I don’t know why Philips gets all this attention when there are 39 other companies at printables who offer way more useful “official” parts
Because Philips is by far the biggest company on that list, so it’s significant.
Sorry, but there are bigger companies on that list. Henkel for example. Skoda is also not a small company by any means.
I guess you’re right. Henkel is a bit bigger and older. I honestly never heard of them, while Philips is very much on people’s minds around the world.
TIL, thank you!
Mieles borehole cleaner should be part if every diy kit, so useful
“let” me? 🤨
Some people seem to be taking it a little more confrontationally than seems necessary.
Think “let” as in “facilitate” rather than “permit”. A step stool let’s you reach a high shelf, but you don’t need to ask it for permission.
They’re providing 3d models they’ve done basic quality control on for some components of some devices.
It’s 100% a sales tactic to increase their perceived value by creating the impression that repairs will be easier and so the thing will last longer. It just happens to be that the easiest way to do that is to actually do it.
And it should be super low effort. I’m sure they already have 3d models of everything, so generating an STL should be like a 3 click process.
Yup. Even easier, since a lot of the part modeling tools used by professionals use file formats that other modeling tools speak. AutoCAD is so pervasive that everyone speaks their format.
The trickiest part is inevitably the “are we knowingly giving people something that’s unsafe when 3d printed” that they need to do for liability.
Basically everywhere there’s a degree of “as a manufacturer of hygiene products you should reasonably catch risks that consumers wouldn’t, and not provide them”.I’d bet there’s a handful of people putting together some nice and proper reports explaining that while skin flakes, oils and bacteria can get trapped in the layer gaps and lead to bacteria growth, reasonable cleaning would offset any possible issues. Basic ass covering.
Supports you by supplying you with 3d plans via thing verse.
No they don’t. The made 1 (ONE!!) part publicly available and the media is eating it up and giving them free advertising.
It is frustrating to be honest, at this point this is a marketing stunt, nothing else.
Phillips won’t get a say in the matter.
Well, they kinda do. You can’t stop them from making the files available, and they never claimed it was something they had the power or desire to prevent.
“Let” can mean “grant permission”, and it can also mean “assist” or “enable”.
For a long time, the One Blade was the only razor that didn’t pull my hair. Then they changed how they made them and started pulling. I no longer use it.
If my parents taught me anything as a child, that means that the One Blade probably has a crush on you. You should try talking to it!
King Gillette disapproves.
