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Love your content man
Just FYI the link to strangeparts on nebula doesnt work, two periods at end of hyperlink.
You were in Prague?? :O Wooow :o SO close, wish I could have met you :) Nice. Saying Hi from Prague
I have worked those pallets of plastic pellets like that they always told you not to but it felt crazy to stick your whole arm in it. lol.
weren't you gonna die from brain cancer? what happened with that?
I like how they use their own printers to make more printer parts. Operating a farm like that will really put the printer to the test, if there is a problem they will know before it gets to you.
Yet they still have more issues for users than the obvious new kid on the block. They have great support, but they need to give up on this gimmick of 3d printing 3d printers.
@@BeefIngot What gimmick? Their printers are advertised as farm workhorses. They are putting their money where their mouth is.
@@fofopads4450he was probably talking about the xl
@@BeefIngotyou do realize that the idea behind their printers is that anyone can build one, right? They *wanted* to make it so that you only need any 3D printer, some commonly available hobbyist supplies and an electronics+head package and you can build a 3D printer for real cheap. Nobody cares how it looks, what matters is how it performs.
@@amunak_That is a marketing gimmick though, and you can tell via a number of methods. Firstly, they haven't released the hardware sources for their last 2 printers. Secondly, they specifically mention that they design their hardware to be hard to reproduce to stop attempts to clone theri machines, you know, the exact thing that someone building one would do. So really, they sell people on having to do the manufacturing step of assembly themselves where they dont actually learn anything of value, and sell them for a higher price, and take longer to produce the printers and it all only works because people think they're buying into some open source ecosystem, when the reality is far from that.
SO COOL! I'm glad Prusa invited you to show everyone what it's like!
Correction: "Invited" --> "Paid"
@@shazam6274 Correction: There is no indication of payment, which would be required if this was sponsored, therefore this is "invited" not "paid"
@@DarkBraveStuff From my understanding they paid for their flight tickets only.
@@DarkBraveStuff You are a genius! There is indeed no big flashing sign anywhere proclaiming PAID! Let's just say there was an agreement for exchange of goods, services, and remuneration. 🙄
@@shazam6274 They are legally required to show indication of sponsorship, which I feel as if Strange Parts is smart enough to know.
I had no idea prusa was so damn big. It's insane to see what I thought was a little 3D printer company with so many advanced machines and employees.
All working very hard!!
Well, because their printers look and work like a teenager put them together in a garage with a hammer, I can totally understand why you would think that. Edit - I posted this comment before I got to the part where teenagers were using a hammer to put inserts into the printer ROFL. Right after the part where one was cleaning up the prints with a hobby knife. Not an issue with an injection molded part - just saying.
@@roystevens4333 Are you nuts? Prusa are known thru the 3d printing community to be the most reliabalbe printers AND customer service. Stop being a hater.
He does have a point with injection molding though. A good mold produces little to no post processing. I'm almost surprised that they didn't jump over to it earlier, considering how many MK#s they have sold. Especially since they already had the filament pellets available in-house due to them making their own filament (Prusament) I do however agree that his comment is downright bad in terms on how he puts it.. They are good printers, with great support. @@Tomas970506
@@roystevens4333 They are good enough for thousands of people.
Miroslav: "It's an stainless steel šablon" :D
he has got a really strong Czech accent:D
@@KoohaEbuyer I like it
What I respect most about Prusa is their idea of upgradeability, so that older printers don't become outdated and get thrown out, but can be upgraded to new version.
Or you just buy the bamboo printer which you don't have to upgrade for it to work properly
@@EinfachFredhaftGaming I own a Bambu* lab P1S and I can say the Prusa MK4 has me second guessing my purchase. There is a small ringing that is impossible to get rid of due to a design flaw. I primarily print glossy parts and it is noticeable to me... If any printer needs upgraded, it's my P1S. Also, Prusa has been around a lot longer than Bambu. The idea of reducing their waste resonates with a large audience. I love the idea of upgrading to the newest tech while keeping my original base.
So glad you're making factory videos again! Love these insights into the process. And love what Prusa does for the 3d printing and maker community
My Prusa MK3S+ had over 14000 ( fourteen thousand ) printing hours on its clock and still printing really good ( maintenance was done every 1000 hours of printing ) I gave it to a friend of mine before I moved to another place. Prusa printers are very reliable printers, it is mostly press print and forget. Nobody in the world has technical support for 3D printers like Prusa. Have a great day.
Yes I have still over 10 mk3s+ in farm and they still printing like new after so many printing years and 24/7 printing absolutely best workhorse like you say.
