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How to design a 3D printed bike: Which material for which application?

Posted By Capucine Lonjon on Feb 22, 2017

Have you heard of our Sculpteo Bike Project? For CES 2017, we created the first ever fully functional digitally manufactured bike: 70% of its parts were produced by our 3D printing and laser cutting service. Then, to prove it was actually functional, the two designers of the bike, Piotr Widelka and Alexandre d’Orsetti, went on a long trip from Las Vegas to San Francisco, and rode the bike on over 1000 km! This trip was documented on...

Benefits of 3D Printing & additive manufaturing: Small Batch Production

Posted By Eole Recrosio on Feb 22, 2017

In this week’s 3D printing benefits series, let’s talk about the small batch production benefits. Not only reserved for traditional manufacturing techniques, it is now possible to integrate additive manufacturing into the production of parts. Small batches are often more interesting to manufacture with 3D printing than with traditional methods (e.g. injection molding).   This blog post is part of ‘Benefits of 3D Printing’ Series,...

How to start a successful 3D printing business today

Posted By Eole Recrosio on Feb 22, 2017

Starting your 3D Printing Company is challenging, and we’ve compiled the do’s and don’ts for your first year of business. The quest for business success doesn’t come with a road map but it can be navigated by studying those who have been successful in the industry; you’ll learn today how to start a successful 3D printing business and how companies already use these tips and tricks.    1. Create, innovate and Iterate with 3D...

3D printing the strength of the Medical sector | Spine Vision

Posted By Hannah Bensoussan on Feb 15, 2017

3D Printing, by making mass customization and rapid prototyping accessible, is a great asset for the medical industry: it allows, on the one hand, to quickly create prototypes for tools and prostheses, and on the other hand to adapt each product to the patient or group of patients concerned. After all, medicine is the field in which customization is most beneficial!  Our customer, SpineVision, who builds medical implants and...

Answer our Survey of 3D Printing 2017 Edition

Posted By Capucine Lonjon on Feb 14, 2017

For the 3rd year in a row, we’re editing the State of 3D Printing. We’re very proud to say it’s been a success so far, and we’re editing the report once again this year! Our ambition is to give businesses the keys to understanding what’s at stake in the 3D printing industry.     What is the State of 3D printing The report will set a comparison of how 3D printing permeates the different industries, an evaluation of the return...

Try our 3D Printing Cost Comparator: 3D Printer or 3D Printing Service?

Posted By Capucine Lonjon on Feb 14, 2017

When 3D printing started gaining popularity, there was a common idea that, in the future, everybody would own their own 3D printer at home or for their company, and that remote production would be a thing of the past. This hasn’t happened yet, and, we believe, probably won’t happen anytime soon. The three main reasons are: It takes a high level of expertise to properly design for 3D printing and use a 3D printer A lot of products...

Metal 3D Printer: Manufacturers and Models of 2017

Posted By Eole Recrosio on Feb 14, 2017

Which 3D printers are used for metal 3D Printing? At Sculpteo, we use powder melting technologies to create your metal parts in aluminum, stainless steel and titanium with a SLM280 and a EOSINTM280. In the industry, there are many more machine manufacturers using different technologies and materials. This article will give you a list of the main manufacturers and 3D printers, sorted by technologies.   Direct Metal Printing The...

Benefits of 3D printing :The additive manufacturing a revolution for Integrated assembly

Posted By Capucine Lonjon on Feb 8, 2017

Since 19th Century Industrial Revolution, producing goods required heavy industry, machine tools, production line and economies of scale. In traditional manufacturing, infrastructures and time are mostly dedicated to assembly. The whole Ford system is based on an ‘assembly line’ and is seeking for ways to optimize assembly time. 3D printing is revolutionizing in that it is now possible to minimize assemblies and welding steps. In this...

The use of Metal 3D Printing By The Industry

Posted By Eole Recrosio on Feb 8, 2017

After our series of Q&A on metal materials, let’s focus on how business and industries are making the most of metal 3D printing. Metal 3D printing is a serious challenge and many companies feel more reluctant to use it. To solve this, Sculpteo designed a free tool, the Agile Metal Business Case, that helps you evaluate and sharpen your metal 3D printing project in seconds. Discover how the industries can benefit from metal...

How to Use the Interface of our Metal Laser Cutting Service by Sculpteo

Posted By Eole Recrosio on Feb 7, 2017

Metal laser cutting service has been out for a few weeks now and we want to thank you for all your enthusiastic feedback! Not a user yet? Then we have a few advice for you before starting your metal laser cutting order. Today we focus our discovery on how to use the style configuration panel and how to order the right part when using our metal laser cutting service.   Our Interface for Laser Cutting At Sculpteo, we love as much...