Google's own American data communications and telecommunications provider, Motorola has took the next big step with their previously reported Project Ara.
Yesterday the company went officially partnering 3D Systems, a integrated solutions 3D printing company specializing in 3D printers, print materials, professional and consumer custom-parts services and 3D imaging and customization software. The companies have entered in a multi-year deal, where they will create a high-speed 3D printing production which will manufacture the modular handset and it's interchangeable modules.
We have reports of the Project Ara to be a reality, where the two companies are expected to launch the Modules Developers Kit (MDK) this very winter.
"With Project Ara, we asked the question, 'How do we bring the benefits of customization and an open hardware ecosystem to 6 billion people?' That is our driving application. It requires technical advances in areas such as material strength and printing with conductive inks for antennas. And those advances must support production-level speeds and volumes, which is a natural partnership with 3D Systems," said Regina Dugan, Senior Vice President and head of Motorola's Advanced Technology & Projects group.
"Project Ara was conceived to build a platform that empowers consumers all over the world with customization for a product made by and for the individual," said Avi Reichental, President and CEO of 3D Systems.
Source: GlobeNewswire, TechnoBuffalo