Mine actually started its life at the exact farm you can see in the video. With some simple maintenance its printing perfectly in my living room now.
I love these Prusa factory tours. This one is even more detailed than others on KZhead. The thing that fascinates me is to consider that Josef Prusa started years ago with what was a hobby that no one practiced or knew about, and has been able to turn it into a successful company with hundreds of employees and continually evolving and expanding. Congratulations to Prusa on his success, which is thoroughly deserved.
Can’t wait to see what Prusa can do once they discover injection molding! Very interesting video btw!
They are intentionally not using injection molding on many components to be able to update them easily at any point in time.
@@Pixelplanet5 Woooosh
They genuinely could do so much more and be more affordable. I do believe 3D printing everything is a choice that’s holding them back
@@TrolloTV 3D printing allows them to develop products faster I think.
hi Mattias cool to see you here!!!
When i pre-ordered my Mk2 at launch, they were in a small basement. it's amazing how for they've come. Josef still tries to be very generous with his time, but he's now a very busy man. back in the day he'd be doing the entire walkthrough. he used to be available online and chat on Reddit and Twitter back in the day offering help. My mk2 is now an mk2.5 and still prints almost daily alongside my mk3. love these machines.
I am not much in the video so others can shine. And on top of that I was a little bit under the weather after the Formnext, so in the few bits I am in, I look half dead 😵💫
@@thejosefprusa Very cool to see you in the comments, hope you feel better soon! I was in Prague a few months ago, and between now and then I built an MK4 for my company. First time I've ever built a 3D printer, and I pretty much screamed when it started up, passed the self test, and printed out a perfect part on the first go. I wish I had built it _before_ going to Prague as the factory would have been a top destination for me. I won't miss it next time :) Thanks for getting me hooked on 3D printers!
@thejosefprusa I still feel incredibly guilty. I met you at one of the big euro camps, this is back when reprap was a big thing and you gave me your contact details and I promised that I would buy one of your kits. And I was stupidly busy with tear down and lost the bloody notebook with your details in. So really, really pleased that you have done so well, but I know that early sales are like yeast "they help to raise the dough". And then I got CFS and I was just too exhausted & fog brained to contribute. So over the moon that you have done all the things you talked about back then. As I said, if one day I get well again enough to use a 3D printer, I promise I will be buying it from you! Seriously huge thanks for everything that you have done for me Anna (not my real name) P.S. You won't remember me but I was reminiscing at you about my first real introduction to larger was buying bottles of amazing Czechoslovakian larger (better than lots of Bravarian & Dutch largers) from Sainsburys and I still have no clue who made it.
I love Prusa. My first printer was a Prusa. Their whole story is a fun one. They deserve all the praise for everything they did for the industry.
I am from Mexico and verily when I was assembling my MK4 I nearly starved to death, and to make it worse it was extremely stressful to worry constantly if I made a mistake when the instructions told me to eat a gummy bear and I never could find one.
[Note: gummy bears sold separately]
they are not sending haribos to mexico because of some customs or something. mentioned at 28:15
Great to see you're still making videos, love your content! Your videos were part of my inspiration to become an electronics engineer.
Impressive content from StrangeParts, and an equally impressive factory in the Czech Republic.
What a great tour of the entire process Prusa goes through to build their printers and make their filament. Thanks, @StrangeParts!
Man, this tour was AWESOME! I learned so much.
Thank you. :) - Just as an idea, and I am sure you have considered it as well, but a tour of a factory producing and assembling (articulated) robots from the likes of KUKA, ABB, Fanuc, etc. would be really cool. Or a tour at one of those companies that make super-large precision CNC mills like DMG Mori.
Bought a MK4 a few months ago. Really appreciate seeing this tour! Thanks SP!
Just insane. It's seriously insane that one man started this company, and has built it organically (as far as I know) into this behemoth. I hope Prusa will continue innovating to remain competitive with the new players in the industry, because, wow... it's insane what they've built.
At 26:33 what is that contraption she's wearing? Does Prusa employ cyborgs?!
Yeah that thing looked neat. Like some sort of data recorder, but it was hooked up to her arms on some pads.
I came to the comments section to find this answer as well, or ask it.
I also spent some time trying to figure this out with no luck.
It is very likely their warehouse picking device. Scanner in her right hand and small screen (think as a watch) to confirm the picklist, integrated with the ERP.
@@alexanderehn3729 Was going to comment the same thing
Josef Prusa has built quite the company. I'm very impressed and like what I see.
