[HN Gopher] Philips debuts 3D printable components to repair pro...
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       Philips debuts 3D printable components to repair products
        
       Author : artomweb
       Score  : 32 points
       Date   : 2025-05-11 18:18 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.tomshardware.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.tomshardware.com)
        
       | marshray wrote:
       | This seems to be the "Philips Fixables" link:
       | https://www.philips.cz/c-e/fixables
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       |  _" Our partner, Prusa Research, is based in the Czech Republic,
       | so we are reaching out to its community to join us. We know that
       | 77% of Europeans would prefer a repair to a new product, but the
       | majority end up buying a new one anyway. Especially Czech
       | consumers have a very positive attitude towards repairs and we
       | are happy to support them."_ (automated translation)
       | 
       | And this seems to present itself as an official place to dowload
       | the (1 for now) model: https://www.printables.com/@Philips
        
       | schmiddim wrote:
       | That's an amazing move from Philips. Designing / Downloading and
       | printing Components is one of my primary Use cases for the
       | Printer.
        
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