Part Count Comparison to Other Printers
Introduction
The Lulzbot 3D printer is an open source, production grade workhorse 3D printer that serves as a good benchmark for 3D printer extrusion rates. The Lulzbot Moarstruder is a fast-printing toolhead option for the Lulzbot line of printers, and it serves as an interesting benchmark for analyzing the part count of 3D printers.
Lulzbot is the closest-in-class to a type of printer that OSE intends to offer: an effective production printer for making quality parts as fast as possible. OSE intends to go even further, with its development of a high temperature build chamber that is stable for up to 178C continuous print chamber temperature. This would take open source printing to the next level of performance
Part Count Analysis
The case of Moarstruder, and of Lulzbot in general, is a fascinating study that emphasizes the utter simplicity of OSE design. OSE's goal is to make the simplest, lowest part count machines in the world - as we believe that the best designs are as simple as possible. Simplicity has a high impact on lifetime design: simple things can be maintained or repaired easily - thus contributing significantly to lifetime design.
The Moarstruder is a case where 116 unique parts are found in its Bill of Materials.
BOM
- 117 parts for Moarstruder - File:MoarstruderBOM.ods
- About 4000 parts for MBOM inlcuding parts, shipping, supplies - essentially the entire business across product lines - 161 bolts alone. File:LulzbotmasterBOM.ods