The Brisbane Times recently reported that 3D printing technology could well be publicly available in Brisbane, Australia by the end of the year. The plan is to establish a 3D printing lab in the city, within the State Library of Queensland (SLQ). Furthermore, the library is behind raising the funding for the 3D printing centre using crowd-funding. At time of writing, the project has raised $6000 of the $9300 goal via the crowd-funding site Pozible, which is similar to the American platform Kickstarter but more accessible to Australian projects.
SLQ Chief Executive and state librarian Janette Wright said supporters could contribute anything from $1 to $930, with a range of rewards matching each level of contribution such as priority access to other learning experiences and invitations to supporter-only events. Every printer pledged to the project will be built through a socially inclusive training program providing marginalised young people with an entry point into 3D printing technology.
这些设施是对图书馆的逻辑补充，该图书馆已经为Internet服务提供了免费的公共访问以及广泛的创意软件和硬件。
怀特女士评论说：“如果成功资助了这项活动，它将在昆士兰州创造同类产品的第一个公共资源。”“您将能够走进去，预订打印机，并将其用于个人项目，实验工程，原型制作以及介于两者之间的任何工作。该资源将为各个年龄段的艺术家，企业家和创造者开辟大量可能性，并将在SLQ提供新的学习机会。”
Source:Brisbane Times