So happy to see this channel pop in my feed again. Hope all is going well for you and your friends/family, Scotty!
Fascinating tour! Everyone at Prusa seems dedicated to making sure their dept. continues to meet and exceed its goals. Perpetual innovation, cost trimming, waste reduction, recycling, and fast and accurate shipping are clearly top priorities in action. The efficiency of every process is commendable. Thank you
Great work Scottie. I have very little knowledge of 3D printers, but this very detailed video was a big help to understand how it all comes together.
They use a similar spool buffer when they make photo film. Cool to see it used elsewhere!
I was just going to say, after watching Smarter every day at kodak that whole process was very familiar. cool stuff!
Fantastic tour. I've never seen such an in-depth tour of the Prusa factory - and I've watched several. My purchase of a Prusa Mini last year invigorated my love of 3D printing (after an ANET A8 killed it) and I'm now looking forward to the delivery of my MK4 + MMU3 order. It makes a difference where you spend your money, and I'm happy to spend it with Prusa. Thanks again!
This shows Prusa in a very positive light, well done for an informative tour, your knowledge of manufacturing shines through and you asked great questions. Props to the ladies and gentlemen that you talked to for speaking amazing English!
I love your manufacturing videos!! Keep doing it!!
Thanks for this, Scotty! All the tours I've seen were from some time ago. They have grown so much! Also, I was not expecting Thor to show up at 38:00
Not only a great video, but also it seems this is a really fun company to work for and you see the workers are proud to be working on these products.
What a tour. It was done amazingly! I enjoyed it so much and learnt a lot!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The parallels between this filament production and the Kodak cellophane film production process that Destin from Smarter Every Day covered is incredible. The dynamic takeup buffers giving them a chance to change material spools are SO similar.
I noticed that too, and for a split second, I was not sure if he or Destin was there, their reaction of being so fascinated, were so similar - and cool! 😄 And btw. even though Kodak is a far cry from what it originally was, Kodak never died completely and never stopped producing film, meaning - one should be careful about believing rumors, and always double check things that "everyone believes". I for one, actually thought that Kodak now only existed as the brand name for really crappy AA batteries. Yes, do not buy Kodak batteries, buy Kodak film! 😄
Look at that awesome, professional, ESD safe SMT assembly facility it's gorgeous and makes something like Adafruit look like amateur hour.
Came here to learn about how 3D printers are made and even learned a lot about manufacturing management, logistical optimizations, quality control and circuit board manufacturing, very educational and entertaining video, thank you so much for the insights into Prusa's factory and company
Your factory videos are always so interesting! Always good to see you upload on KZhead ❤️
It's a great day when a Strange Parts video drops!
The philosophy of Prusa is really cool, I want a MK4 or an XL someday but truth be told my MK3S+ still does everything I need with incredible reliability.
I felt the same way. My MK3S+ works perfectly and I loved it so much I sprung for an MK4. I was originally going to sell my MK3S+ to pay for the MK4 but I’m glad I didn’t cause they sent me a lemon MK4 machine and will not provide me any support an an exchange. I can take prints that work perfectly on the MK3S+, re-slice them on the MK4 and for a whole handful of reasons the print will fail, support says I just don’t know how to print. I say MK3S+ worked fine so I’d say I do. They say, printers fine, you’re the problem. So now I have a worthless MK4, and Prusa has told me to kick rocks. I love my MK3S+ but I’ll never do business with Prusa again.
@@mrkthmn Did you buy a kit or an assembled?
this is the kind of content I subscribed for
Love! Great to see another video from you Scotty!
Raw bits are called nurdles ♡ p.s. I worked at a plastic extrusion plant as an op assist for over 2 years and this just helped me understand the whole line production.
Yet another incredible presentation and positive insight into a manufacturer and business. I don't own a 3d printer, but if I were to purchase one, I'd know where to best spend my money. A fantastic factory layout with some truly remarkable staff. I definitely think that Haribo are a globally recognised token of customer appreciation and gesture that any country would be familiar with
While its cool, do realize that they really arent price or feature competitive right now unless you really really value open source, and even then, they havent actually released the hardware source for their last 2 printers, so they arent really all that hot on that either. Quite frankly, you'd 100% be better off buying a Bambulab printer right now. Much better value, and they are still in that young company phase of making tons of new innovations. They also produce using modern mass manufacturing techniques which is why they can get you a much better printer for the price. Honestly its to the point where the only reasons not to get one are made up stories or ... not needing a printer? I mean you could also really value open source, which is totally fair, but then I still wouldn't recommend a Prusa, Id recommend a Voron.
