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Nowadays, there are various kinds of e-cigarette liquids (used on e-cigarettes) on the market, and with various nicotine levels, smokers can choose according to their own needs and gradually reduce the nicotine content. In the end, the goal of completely quit smoking is achieved. Although the current e-cigarette market can be said to be taking off, Meredith Agens, co-founder of Rex Vapor, is sensitive to an industry problem.
“Although e-cigarettes are easy to promote from the perspective of reducing health hazards, a frequent objection is that e-cigarettes look ugly, clumsy, or more like a medical device, which is not fashionable,” says Agens. I was obsessed with 3D printing, so I realized that I can combine e-cigarettes with 3D printing to eliminate this objection and help e-cigarettes become the only rational transmission channel for nicotine needs."
Agens' interest in e-cigarettes comes from her older brother, an old smoker, who had serious problems in the lungs three years ago. At that time, Agens appeared in the hospital with flowers and e-cigarettes. Fortunately, her brother accepted the advice of Agens. Since then, both of them have become advocates of the e-cigarette movement.
Agens decided to use her knowledge of 3D printing to bring a new electronic cigarette to the market that is not only functional but also beautiful.
“I have been modeling with Blender software because it was what I learned when I was doing animation in 2011. But if it works better, I will use other software. We have tried half a dozen 3D printers , currently I am using an EOS 3D printer. We plan to buy one of these 3D printers as soon as possible."
Currently Rex Vapor mainly prints three different e-cigarette models in 3D: Feng, Quartz and Victoria. The company says they can print four Quartz or Victoria e-cigarettes in an hour or three; or three Feng models of e-cigarettes. They use high stretch PA powder for 3D printing, which Agens says is 100% safe.
According to Agens, “We use glass and stainless steel on the contact parts of each e-cigarette. In addition, we have added a lock function, temperature monitoring function to the electronic processor’s unprocessor, and can be short-circuited. Automatically cuts off the circuit when the low voltage and polarity are reversed."
