro, the company has a roadmap to get its solutions into smaller environments.

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This Could Be The Fastest 3D Printer In The World

The engineers at NewPro3D, based in Vancouver, Canada set out to work on their normal projects but ended up making the fastest 3D printer in the world. This new printer is much faster in comparison to an average 3D printer. A 3D model of the Eifel tower can be built in mere 15 minutes as opposed to the 11 hours it normally takes. This shows exactly how fast this printer and what is all the fuss about.



This printer was created because the engineers at NewPro3D were fed up the amount of time the 3D printers took to make parts for their projects. This was one step that slowed down their projects immensely and reduced their productivity. In an attempt to overcome this shortcoming they decided to find a solution to overcome this major flaw which would be a great relief. They started spending time on this problem instead and also allocated considerable resources to solving this issue. And sometime later the eureka moment happened when the fastest 3D printer in the world was finally ready!



They have pivoted on the basic working of a 3D printer, and eliminated the layering and peeling process, instead, what they use is a method called continuous printing. This is one place where they saved up a considerable amount of time. The technique they use is something called "ILI", Intelligent Liquid Interface. It took them all of three years to come up with this and make this usable, but the time and effort yielded excellent results.

Next on their agenda is to make changes to the printer so that they can produce much larger parts and equipment. They want to build a turbine that can manufacture 25-foot long turbine blades within a short span of time. With the proper time and resources, that day might not be as far as we think of it to be.

This Could Be The Fastest 3D Printer In The World

The engineers at NewPro3D, based in Vancouver, Canada set out to work on their normal projects but ended up making the fastest 3D printer in the world. This new printer is much faster in comparison to an average 3D printer. A 3D model of the Eifel tower can be built in mere 15 minutes as opposed to the 11 hours it normally takes. This shows exactly how fast this printer and what is all the fuss about.



This printer was created because the engineers at NewPro3D were fed up the amount of time the 3D printers took to make parts for their projects. This was one step that slowed down their projects immensely and reduced their productivity. In an attempt to overcome this shortcoming they decided to find a solution to overcome this major flaw which would be a great relief. They started spending time on this problem instead and also allocated considerable resources to solving this issue. And sometime later the eureka moment happened when the fastest 3D printer in the world was finally ready!



They have pivoted on the basic working of a 3D printer, and eliminated the layering and peeling process, instead, what they use is a method called continuous printing. This is one place where they saved up a considerable amount of time. The technique they use is something called "ILI", Intelligent Liquid Interface. It took them all of three years to come up with this and make this usable, but the time and effort yielded excellent results.

Next on their agenda is to make changes to the printer so that they can produce much larger parts and equipment. They want to build a turbine that can manufacture 25-foot long turbine blades within a short span of time. With the proper time and resources, that day might not be as far as we think of it to be.

US-based Autodesk To Support India's 3D printing Startups With $100-million Fund

3D printing industry in India seems to get new wave in India as US based software corporation Autodesk has announced that it intends to invest up to $100 million (about Rs.614 crore) in 3D printing companies over the next several years. Its a World's First 3D Printing Investment Program.

The Spark Investment Fund, which will be operated within Autodesk, is the first of its kind for the 3D printing industry and will invest in entrepreneurs, startups and researchers who push the boundaries of 3D printing technology and accelerate the new industrial revolution.

To apply for the Spark Investment Fund and become a recipient, visit spark.autodesk.com/fund.

In addition to the financial investment, Spark Investment Fund recipients become part of the Spark partner program and have access to marketing and other developer services available to Spark partners.

Some of the applicants from India include Manipal-based Fracktal Works and df3d, a design factory and online marketplace for 3D print ing. Bangalore-based REALiz3D, a 3D printing service provider, said it is currently in a fund-raising mode and would take a call soon.

Companies and individuals developing groundbreaking hardware, software, materials, marketplaces and maker spaces are encouraged to apply to participate in the Spark Investment Fund’s investment portfolio. In addition to the financial investment, Spark Investment Fund recipients will become part of the Spark partner program and have access to marketing and other developer services available to Spark partners. It is through this unique combination of strategic investment and value-added partnership opportunity that Autodesk seeks to extend and empower the Spark ecosystem and spur innovation toward a more mature 3D printing experience.

"The days of taking a closed, top-down approach to innovating for additive manufacturing are behind us. Numerous industries recognize the value of tapping into entrepreneurs or startups with better ideas and approaches, and 3D printing is no exception," said Samir Hanna, vice president and general manager, Consumer Products and 3D Printing, at Autodesk. "The Spark Investment Fund will empower innovators to improve 3D printing, and to help us unlock the tremendous promise of this technology."

Meet 'Pramaan', India’s Very Own 3D Printer

3D printing is currently a $2.2 billion industry but is bound to grow up to $10.8 billion as per Goldman Sachs. 4 energetic entrepreneurs saw an opportunity in this sector, decided to tap it and make a 3D printer so that it doesn't have to be imported to India at high prices. This is how Global 3D Labs started out in Manipal, Udupi. Gopal Krishna, Aviral Kedia (both from MIT, Manipal), Manish Amin, Shreyas Kudva (both from MITE, Manglore) set out to make their product, Pramaan. Pramaan is a latest generation, industrial grade, desktop 3D Printer designed for multiple users and sturdy usage.

[caption id="attachment_94964" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Pramaan Creator - (L-R) Gopal Krishna, Shreyas Kudva, Aviral Kedia and Manish Amin[/caption]



"Concept modelling has been an integral part of any Engineering process. The models can be developed for various sectors ranging from Architecture to Jewellery," says Gopal. The 3D printed parts give a first-hand experience of how the products will look in their physical scale. The printed parts can be painted, sanded or even chromium plated to give an actual feel of the product or the architectural structure before it is brought to the production stage.

