RepRap Ltd was established in 2009 and specialises in research and development in self-replicating open-source 3D printing. We use RepRap 3D printers to research and to develop parts for 3D printers plus other useful technologies such as robotics and control systems.
RepRap is a free open-source self-copying 3D printer. You plug it into your computer and it will print plastic parts using your own designs or using designs you have downloaded from the web. It will also print all the plastic parts for another copy of itself for you. For details on the global RepRap Project see here.
Who are we?
Sally Bowyer has been actively working with RepRap printers since 2011 and has been a director of RepRap Ltd since its establishment. She is responsible for both the company’s administration and finance, and also does some of the experimental and research work. In addition she manages the company’s website and social media presence as well all aspects of customer service including coordinating customers’ orders and dispatch.
Adrian Bowyer MBE was a senior academic at Bath University where he invented RepRap – the replicating rapid prototyper. RepRap was the first of the low-cost 3D printers, and Adrian started the open-source 3D printer revolution. Adrian has also been a director of RepRap Ltd since its establishment. He is primarily responsible for the research direction of RepRap Ltd and does most of the electronic and mechanical design, as well as writing most of the software.
In 2019 Adrian was awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours for services to 3D printing.
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