One of our main users of BotQueue, 3Distributed, send in this cool blog post describing their setup. Hugh’s company makes and sells RepRap kits, which includes many 3D printed parts. In order to keep up with demand, they have a fleet of machines to print out the parts they sell. This fleet is now at 5 bots, and they use BotQueue to keep it running. Since BotQueue has an API that allows you to add jobs, they integrated their online store with their BotQueue account so that it automatically creates new print jobs when someone places an order for a RepRap machine. Completely automated, just-in-time digital manufacturing on the cheap. Awesome!
Check out the video:
Hey,
I have a simple question here: how does BotQueue knows that all the parts have been removed from the printer platform and that it can send a knew file to the machine?
There is a manual QA process after each print is completed. The user must remove and approve the print before it will grab the next job.