passes inspection, the order is processed and forwarded to the Hub.
Furthermore 3D Hubs facilitates international multi-currency payments
through PayPal, Credit Card and local payment options.
3D Hubs adds a 15 percent commission (excluding any applicable taxes) on
top of the price entered for each customer quote, processes the order, and
collects the payment. Customers use 3D Hubs to locate 3D printer owners in
their
neighborhood
, and then order and pick up sustainable, locally printed
objects in a matter of days instead of weeks – something that sets 3D Hubs
apart from centralized 3D printing services.
According to
2013 report from Gartner
, “3D printing is a technology
accelerating to mainstream adoption, and 3D printers are now priced so that
any size business can invest in them and start experimenting with the myriad
ways to monetize them. The material science behind 3D printing processes
and materials will continue to progress, and affordable 3D printers are
lowering the cost of entry into manufacturing in the same way that e-
commerce lowered the barriers to the sale of goods and services. As a result,
the 3D printer market will continue moving from niche adoption to broad
acceptance, driven by lower printer prices, the potential for cost and time
savings, greater capabilities, and improved performance that drives benefits
and markets.”
About 3D Hubs
3D Hubs is a collaborative production platform for 3D printer owners and 3D
makers. We are on a mission to make 3D printing accessible to everyone by
unlocking the world’s idle 3D printers, facilitating transactions between 3D
printer owners (Hubs) and people that want to make 3D prints (makers). 3D
Hubs is the world’s largest network of 3D printers with over 2,000 printing
locations across 200 cities (and counting), helping people print 3D customized
products locally every day. Based in Amsterdam and founded in April 2013 by
two former 3D Systems employees, 3D Hubs is a privately held company
backed by Balderton Capital and Rockstart Accelerator. View a
video
demonstration
of how 3D Hubs works, read our
blog
, follow us on
Twitter
, or
check out our Guides
How to Print
and
How to Hub
.