My week started with a phone call and a question as to whether our company could help with a very personalized item. Within one minute, it was shared that this customer wanted a 6” custom Lego brick followed by these words “this will be an urn for my son’s ashes, who
As we are in the 3D Printing business, it’s common for us to be asked by new customers to sign an NDA prior to sending their CAD files. Having worked with 3D Prototype Design now in my 17th year I’ve personally viewed multiple NDA’s, have experienced and found a few
You may have noticed the Zelda pump (3d printed by us with SLS and nylon) on our home page, but I thought I’d bring light to it again as recently our customer let us know that with their last round of testing the pump ran for 2-1/2 days, pumping 2.3
We often receive questions about 3d printing scaled down models that never happen as contacting us first isn’t the right starting point, unless a few things are already taken care of! Watch this quick video and/or visit our Sales Models page to learn more. https://youtu.be/jM0ucRIbPV0
“3Doodler Create” I remember years ago when I first started with 3D Prototype Design, our lead technician Tim came up with an invention based on FDM printing. His idea was to make a small hand held device that could be used as a hobby tool to create in mid air
While watching Marvel’s Black Panther film over the weekend, I immediately spotted the unmistakable 3d printed pieces worn by actress Angela Bassett. Before I even left the theater, I was consulting Google to confirm I was right. Not only that, there were many other costume pieces throughout the moving that
As if 3d printing wasn’t already cool enough, many of our SLS nylon parts are flying around in drones! SLS 3d printed in nylon spinner really flies! Several drone assemblies that are being made and sold direct to customers contain 3D Prototype Design’s SLS 3D printed parts. Because our SLS
This fun new invention could allow you to make a 3d printed Darth Vader pancake, based the concept of 3d printing technology. But, before we get into it I have to start this posting with the following disclaimer… “3D Prototype does not offer custom 3d printed pancakes or sell the
With the help of 3d printing technology, Oscar statues now utilize technology to create the coveted awards with precision accuracy. In 2016 designers utilized an original 1929 Oscar statuette were originally designed by Cedric Gibbons and sculpted by George Stanley. The vintage figure was first 3d scanned to create an
The other day a colleague of mine came into the office talking about a Doctor he saw on a morning TV show singing the praises of creating 3d printed medical devices and products that could in future be made in space (or possibly on Mars) which got us once again
