In our last blog, we discussed a new 3D printing technology innovation, the 3Doodler pen, which allows you to create 3-dimensional drawings and models. If your model needs to be a little more solid though, a 3D prototype is in order. Even if your prototype needs to be created by a larger machine, you don't [...]
One of the main technologies used in our rapid prototype machines is selective laser sintering, or SLS. While there are many 3D printing methods that are currently available, SLS is the one that 3D Prototype prefers, and here's why. SLS offers products that are closest to the original model, making it a slightly more precise [...]
3D printing has been put to many innovative uses over the past several years, including being used to create artistic sculptures and even a house. Most recently though, the technology was personalized by a team at the Artisans Asylum in Boston and miniaturized to create the 3Doodler pen. The new 3D pen uses ABS Plastic, [...]
While 3D printing technology has been improved, beyond what was initially imagined, there is still room for improvement. The prototypes that are being printed are strong, flexible, durable and intricate, but they are still printed at a speed that is relatively slow. While parts can be created that are durable enough to be used as [...]
The first 3D printers were created in the late 1970s, and were bulky, expensive and rather limited. As time passed, this early 3D printing technology has been improved upon, to the point where nearly anything can be created, from small rubber-like parts, to artistic sculptures. A variety of additive processes have been developed to make this [...]
When 3D printing technology was first created, it was used mainly for rapid prototyping, which in turn was developed to help companies significantly reduce their lead-time in developing products. Whether a company needs to test a part they plan on ordering, or they are still in the concept stages and want to see an innovative [...]
Many rapid prototyping services make their models out of material that may be strong and durable as long as the prototype is left unmodified, but fall to pieces if you attempt to alter them using tools. If you try to tap or drill your product, the vibrations usually cause the model to crack or flake [...]
In addition to making your rapid prototype versatile, nylon 12-equivalent material also has properties that allow your prototype to enjoy an impressively long lifespan. The amount of time that our nylon products remain strong and useable is so long that many companies are now ordering smaller pieces to be used as final products. By ordering [...]
In order to create a 3D model or prototype, a special printer that is capable of printing 3D objects must be used. Sending 2D images to a 3D prototype printer won't work, so computer-aided design (CAD) must be used. CAD is simpler than it may sound. It simply means using a computer system to help [...]
So far you have read about how nylon 12-equivalent material makes your prototypes and models versatile and long lasting, but rapid prototype products created from our material also allow your models to exhibit finer details than many other materials. Creating prototypes from materials that are less expensive and more brittle means that parts that have [...]
