On a nice Wednesday in May our club went on a field trip to to the Wilson Industrial Park in Barre Town to stop in on Massive Dimension a division of Filabot.
Rotarians and guests watch a Turn-Key Robotic 3D printer in action.
Massive Dimension, the home of Turn-Key Robotic 3d Printing Cells for large-format additive manufacturing applications. Massive Dimension is a division of Filabot which is an industry-leading research and development company committed to advancing the science of plastic extrusion for the 3D market.
Josh Allen, Director of Marketing for Filabot and Massive Dimension, was introduced to provide an overview of the evolution of the company and the work that is done here at the facility.
Tyler McNaney, the founder of Filabot and Massive Dimension, grew up in Vermont. He went to Vermont Technical College in 2011, but dropped out to pursue working on his intervention, Filabot, a filament extruder. After founding Filabot, he continued to invent and refine the business. He was recognized by Forbes as a leading manufacturer under the age of 30.
Filabot, first and foremost, is a research and development company committed to advancing the science of plastic extrusion for the 3D market.
It does, however, build and sell machines for filament extrusion which converts recycled plastic into filament for use in 3D printers.
It does, however, build and sell machines for filament extrusion which converts recycled plastic into filament for use in 3D printers. Massive Dimension, a division of Filabot, is a provider of turn-key robotic manufacturing systems that help to change traditional factories into modern, flexible and automated production facilities. MD collaborates with leading robotic companies to deliver printer cells tailored to the client’s unique production needs. Clients include Google, MIT, Intel, Harvard and NASA.
After a brief Q&A, Good Shepherd Tony herded the “cats'' toward the room with our first look and explanation of the EX6 Filabot Extruder. We actually saw how recycled plastic is converted into a filament. These machines start about $8,000 and go up from there with add-ons.
On to a demonstration of a robotic 3D printer which goes for about $350,000. We watched as a robot constructed a part of a staircase with molten plastic. Intriguing is the only word I could have for it. You had to be there, Art.
Rotarians and guests thoroughly enjoyed the tour demonstrating the entrepreneurial spirit of Vermonters. We wish these businesses continued success and look forward to their future projects. Thanks for a great learning experience!
A Filabot employee sits on a plastic bench made from one of their 3D printers.