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If average power usage is about 100-200W, then cost per 24 hours is 25-50 cents. | If average power usage is about 100-200W, then cost per 24 hours is 25-50 cents. | ||
Even a printer-hour value of $1/hr makes a lot of sense. Even in the minimum case of 10% printing energy overhead, the value generated per hour is $2.50/24 hours or 10 cents per hour! With a 10 printhead printer, that is still $25 per day of automated work, $750 per month. This is where things like fittings can be produced, in an economically viable way. | Even a printer-hour value of $1/hr makes a lot of sense. Even in the minimum case of 10% printing energy overhead, the value generated per hour is $2.50/24 hours or 10 cents per hour! With a 10 printhead printer, that is still $25 per day of automated work, $750 per month. This is where things like fittings can be produced, in an economically viable way. Here paypack time per 10-head printer could be as little as one month. This is an example of amazing potential, where mass production cannot compete with distributed manufacturing. | ||
If one studies this, one can see that a small, local print cluster can produce fittings on-demand for people in a big box store. Print-on-demand, where you simply print from a menu of items, and watch the thing print. It could even be a 3D printing vending machine. | If one studies this, one can see that a small, local print cluster can produce fittings on-demand for people in a big box store. Print-on-demand, where you simply print from a menu of items, and watch the thing print. It could even be a 3D printing vending machine. | ||
Revision as of 14:02, 11 May 2020
Scenario: Grid ELectricty at 10 cents/kWhr
If average power usage is about 100-200W, then cost per 24 hours is 25-50 cents.
Even a printer-hour value of $1/hr makes a lot of sense. Even in the minimum case of 10% printing energy overhead, the value generated per hour is $2.50/24 hours or 10 cents per hour! With a 10 printhead printer, that is still $25 per day of automated work, $750 per month. This is where things like fittings can be produced, in an economically viable way. Here paypack time per 10-head printer could be as little as one month. This is an example of amazing potential, where mass production cannot compete with distributed manufacturing.
If one studies this, one can see that a small, local print cluster can produce fittings on-demand for people in a big box store. Print-on-demand, where you simply print from a menu of items, and watch the thing print. It could even be a 3D printing vending machine.