Sculpteo 3D printing blog

The HP Multi Jet Fusion technology has now been available on our online 3D printing service for a few months, with a major success among our customers. Why is it so popular? It allows the creation of great plastic parts using HP MJF PA12, a black pla...

Do you need to design the enclosure of an electronic device? Or to create some PCB layouts (Printed Circuit Boards)? Do you just need to design and simulate the assembly of some electronic products? Whichever your purpose, there will always be a 3D d...

The third edition of Formnext took place in Frankfurt, Germany, from november 14th to november 17th 2017. Formnext is the largest tradeshow focusing on additive manufacturing. A lot of companies are taking this occasion as an opportunity to announce ...

Graphene is the brand new material that has attracted the scientists’ interest all over the world. Not only the scientists though! Even if graphene is a material that is studied in nanoscience and nanotechnology, many industries are focusing on how t...

Are you 3D printing some plastic that needs to resist scratch and abrasion? Maybe are you looking for a uniform color surface result among your 3D printed parts? Do you need some parts the color of which will remain stable over time? Are you looking ...

A few weeks ago, Marine Core-Baillais, Deputy CEO of Sculpteo, was invited as a speaker to a Première Vision conference in Paris where she got to talk about 3D printed shoes. Two experts on the topic led this conference: Nathalie Elharrar and Aurélie...

Next Friday is BLACK FRIDAY! For this occasion, we offer 25% off all orders above $150 (or 150€ or 150£) on plastics and laser cutting! Be careful: The $150 (or 150€ or 150£) don’t include shipping costs and the offer is only available for the standa...

Drones or UAV for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle are more and more common. They are now used in several sectors, such as agriculture, military, aerospace, cinema, or security. 3D printing can be a useful tool to create a drone or can help you to begin with ...

3D printing is a massive asset when it comes to the medical industry, especially regarding the reproduction of body parts. Indeed, it allows the creation of custom-made 3D printed prosthetics that can perfectly fit the patient’s morphology. Doctor Ol...

Today, we officially launch Fabpilot. Based on 8 years of additive manufacturing expertise, this brand new cloud-based 3D printing software helps you run your 3D printing factory or lab in a more efficient way, with all the tools you need in only one...

One good reason for purchasing a smartphone is that you can use them as 3D scanners. Some smartphones, such as Xperia XZ1 come integrated with a 3D scanning application. Some others, you have to choose and download yourself one. 3D scanning is the ne...

Have you ever heard of metamaterials before? Did you know that when you combine design and engineering you can create new properties that you cannot find in nature? Metamaterials are pretty impressive for this: for their emerging properties. Promisin...