PrintNanny

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Upload your gnarliest FDM/FFA 3D print failures to test our detection system.




Frequently asked questions

PrintNanny watches a camera feed, continuously scanning for 3D printed objects, a variety of defects, and 3D printer components (like the hotend nozzle).

We currently detect filament spaghetti, bed adhesion issues, and layer warping.

Yes, please do! PrintNanny is constantly learning. With your help, we'll be able to spot a wider variety of issues in the future.

Any desktop FDM/FFA printer should work with PrintNanny. Prusa and Ender are the most popular brands we see.

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Examples

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The Ultimaker 2+ is a machine popular with educators, labs, and businesses looking for a solution that 'just works' in the $2,500 - $3,000 price range.

Like any FDM/FFA 3D printer, the Ultimaker 2+ can produce defective prints.

In this example, PrintNanny initially detects a healthy 3D-print object with a skirt/raft.

Later on, the print object collapses and shifts outside of the skirt/raft. When subsequent layers fail to adhere to the 3D-printed object, PrintNanny sees filament spaghetti.

Common sense tells us 'where there's smoke, there's fire!' The same holds true in 3D printing: subtle ealy adhesion issues inevitably lead to catastrophic failures later on.

As a first line of defense, PrintNanny monitors for bed and layer adhesion problems. That's why we taught PrintNanny how to spot a raft/skirt.

As a result, PrintNanny can spot subtle shifts in orientation relative to the raft.

In this example, PrintNanny is monitoring from a top-down view. Our goal is to provide best-in-class quality control from any angle, under any lighting conditions, on any FDM/FFA machine.

PrintNanny detects that early layers have failed to adhere, dooming the print job to failure.