Ubikk

Hi @SandervG , Thanks for your reply and sorry for my late one... Indeed there is a lot of challenge to get the full power of digitalization, from Designers to sell to users who print digital files via streaming. All the existing marketplace such thingiverse, Cult3d, YouMagine and others dozen of this are just like "bazaar sell" without any Design approach, branding, quality , Intellectual Property or any professional design for 3d print, most of the people put their stuff to be print for free and also sometime crazy expensive, and final consumer print 1 or 2 times and then do not see the purpose of 3d printing. Then those platform will remain only a small part of the business. Releasing the full power of the 3d printing is to go to another step, taking the 3d printing technology as its best and developing new business model for the 3d printer makers and the professional designer to sell. In order to achieve that and as you said many challenges are ahead. Regarding the Challenge you mention. - Streaming >> Now days network providers have high standard in term of stability, then streaming is not an issue. In addition 5g will change the game regarding the streaming. - You are totally right, as you mention "how to ensure your part is suited for the task" that why I am in contact with you. The fact a closed ecosystem with only Ultimaker (HW and SW) a strict rules regarding the all the aspect that is needed to get a good quality >> The design must used Ultimaker and the customer must use Ultimaker too. All the advantages for Ultimaker providing such service are I think, positive in term of business. - Having an additional sources of revenues. Like Apple store, you can get some % for each streaming. - Make Ultimakers users more open and confident to print well design objects, to which will benefit to Ultimaker in term of brand image. - Owner of a professional design ecosystem which also can deal with consumer , which afterwards can lead to a standard which also bring its benefits. - Having a clear IP management which is must have for professional and consumer to gain confidence. - Be the first to have a proper marketplace both BtoB and BtoC with strict use of IP. I am indeed interesting by this technology as I will use it, then is Ultimaker is interesting to develop such possibilities ? or is a third party can develop such close marketplace with obviously business agreement with both parties ? Thanks in advance, Ubikk Team.

Hey Folks, I am printing for a long time, and I always assumed that 3d printing will grow for professional (which is done) but also for consumer. Ultimaker is now one of the major leader of 3d printing with the FFF technology. But still no B to C functionality is available ? I think is there huge possibilities to have a B to C streaming functionality >> For example : a digital marketplace where we can sell objects, with the right of streaming the gcode in your Ultimaker. Obviously this can only work if some rules are existing. - The 3d print is setup and sliced only for Ultimaker, which will assure the quality of the print. - The marketplace is only working for Ultimaker owners. - Will bring confidence to user that the print is specially done for Ultimaker and no other 3d printer - Will bring to ultimaker some additional revenue as the access of this functionality is not free and will open the 3d printer to a larger base as today. Is there any plan one day that a full digital marketplace only for Ultimaker will exist ? and what is the reason do not do it ? What is thoughts ? Best, Ubikk.