Amazing behind the scenes at Prusa! Truly great video - wow! Prusa has grown so much, I had no idea. Still rockin' my MK3S I got before the pandemic. Cheers from Toronto
I just got a Prusa XL to go with my Mini. It's great to see where it came from. I love how much of the manufacturing they do themselves. I wish American companies were like that.
Fabulous info density in this video. Love that its high end manufacturing still in EU. Very cool.
Finally an answer to the old question: How many 3D printers would a 3D printer print, if a 3D printer could print 3D printers?
Lots!
Fantastic view into Prusa! My 4 year old son can't get over the amount of printers in this video. Appreciate the walk-through! We love the utility of our MK3S+! Always printing a "bracket" lmao.
I'm so glad you're back doing tours like this! Love when you and gamers nexus give us these amazing behind the scenes looks
Very interesting! Now I would really like to see the bambu lab production in comparison
Same here!
Probably a large production line with machines feeding machines, they opted for investing their investors money into tool and dies to produce the components quickly and cheaply.
Unlikely to happen, from a public interview with the CEO, he mentioned is a subcontracted chinese factory separated from the main company. They build patented machines, so unlike prusa, so I believe they do NOT want their production to be visible.
I love that one of the modules in the automated farm system was labeled “Paella”. Very interesting video. Very impressive operation. My mk3s+ kit I built years ago still makes the best quality prints compared to my Bambu labs, sovol and Voron printers. Also, shout out to Joe for all his efforts to keep 3d printing open source and employ all those local people
It's good to see you posting a video again, congratulations, excellent content
Another great in depth video Scotty, keep up the great work man.
I have a prusa MK4. Saw a reddit post about this. Really interesting to see how my printer was made and the attention to detail the prusa team puts in to each individual part and printer.
This. Is. A. Great. Video. I stayed away from 3D printers and paid attention to my friends using them over the years. Now I was planning to jump in based on their lessons learned, then Scotty drops this video. Thank you and very well produced video by the way.
This is your best video in many months. Prusa is an amazing company and it was really cool to see their factory.
I went to Prusa two years ago in June 2022. What really surprised me was how damn hot the print room was. All those heated beds in one room was insanely hot and it just hit me like a tidal wave when I went in. I even got to see the alpacas they shear to make socks out of when I went around the back to get in. Lovely people, lovely factory. Prusa is just a great company.
Watching this makes me think of how far we have come from the makerbot. The fact that they are developing products and solutions that they also use themselves is an incredibly smart business model and way to develop new products.
Eat your own dog food!
I love Prusa. It’s a great company and it helped so much the 3d printing community. It’s sad to see Bambu taking so much share of their market but hopefully Prusa will comeback with a conpetitive printer
We need a Prusa CoreXY mini.
I was supposed to buy Prusa, but both Bambu for obvious reasons
Bambu lab is releasing i3 machines, it would be hard for Prusa
Very organized and well structured factory! I love it!
I wish Prusa would sell the kits without the printed parts. If I’ve got a printer at home that’s dialed in, I’d like to print my machine in my own colors.
Had a mk2 and the parts were really bad looking, had to wait 2 months for delivery... Should have tried injection molding
Yeah, when I bought my MINI+ I printed all the parts (+ upgrades) myself on a MK3 that we had at work. So I agree it would be good to have an option if you want the original parts or not - its a waste of money, material and also their much precious time at this point...
26:32 what is she wearing ???
This didn't make the cut because of time, but it's really cool! It's a measurement device to see how many movements she's making, to make sure it's not too many that will cause repetitive stress injuries. I just happened to be there when the people from the health and safety department in the government were there doing measurements (they just do it once per job position).
Never owned a prusa but always seen them as good quality stuff. I remember seeing a very similar video of their setup and it’s amazing to see how they have grown. A bunch of dooers and problem solvers, love it. Great video thanks for sharing.
I'm very glad I purchased a MK4, looks like a great workplace and I really like the company philosophy
6:15 I also did a tour this summer and I think they did not show the spool winding because they are doing it semi manually. While I was there in the summer it was fully manual but they told us that they were working on a system where it would only be partially manual.
Representing Prague!!! I love my Prague so much. Proud to be Czech.
Very cringe.
Wow, I had no idea how big the operation was. Thanks very much for an amazing tout.
Just want to say i love the quality of your videos keep it up!
What do the workers carry on their backs and arms?
