How does SLS 3D Printing Work?
How does SLS 3D Printing Work? Many people are surprised when they learn how truly different SLS 3D printing is from what they thought it was. As Canada’s first 3D Printing Company since ’96 and SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) specialists for over 20 yrs, we still find it fun to share just how different it […]
3d Printed Lego K’Nex Tractor Fun
We recently displayed our 3d printed lego tractor at a trade show that was a big hit! We made this Lego K’nex tractor with 720 individual 3d printed pieces using our SLS technology, nylon and our own developed post colouring process for the Toronto Design and Manufacturing Show. One of our technicians and his 7 […]
720 Individual 3d printed K’NEX pieces built this cool digger!
We created this cool K’NEX project for our tradeshow booth display and it was a bit hit! People actually came specifically over to our booth to take pictures and selfies with it to send off to their kids. Made using SLS and nylon12, then post coloured with our own developed process, over 720 individual pieces […]
3D Printing Supply Chain Issues Solution
3D Printing Supply Chain Issues — No More Providing 3d printing supply chain solutions to our customers is not uncommon. Our parts are as close as you can get to injection molded components. Made with the SLS process and nylon 12. As a result, parts can be sterilized, tapped, drilled and machined. Because of their […]
Need to know you can speak with a real person at your 3D Printing company?
Several of our new 3D Printing customers have been sharing with us how much they value the fact that 3D Prototype Design can be contacted by phone or email and then receive such a quick response by a real rapid prototyping expert. One customer even went so far as to share a story with us […]
If you want an ABS 3D printed part, don’t get it in ABS
Let me start off with Happy New Year wishes to all! 2017 actually marks our 21st year offering 3d printing services in Canada! Back in the day, we started with one FDM 3d printer (the extruding kind) using primarily ABS and had to inform potential customers why and how rapid prototyping could benefit there development […]
Honouring Lego Master’s legacy — custom 3D Printed Lego Urn
In Memory of Alex “aullicks” Sirman — May The Force Be With You It was with great honour and privilege that we were able to be a part of Alex’s memorial and create this 3d printed Lego-like urn with a Star Wars feel. As you read more below from a letter we received from Alex’s […]
3D Printed K’nex ‘Digger’ in nylon, final production quality and function!
The new year had me reflecting on some of our past projects and accomplishments and I felt this one was worth sharing again! (this time showing you a direct comparison of the actual K’nex model to our model). Each part was post processed in the desired colour, then assembled using the K’nex instructions. It built […]
3D Printed Baby Yoda from Star’s Wars spin-off Mandalorian
3D Printed Baby Yoda ornament on Jon Favreau’s tree as posted on instagram! (we even commented on his feed). Disney’s Star Wars spin off show, Mandalorian, introduced the world to the cutest thing ever… Baby Yoda! We were trying to determine which process was used to 3d print and thought how amazing it would have […]
SLA vs. 3D Printing… there’s a big difference some don’t realize
Many people commonly use the term SLA (Sterolithography) in place of the broad term 3D Printing/3D Printed. For example, “I need to have an SLA part made in nylon”, when what they really need is ‘a 3d printed part made in nylon’. (which would be produced with the SLS process, not SLA). SLA is a […]