© zippy robotics
Electronics Production |
This is not a 3D printer – this is Prometheus
It carves, drills, and shapes your PCB – Oh, it's also small enough to have on your desk.
The Prometheus comes from a company called Zippy Robotics, Inc and is currently trying to make its mark on the general public through its Kickstarter campaign.
The product is best described as a desktop PCB milling machine which will allow the user to make circuit boards right from his or hers desk. Which would also mean, no more waiting to have a board delivered.
As the company puts it on its Kickstarter page; “When we're prototyping, we need a tool that can give us nearly instant feedback – not feedback that comes in a few week's time in the form of a PCB delivery. Let the PCB manufacturers make the hundreds or thousands of boards for your production run – not your prototypes.”
Zippy Robotics have chosen to keep custom manufacturing and assembly in the US, and have partnered with Rapid Manufacturing.
Tech Specs:
| Spindle Speed: | 45'000 RPM | |
| Spindle Runout: | < 2.5 microns | |
| Max PCB Size: | 5 in. x 3 in. (127 mm x 76 mm) | |
| PCB-Type: | FR-4, FR-1 | |
| Min Trace Space: | 7 mils | |
| X and Y resolution: | 0.00025 inches (6.35 microns) | |
| Z resolution: | 0.00012 inches (3 microns) | |
| Motor controller: | Custom ZippyTalk controller, Atmel ARM based | |
| Weight: | 30 lbs. | |
| Machine Footprint: | 9.5 in. x 11 in. | |
| Connectivity: | USB Plug-and-Play | |
| System Requirements: | Windows 7 or later, Mac support planned |