Inside Prusa’s 3D Printer Factory

See inside Prusa Research's factory to see how they make their 3d printers (using their 3d printers!) and their filament.

See behind the scenes at Strange Parts:

[jamesgates]

I like how they use their own printers to make more printer parts. Operating a farm like that will really put the printer to the test, if there is a problem they will know before it gets to you.

[CompComp]

I had no idea prusa was so damn big. It's insane to see what I thought was a little 3D printer company with so many advanced machines and employees.

[DarkBraveStuff]

SO COOL! I'm glad Prusa invited you to show everyone what it's like!

[greendblink]

So glad you're making factory videos again! Love these insights into the process. And love what Prusa does for the 3d printing and maker community

[AdamDeBeers]

My Prusa MK3S+ had over 14000 ( fourteen thousand ) printing hours on its clock and still printing really good ( maintenance was done every 1000 hours of printing ) I gave it to a friend of mine before I moved to another place. Prusa printers are very reliable printers, it is mostly press print and forget. Nobody in the world has technical support for 3D printers like Prusa. Have a great day.

[Sokar]

Great to see you're still making videos, love your content! Your videos were part of my inspiration to become an electronics engineer.

[LogicalWaste]

When i pre-ordered my Mk2 at launch, they were in a small basement. it's amazing how for they've come. Josef still tries to be very generous with his time, but he's now a very busy man. back in the day he'd be doing the entire walkthrough. he used to be available online and chat on Reddit and Twitter back in the day offering help. My mk2 is now an mk2.5 and still prints almost daily alongside my mk3. love these machines.

[dingdingdingdiiiiing]

What I respect most about Prusa is their idea of upgradeability, so that older printers don't become outdated and get thrown out, but can be upgraded to new version.

[Mattiaskrantz]

Can’t wait to see what Prusa can do once they discover injection molding!
Very interesting video btw!

[HextorBane]

I love these Prusa factory tours. This one is even more detailed than others on YouTube. The thing that fascinates me is to consider that Josef Prusa started years ago with what was a hobby that no one practiced or knew about, and has been able to turn it into a successful company with hundreds of employees and continually evolving and expanding. Congratulations to Prusa on his success, which is thoroughly deserved.

[TroyRubert]

I love Prusa. My first printer was a Prusa. Their whole story is a fun one. They deserve all the praise for everything they did for the industry.

[vasoelias]

Impressive content from StrangeParts, and an equally impressive factory in the Czech Republic.

[FilamentStories]

What a great tour of the entire process Prusa goes through to build their printers and make their filament. Thanks, @StrangeParts!

[freedomfreedomfreedom]

Man, this tour was AWESOME!

I learned so much.

[thenextlayer]

Just insane. It's seriously insane that one man started this company, and has built it organically (as far as I know) into this behemoth. I hope Prusa will continue innovating to remain competitive with the new players in the industry, because, wow... it's insane what they've built.

[_yonas]

Thank you. :) - Just as an idea, and I am sure you have considered it as well, but a tour of a factory producing and assembling (articulated) robots from the likes of KUKA, ABB, Fanuc, etc. would be really cool. Or a tour at one of those companies that make super-large precision CNC mills like DMG Mori.

[tankgrrl]

Thanks for this, Scotty! All the tours I've seen were from some time ago. They have grown so much!
Also, I was not expecting Thor to show up at 38:00

[MrBearfaced]

This shows Prusa in a very positive light, well done for an informative tour, your knowledge of manufacturing shines through and you asked great questions. Props to the ladies and gentlemen that you talked to for speaking amazing English!

[MKVideoful]

Miroslav: "It's an stainless steel šablon" :D

[freeuyghurspalestinekashmir]

What a tour. It was done amazingly! I enjoyed it so much and learnt a lot!