After a massively profitable occasion final 12 months, the Rocky Mountain RepRap Pageant shall be returning to The Ranch Saturday and Sunday with a whole bunch of 3D printing distributors and makers alongside returning occasions.
“I feel this 12 months goes to blow some peoples minds on what’s there,” mentioned Justin Teitelbaum, one of many occasion’s organizers.
Teitelbaum mentioned throughout the occasion’s inaugural 12 months final April, he and fellow organizers Mike Medhurst and Zach Ruder anticipated round 1,300 individuals, understanding that comparable occasions occasions throughout the nation tended to attract in round 1,800 to 2,500 attendees.
By the top of the weekend, the Rocky Mountain RepRap Pageant noticed greater than 3,100 individuals not together with its makers and distributors.
“It was past something we imagined once we began this,” Teitelbaum mentioned, including they ran out of attendee lanyards a couple of hours into the primary day, however this 12 months they ordered “a couple of extra.”
Teitelbaum mentioned this 12 months the occasion will characteristic round 60 distributors and 70 makers from the world over, starting from bigger firms and big prints to smaller creators, all coming with a ardour for the sphere.
Friday afternoon, the various distributors and makers piled into the First Nationwide Financial institution Exhibition Corridor, organising cubicles and tables forward of the primary day of the occasion.
Mitch Davis, co-founder of Polar Filament from Michigan, mentioned the corporate’s crew got here final 12 months, uncertain how the occasion was going to be, however was amazed at how massive it turned out to be, getting to fulfill the faces behind companies and the various on-line creators who encourage others.
“You come right here and each desk is these individuals,” he mentioned. “It’s actually surreal to see that. It’s cool to see the individuals behind it.”
Davis added that together with the various merchandise dropped at the occasion are an equal variety of cool tales from those that got here.
Shane LaHaye with Prusa Analysis, a 3D printer producer from Prague, mentioned he loves coming to occasions like this and assembly with different individuals excited concerning the area, the purchasers who purchase Prusa merchandise and the guy makers and distributors.
“It’s going to be an excellent time,” he mentioned.
Together with the various cubicles and tables, the weekend occasion will characteristic a sequence of audio system and presenters in addition to returning occasions just like the Loss of life Racers and Dragster competitions, pitting 3D printed automobiles in a take a look at of pace.
Teitelbaum mentioned the occasion is a good way to deliver a neighborhood of like-minded creators and lovers collectively to see what 3D printing has to supply and to coach these with a budding curiosity. He mentioned the occasion is so vital for all concerned as a result of they merely adore it.
“We wouldn’t be doing it if we didn’t adore it,” he mentioned. “I don’t suppose there’s a firm or maker that’s coming that wouldn’t be there in the event that they didn’t need to be.”
The free occasion shall be held on the First Nationwide Financial institution Exhibition Corridor at The Ranch, 5280 Area Circle, from 9 a.m. to six p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Extra data is at rockymountainreprapfestival.com. Whereas the occasion is free, attendees can register for tickets at bit.ly/4455kb0.
Teitelbaum mentioned parking may also be complimentary for the occasion; these parking in The Ranch lot ought to scan a QR code discovered across the car parking zone and enter their license plate quantity.