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Simplicity Wins: i.Materialise Introduces Flat Rate Shipping « Fabbaloo

Simplicity Wins: i.Materialise Introduces Flat Rate Shipping

By on January 31st, 2016 in Service

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Popular 3D print service i.materialise has thrown out their complex shipping calculations and replaced it with a ridiculously simple flat rate. 

No, there isnā€™t ā€œone single feeā€, but rather there are fees for different regions. For example, they say ALL shipments to Asia are now ā‚¬19.95 (USD$21.70), to Canada are ā‚¬19.50 (USD$21.25) or to EU locations are either ā‚¬9.50 (USD$10.30) or ā‚¬13.50 (USD$14.70) for express delivery. 

Previously shipping rates were calculated by an algorithm that used print volume and weight, as well as destination. Now itā€™s only the destination that matters. 

We like this approach because of one reason: itā€™s simple. If thereā€™s one thing the 3D printing industry could use a lot more of, itā€™s simplicity. 

Complexity has been one of the long-standing barriers to growth in the industry, and that complexity appears in all dimensions. It may be in the software, a machineā€™s control panel, the operational instructions, the material selection options, the 3D design, or any number of other things. 
  
Simplifying pricing is not going to solve all of those things. But it is making the world of 3D printing just a slight bit less complex. 

If more companies took this approach to more aspects of their operations, we would expect the 3D printing industry to grow faster than it is today. 

Simple always wins. 

Via i.materialise

By Kerry Stevenson

Kerry Stevenson, aka "General Fabb" has written over 8,000 stories on 3D printing at Fabbaloo since he launched the venture in 2007, with an intention to promote and grow the incredible technology of 3D printing across the world. So far, it seems to be working!