"Unlike earlier processes where concept modelling consisted of separate simulation on computer and then a scaled down model made up of wood, foam, etc., a 3D Printed part gives the tangibility of computer simulation and physical modelling at the same time," adds Aviral. The printers can create parts that can be tested for production before the final machine tooling is done.

"Pramaan has LCD support and SD card connectivity that allows it to be an independent system. The printer has a massive build volume of 27 x 35 x 22 cm3 that allows the users to build multiple and bigger parts in a single print. It has the largest build volume in its price range," says Shreyas.



Pramaan can be used with ABS, PLA, Laywood, HIPS Polymer, Nylon 618 and other compatible materials. Pramaan can be used to print multiple designs that can be both downloaded from the internet as well as designed by the user. Pramaan can be used with various 3D printing software that are available for free download. Apart from this, Pramaan has full metal chassis which helps making the machine a very robust one.

"Presently we are researching on multiple extruder 3D printers, food extruders, 3D scanners. These products will hit the market in early part 2015," says Gopal. G3D Labs has signed an MOU with Appmob Marketing to conduct workshops throughout the nation to make people aware of the wonders this technology can do. These workshops are a part of G3D Labs endeavour to evangelize 3D printing in India.

How Pramaan is different from other 3D Printers -

Pramaan comes with LCD support and can interact in 11 different languages meant to cater to customers all across the globe. Moreover, the printer has a massive build volume which is the biggest in the world for its price range. The printer is made for multiple users and has a sturdy chassis made of Mild Steel.

Moreover, Pramaan is a plug and play gadget. You can unpack the machine and start printing from the day 1. You can even print Pramaan without using system as Pramaan comes with SD card support. You can copy the g-codes and print using the same.

[caption id="attachment_94967" align="aligncenter" width="700"] 3D printer 'Pramaan' in action[/caption]

The team currently comprises of 9 members and they hope to establish themselves as major player in field of 3D printing and rapid prototyping by constant R&D and launching a variety of products. They are currently not funded.

As a message for future entrepreneurs, Aviral says "Entrepreneurship is a great way to bring about the changes that you wish to see in the society and empower people. Do not hesitate to invest your time and efforts in something that you firmly believe in because if you can dream it you can do it."

Brahma3 - First Indian made low-cost 3D Printer

Brahma3 Anvil is a 3D printer which has been designed by Bangalore based startup keeping in mind both beginners and professionals. It is easy to use as there are no messy cables, no external computer and thus, no dependencies. To guarantee total rigidity and ensure complete stability, it has a robust aluminum frame which has been designed from ground up. It has a heated bed with glass print surface to prevent it from any type of deformation or warp.

The printer currently uses a 7 inch touch screen interface running a custom Android firmware. The user can easily select the models directly on the tablet and print in one click. It also has a feature of sending designs to the printer wirelessly.

Nikhil Velpanur has always been a curious and creative mind. He started young at 20 by opening a youth magazine 'Strange Brew' while still in college and since then there has been no stopping him. Some years down the line, he set up Boiled Beans Inc. which was a technology business incubator. In 2013, his Boiled Beans merged with his friend Arvind Nadig’s LI2 innovations, which was an education company. Together they decided to work on technologies that will have a strong impact lasting for about 10-20 years and then they stumbled over the concept of 3D printing giving rise to Brahma3.



Brahma3 has a build area of 240 x 240 x 240 mm which makes sure that it can handle prints of considerable size. It even comes with interchangeable panels which provide the printer with a refreshing new look every day.

The printer currently prints in ABS, Nylon and PLA and supports compatibility with PVA, Laywood, PC, Laybrick and more. It has a Polycarbonate body which weighs around 15 kgs. The printer even has a Wi-Fi and Pen Drive support which makes it great on connectivity. It has a cloud based Slicing Support and the printer can withstand up to 350 degree centigrade of temperature.

Brahma3 is being sold at Rs. 1 Lakh in India currently. It also offers a six month warranty, service and replacement in case of any defects.

Brahma3 - First Indian made low-cost 3D Printer

Brahma3 Anvil is a 3D printer which has been designed by Bangalore based startup keeping in mind both beginners and professionals. It is easy to use as there are no messy cables, no external computer and thus, no dependencies. To guarantee total rigidity and ensure complete stability, it has a robust aluminum frame which has been designed from ground up. It has a heated bed with glass print surface to prevent it from any type of deformation or warp.

The printer currently uses a 7 inch touch screen interface running a custom Android firmware. The user can easily select the models directly on the tablet and print in one click. It also has a feature of sending designs to the printer wirelessly.

Nikhil Velpanur has always been a curious and creative mind. He started young at 20 by opening a youth magazine 'Strange Brew' while still in college and since then there has been no stopping him. Some years down the line, he set up Boiled Beans Inc. which was a technology business incubator. In 2013, his Boiled Beans merged with his friend Arvind Nadig’s LI2 innovations, which was an education company. Together they decided to work on technologies that will have a strong impact lasting for about 10-20 years and then they stumbled over the concept of 3D printing giving rise to Brahma3.



Brahma3 has a build area of 240 x 240 x 240 mm which makes sure that it can handle prints of considerable size. It even comes with interchangeable panels which provide the printer with a refreshing new look every day.

The printer currently prints in ABS, Nylon and PLA and supports compatibility with PVA, Laywood, PC, Laybrick and more. It has a Polycarbonate body which weighs around 15 kgs. The printer even has a Wi-Fi and Pen Drive support which makes it great on connectivity. It has a cloud based Slicing Support and the printer can withstand up to 350 degree centigrade of temperature.

Brahma3 is being sold at Rs. 1 Lakh in India currently. It also offers a six month warranty, service and replacement in case of any defects.