Philips Fixables will allow you to 3D print substitute components on your electrical razors and trimmers

Philips is launching a brand new program referred to as Fixables, the place it is going to make plans accessible in order that clients can 3D print substitute components for the corporate’s private care merchandise. The video introducing the initiative touts it as a less complicated and simpler approach to prolong the lifetimes of useful gadgets relatively than throwing them out as a result of a single half or attachment is damaged. Philips has partnered with Prusa Analysis and LePub on this endeavor, and Printables is internet hosting the plans.

There are some caveats and limitations to this idea. The standard of the substitute half will rely upon the supplies used to create it, and never each buyer has a 3D printer at residence. (Though some public library techniques, universities and native maker communities could have gear that can be utilized or rented on website.)

It is also nonetheless a undertaking in its early phases. Fixables is initially launching within the Czech Republic. On the for the Fixables program (which is in Czech), Philips explains that it is beginning with the house nation for Prusa Analysis and it’s reaching out to the 3D printing firm’s present maker group for this undertaking. One other signal that the initiative continues to be within the early phases is that there is just one half plan accessible: a comb attachment for the OneBlade trimmer. However per Google Translate, two extra plans are labeled as “We’re engaged on it” and there are three totally different icons with no descriptions that time to extra plans. The Fixables web site additionally has an choice for purchasers to submit a request for components they need to have the ability to 3D print.

So whereas Fixables is a great distance from making an actual dent in waste from private care merchandise, it is thrilling to see a significant model making a critical effort to discover the potential of 3D printing for higher sustainability.