If you happen to be at home, then you can check on the print every fifteen minutes or so, but what if you happen to be out of the home or office during a lengthy print? Authentise, based out of Singularity University in Mountain View, California, believes they have found a solution.
The company, which has specialized in securing intellectual property during the 3D printing and file transfer process, today has announced their new Authentise Computer Vision service.
“We are very excited to tell you that we are releasing a technology critical to address the high failure rate of printers, which can be between 25 to 70% in some cases, according to our partners and users,” stated Karla Lopez, Co-founder of Authentise.
The new service is simple, yet brilliant, at the same time. Using their proprietary software, Authentise enables 3D printing enthusiasts and businesses to monitor their prints using sophisticated computer vision software. The system works with almost any off-the-shelf webcam, which can be situated in a position so that it has a direct view of the object being printed. Authentise has even made available a 3D printable webcam mount for those who need one.
For those interested in this new service, there is a private beta signup form on the Authentise website. The company aims to launch in beta sometime this month, and be ready for general distribution before the end of March. Let us know if you’ve signed up for the beta release, and what your thoughts are of this service. Discuss in the Authentise Computer Vision forum thread on 3DPB.com. Check out the brief video below about this new service: