Xery is an established Chinese company known for their diversity, with their hands in manufacturing 3D printers from the industrial to professional to desktop level. In a nod toward the family and teaching them while they are young, Xery has added the Lapple to their lineup of user-friendly products while allowing for child safety with a closed design so that it’s attractive for use in the classroom, school or home library, and desktop or dining room table. The Lapple is small enough and durable enough to offer great portability for kids and families, as well as teachers.
The pint-sized machine is exceptionally easy to operate. Xery has made a design specifically geared toward children, with a learning curve for operation said to be only ten minutes. The Lapple features one button for operation, which is certainly appealing as well. Featuring a layer resolution of 0.1 to 0.4 mm and a build size of 100 x 100 x 100 mm, the shiny 3D printer should draw kids in at their level in terms of size, capacity, and speed. The Lapple offers a standard sized nozzle (0.4mm), but also a smaller more delicate one (0.2mm) which Xery assumes will appeal to children for designs involving jewelry, science projects, and objects involving small parts.
The software, XBuilder, is supplied by Xery and only runs on Windows PCs. With the number of features to draw from and a pricepoint of $300, this is a very attractive product that we look forward to hearing more about. Have you had experience with this product, or another 3D printer that you found was really well-suited for children? Tell us about it in the Lapple 3D Printer forum over at 3DPB.com.
Xery is a subsidiary of WestingCut, founded in 1990. WestingCut has three different branches in China for industry and trading.