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Melvin/Projects/Better Loop

Prototyping a self-service 3D printer for repair parts

A self-service machine for supermarkets and a marketplace of printable repair parts — starting from a modified 3D printer.

Category
Hardware · Ventures
Organization
Better Loop — own venture
Status
Paused
Dates
2025 – 2026
Hero media to come — Better Loop

The concept

A machine in your supermarket prints the small part that broke: knob, hinge, clip. A marketplace of vetted part files, pay per print.

The machine

Modified FDM printer: parts modeled and printed, tool changer, automatic part ejection. Speed is the current bottleneck.

Why it’s paused

The business plan says capex and risk are too high for now. Paused, documented, ready to restart if the numbers change.