Artificial Intelligence and 3D printing are two of the hottest topics when it comes to technology, and to what it can bring to our future. As explained in many of our previous blog posts – like this one on the coolest metal 3D printing applications, you can use 3D printing in an almost infinite amount of situations. How can it be used to deal with AI related problematics? Well, a team of researchers found a new fascinating way...
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The rise of the makers movement opens an incredible range of possibilities for those who want to learn and create. The makers movement is a community of people enthusiastic about creation and DIY (do-it-yourself), who share their knowledge, their physical and immaterial tools and workshops, and who make the most of new technologies. The makers movement is alive in homes, workshops, maker-places, fablabs, maker faires and conventions,...
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Last week, one of our customers, Nicolas Raynaud, went viral on Reddit, posting a gif of the 3D printed robot he made thanks to Sculpteo. He designed a robot, after Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest mechanism. What is it? How to build a Strandbeest thanks to 3D printing? What are our best tips to succeed in creating your own walking device? Discover it right now! A great 3D printed Strandbeest Nicolas Raynaud, one of Sculpteo’s...
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At Sculpteo, we focus a lot on the quality of the 3D prints that we provide. In our experience quality is key when it comes to building the best online 3D printing service, but how do we make sure that your 3D print matches all of our mutual quality requirements? We’ve built our own Quality Control tools, a 3D printing software tool which intelligently collects data in order to improve the way we produce your 3D printed parts, job...
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When it comes to production, 3D printing is often compared to other manufacturing technologies. Indeed, this technology can truly help optimize how to run a regular machine shop. For instance, it can perfectly complement CNC mill. Here are 10 reasons why 3D printing can help a machine shop run its jobs more efficiently, gain time, and use a wider range of materials. 1. Prioritizing jobs: CNC Milling isn’t efficient for...
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Have you ever tried uploading a 3D model to our Sculpteo website? One of the features we’re most proud of is the fact that we’re able to provide you with 3D printing quotes instantly, right after receiving your model, giving you a price and an estimated delivery date. How do we do so? Discover it right now! This blog post is part of our series on the 3D printing software tools we built in-house and use daily, which help us...
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Gartner has recently published its 2017 edition of the 3D printing Hype Cycle. If you’re not familiar with this great tool, it’s an annual study focussing on the main 3D printing trends, based on Gartner’s Hype cycle, a graphic representation of the adoption and maturity of a technology. Gartner’s Hype Cycle for 3D printing is truly helpful for your business strategy if you work in the 3D printing field. According to Gartner’s Hype...
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In Tanzania, more than 1 million small businesses and 30 million people lack productive equipment and energy for it, which represents 75% of the population. Simusolar is a company created in 2014 which develops and implements small-scale sustainable solutions to bring solar energy to the rural population of Tanzania. For instance, they developed solar-charged LED lights for fishermen from the Lake Victoria, to replace their petrol...
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Uploading your 3D design to our Sculpteo website is easy, and you will receive your 3D printed parts quickly after you have ordered them from us. But do you know what happens in between? How does 3D printing management work at Sculpteo? Since our creation, we’ve been building, in-house, 3D printing software tools to offer you the best 3D printing service. Today, discover how we manage these 3D printing jobs in 4 steps: automatic...
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Metal 3D printing is a very promising technology, creating great opportunities for many industries. Using this manufacturing technique, you can produce fully functioning 3D printed parts with great mechanical properties. At Sculpteo, we strongly believe this is a real game-changing technology, and so do our customers. In our 2017 study dedicated to 3D printing, metals ranked as the third most used kind of materials. But what can you...
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