This 3D Printer Has No Motors! The Engineering Behind the LightMake L4

This LightMake L4 3D printer uses linear motors instead of stepper motors and belts, which allows it to run a lot longer without needing any maintenance. But even cooler, it has 4 separate print heads that can print 4 objects at the same time! I spent a couple days with Vic, the founder of LightMake, seeing how they’ve designed this printer, and how they’re planning to manufacture it.

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Want more Chinese factory tours? Here’s how the brushless motors in everything from robots to giant drones get made: https://youtu.be/TQ9eZPoWJkI

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Credits:
Scotty Allen – Host
Noah Meisner – Producer
Ed Rhee – Director of Photography
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Andrii Matirko – Assistant Editor
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