3D printer manufacturer Prusa has announced the launch of its new Prusa Pro Automated Farm System. The company’s latest innovation is a modular print farm aimed at large campus universities, engineering firms, spare part manufacturers, on-demand 3D printing service bureaus, and anyone else seeking fully automated small batch production. Prusa has already developed a fully functional prototype comprising 34 new CoreXY Original Prusa 3D printers, which is currently being showcased in the Czech pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai, a World Expo set to run until 31 March 2022. On a side note, the Dubai Expo also features a 3D printed replica of Michelangelo’s David, made using 3D scanning and resin 3D printing technology. Josef Průša said, “We always wanted to automate the production, yet there has never been the opportunity to do it. This changed about three years ago. We were approached with the idea to represent Czechia at Dubai’s EXPO 2020 – provided that we would have something ‘next-gen’ to show. It was the right opportunity to dive headfirst into our plans for our new 3D printing farm.” Prusa assembled a new team to develop this automated print farm and three years later, the Prusa Pro AFS has made its debut in Dubai. The Prusa Pro AFS. The AFS is made up of 34 purpose-built Prusa 3D printers, specially developed farm management software, and an automatic part collection and delivery system.

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