Cults (3D printing marketplace)

Cults is a 3D printing marketplace allowing designers, makers and other users to share free and paid models meant for 3D printing. It is also a social network where 3D printing enthusiasts can interact.[1]

Cults
Type of site
3D printing marketplace
Available inEnglish, French, Spanish, Deutsch
Founded2014 (2014)
Headquarters
Paris
Founder(s)Hugo Fromont, Pierre Ayroles, Sunny Ripert
Industry3D Printing, e-Commerce, Marketplace
URLcults3d.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationFree
Users4 000 000
Current statusActive

History

Cults was founded in 2014 and is the first fully independent 3D printing marketplace.[1]

In 2015, La Poste establishes a partnership with Cults and 3D Slash to develop impression3d.laposte.fr, a digital manufacturing service allowing users to have objects printed and shipped to them on demand.[2]

In 2016, Boulanger partners with Cults to develop Happy 3d, an open source platform dedicated to spare parts printing, in an effort to promote sustainable consumption.[3][4][5][6]

Name

The name Cults is a semordnilap: Read from right to left, it spells St-Luc, patron saint of artists and sculptors. Additionally, the first three letters are STL, referring to the common stereolithography file format used by creators.

See also

References
  1. "About Cults". cults3d.com. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  2. "L'impression 3D : maintenant disponible en mode e-Commerce avec La Poste". presse-citron.net (in French). 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2020-01-17..
  3. "Boulanger giving away 3D printable spare parts for free via new 'Happy 3D' online platform". www.3ders.org. 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2020-01-17..
  4. "Comment Boulanger incite ses clients à réparer plutôt que jeter". bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com (in French). 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2019-02-11..
  5. "Boulanger lance Happy3D, plate-forme dédiée à l'impression 3D des pièces détachées". lejournaldeleco.fr (in French). 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2019-02-11..
  6. "Boulanger propose à ses clients d'imprimer eux-mêmes leurs pièces détachées". usinenouvelle.com (in French). 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2019-02-11..
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