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Ponoko

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Ponoko is an online service for distributed manufacturing and on-demand manufacturing.[citation needed]

History

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Ponoko was founded by David ten Have and Derek Elley in 2007[1] and launched in September the same year at TechCrunch 40.[2] In 2009, Ponoko formed a relationship with 100K Garages, a decentralized network of shop-bot manufacturers in North America. In 2010, the company began forming similar relationships and opening offices in Europe in partnership with local manufacturing services Formulor, Vectorealism and RazorLkab.[citation needed]

In 2011, Autodesk announced a partnership with Ponoko as part of their 123D offering.[3] Late in 2011, Autodesk announced the launch of 123D Make and 123D Catch offerings[4] using Ponoko Personal Factory to offer fabrication services to users of these tools.

At Maker Faire 2012 Ponoko announced[5] that they were the fabrication platform behind Local Motors Local Forge and MadeSolid.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Future of Manufacturing". Inc.com.
  2. ^ "New companies, continued: MusicShake, Cake Financial, Ponoko, TripIt standout - VentureBeat - News - by Contributor". VentureBeat.
  3. ^ "Democratizing Design: Autodesk's CEO Carl Bass Announces 123D - Wired". Wired. 3 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Autodesk bringing 3D modeling to the masses". CNET. CBS Interactive.
  5. ^ "FORA.tv - Apps for Makers: The Power of 3D Fabrication". fora.tv. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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