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  1. Feb 2021
    1. They spent $3,000 on a MakerBot Replicator 2 and made a promise to each other: If they could get the 3-D printer to pay for itself in one month by completing orders, they would quit their jobs.

      他们花了3000美金买了台MakerBot Replicator 2(3D打印设备),并且许下誓言:如果他们的3D打印机能在一个月之内赚回本,他们就辞职,专心做这个事。

    2. The part arrives a few days later in a cardboard package branded with big, bold letters that spell "Fictiv." (The name is a play on the word "fictive," meaning "creating or created by imagination.") By quickly identifying the shops and machines best suited for each job and intelligently routing orders, Fictiv can offer a far shorter turnaround time than that of traditional manufacturers. The service is designed for low-volume prototype manufacturing but it is capable of handling large orders for thousands of parts. For techies like Will Rehlich, Fictiv's quick approach is critical to the innovative process.

      从Fictiv公司寄出的零件会被装在一个纸箱里,上面用粗体字母大大的写着“Fictiv”(这个名字是戏剧里的单词“fictive",意为用想象力去创造)。由于能够快速智能匹配制造者、机器以及每一项任务。Fictiv公司处理一份订单的周期比传统制造商要短很多。虽然这项服务是为小批量样机的制造而设计,但是它也能够处理上万个零件的大批量订单。技术人员Will Rehlich 说,Fictiv公司缩短生产周期的方式是创新的关键。

    1. 旧金山初创企业Fictiv构建了一个由3D打印机和机械制造组成的网络,方便硬件创业者购买零部件以制造产品原型。

      他们把一些零件拆开,告诉人们这些产品是如何制造出来的,并把这些放到在自己的博客里。他们的策略其实很简单:教人们如何以创造性方式制造硬件产品,同时启发人们做自己的产品,当然,最好是通过购买Fictiv公司提供的零件来制造有趣的产品。

      Fictiv公司的目标是以更低的产品成本,鼓励更多的创业者从事硬件产业。

      从某种意义上来说,Fictiv就是制造业的Airbnb。制造业主可以把他们闲置的机器借给Fictiv公司。硬件创业者要做的是向Fictiv网站提交自己零部件清单,Fictiv会根据自己的算法分析材料成本和制造时间长短等因素,然后提供一份报价。该公司称,网络化催生了大量订单,硬件制造的成本也大幅下降。如此一来,客户就可以在Fictiv公司订购零部件的价格,就变得比自己去厂家直接进货还要低。

      这两兄弟花3000块买了台机器开始创业,如今他们的小目标是把全世界的硬件工厂连接起来