Fixables: Dutch electronics giant Phillips has started offering open source replacement parts for you to 3D print
Fixables: Dutch electronics giant Phillips has started offering open source replacement parts for you to 3D print
3D printable parts for fresh starts. Welcome to Philips Fixables — a collaboration with Prusa Research to help Philips … – 3D models
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/12833459
Here is the announcement video: https://youtu.be/q85lZdNStGs
Before anyone decides to buy something from the dutch electronics giant assuming it is dutch, they sold off their domestic appliance division years ago and the products are produced and sold by a Chinese company that licences the Phillips name. I don't think the quality changed, but I feel this is worthwhile mentioning in any buy european community.
Versuni primarily sells small appliances under the Philips brand (under license from Philips). These include: Air fryers, Rice cookers, Blenders, Kettles, Clothes irons, Clothes steamer, Vacuum cleaners, Air purifiers.
Versuni also sells domestic coffee makers, under the Philips, Gaggia, Saeco, Senseo and L'Or brands.
They sell a variety of home appliances in India under the Preethi brand, including mixer-grinders.
Philips-branded electric toothbrushes and rotary shavers, are not made by Versuni, but continue to be manufactured and sold by Philips itself under its Personal Care division. via: https://w.wiki/EFTD
This is such an important point. (Again, not that they are bad companies, but given the community)
There are so many European companies sold out to american or Chinese moneymen.
Philips, milka, suunto fitness devices, Skype, Volvo, lotus, pirelli, many food brands that haven't sold out to nestle, etc..
Or compagnies only European by name with all IP, R&D, and production in China or elsewhere (mostly tech industry): Nokia phones (HMD global), Nothing phones, etc...