The goal or philosophy of the original 3D printer the RepRap was to print printers with the printers themselves. Nice to see it actually happening here for real as much as possible. Someday maybe even components, wires, motor parts, can all be 3D printed as RepRap intended.
The haribos thing and having the test print be a key chain that’s left on the build plate are cute little details
Feeling amazed by Prusa's 3D printer factory! Can't believe how they operate. 🤯✨
Not a single mention of RepRap, which was responsible for jumpstarting the 3D printing era.
Do they 3D print the 3D printers? Because I'd buy one of those 3D printers, and print another 3D printer.
They absolutely do, and you totally can!
RepRap basically is this idea
@@timschulz9563 (You may already know, but) the first Prusa printers were made as part of the RepRap project.
Did you not watch the video? 🤣🤣🤣 Literally saw that they 3D print the 3D printers within the first 5 minutes hahaha.
You could just skip buying a 3d printer and let a 3d printing service print parts for your homemade 3d printer.
Wow! Thanks for this part, thanks Prusa company for quality and responsibilities what do they do!
Argh, I was in Prague last summer and forgot to go to the factory! Thanks for taking us through the tour!
Its crazy to think that those people are testing the printers running firmware with changes that I made. (Support for different nozzle sizes in 1st layer calibration MK3/S)
It's absolutely unbelievable that people are still spending thousands of dollars on these outdated machines while Bambu is a decade ahead in print speed and quality for the same price.
Interesting, the last time I checked Bambula printers were printing at the same speeds and the same quality. Who told you that?
@@eXe09 That statement tells me with certainty that you haven't used both. My employer bought a Prusa for the group. I own a Bambu P1S so know first hand. The only way the Bambu would be better is if it used Cura.
Awesome tour!
Great tour and just the right person for this kind of stuff. I always refer back to your iphone days. Great work from everyone taking part in this video.
Those guys at the farm are basically breathing ABS fumes all day
It was very well ventilated. Prusa was very focused on health and safety of their workers. I even got scolded by Blanca for not holding the hand rail when walking up the stairs in their expedition warehouse area - holding the handrail is required!
Pretty sure the parts are PETG rather than ABS. At least, they used to be.
@@stuartfisher4210 I think you're right. There's some ASA parts as well.
Those are closed off though, in ABS you really just just print the fan shrouds. Nowaydays the also print them with PCCF instead of ASA.@@StrangeParts
Vast majority of parts are PETG which is far more mild... the few temp sensitive ASA parts are all done in enclosures but ventilation in the farm is quite substantial anyway.
This channel is so cool!Thanks for all the great content!!
Thanks for the video! I have 3 prusa printers and I'm happy to see their process! Great company.
So glad you are making video again. You are one of the best KZhead creators I've ever seen. Keep it up brother!
Love these videos, great stuff Scott!
These people have spared no expense. Truly amazing.
Great video !!! Love that you to different factory and show how they solve all the little things
So cool, that they invited you! We use several MK3s+ at work, and they are awesome! They even survive all of the inexperienced students having a go at then, which is great for learning without risking the printer each time. Now I just wish I had one for myself at home :D
I used one at work but bought another brand for home use, I can afford having to tune it for speed and/or quality etc for the lower price, because they're still quite expensive for a student/young adult lol
This was very smart for them to do, I'm in the market for a 3d printer and I will definitely be looking at Prusa printers.
3d printing is amazing but it does take knowledge and skill. I have done prints that take 2 days but my friend who has been doing it years does it in half the time and better quaility...its like everything you need to learn and gain knowledge from others. Thanks Prusa for really kickstarting 3d printing at home
Hi Scottie , I really enjoyed this one .. a really interesting look at this manufacturer and equipment set up .Many thanks.
Excellent insight video. I’ve had prusa printers for over 5 years and it’s so interesting to see behind the scenes
Always enjoy your videos and glad to see it looks like you've recovered from your head injury.
What a collab! Great video, thank you!
I have 2 Prusa printers. Amazing excursion! I was at Prusa for training when they were doing MK2 in Prague on Karlin.
In Karlin there was 60 of us, we are now at 900 and already developing a new HQ so we can grown more 🙏
SO COOL, I'm hoping to buy one day Prusa MK4 and to see behind how it's made it amazing, more videos like this.
SO GLAD You are BACK Making Video's... LOVE THIS!!! I Hope your Health Issues are doing BETTER!!!
Love me some new factory videos thx man!
Thanks Strange Parts , yours videos inspired me a lot
It's always fun to see Scotty geek out!
Great video as always and interesting to see what a slick organisation Prusa actually is!