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Order Tracking: Detailed, Real-time, Made for Humans

Posted By Amandine Richardot on May 31, 2017

Hi, Alex here, Sculpteo’s UX designer, with another update, this time to order tracking. We pride ourselves on being the fastest online 3D printing service, but we know that even a few minutes of the unknown feels like forever. That’s why we’ve opened up our production line, letting you see an ultra-detailed, real-time and clear breakdown of your order at each step of its production from beginning to end. How we designed our order...

Innovation in Metal 3D Printing: Dissolvable 3D Printed Supports

Posted By Eole Recrosio on May 31, 2017

Did you try our online metal 3D printing services? If so, you may have experienced the complexity of 3D printing metal support structures. It is an essential element that directly affects the price of your 3D prints and which must be taken into account. To help you, we are developing the Agile Metal Technology (AMT) suite and its online tools that help you get the most of metal 3D printing. In this article, discover all you need to...

The State of 3D Printing 2017: The 4 main benefits of 3D Printing to boost your company

Posted By Amandine Richardot on May 31, 2017

Our third edition of The State of 3D Printing gives us once again key insights about the Additive Manufacturing industry. This technology clearly appears to be a true business partner for our respondents, helping them undertake the challenges they encounter. That’s why 90% of our respondents consider Additive Manufacturing as a competitive advantage. The benefits of 3D Printing to boost your company are numerous, but we decided to...

New 3D Scanning Map: Find the Nearest 3D Scanner!

Posted By Eole Recrosio on May 30, 2017

The need for a 3D scanner can be motivated by many reasons: reverse engineering, industrial CAO, medical devices, tooling, etc… but often, buying a 3D scanner is not the adequate solution. A 3D scanning service has the technology and the skills to do a proper 3D scan. At Sculpteo, we created a 3D scanning map to help you find the best and nearest place to scan your object for 3D printing.   Why use a 3D scanner? Combining a 3D...

The State of 3D Printing 2017 is Out! Discover Our Last Report

Posted By Hilmiyati Kusnadi on May 24, 2017

We are really proud to share this third edition of our annual report, The State of 3D Printing with you. Each year, we do our best to provide you the most powerful insights about the 3D Printing industry, its dynamics, its challenges, and its main opportunities. Nearly 1,000 respondents took part in this survey, helping us collect meaningful data. We wish you a pleasant reading of the study, now available on our website, and look...

Optimize your 3D Printed Parts with Lattice Structures

Posted By Eole Recrosio on May 24, 2017

The strength of a 3D printing part is driven by two aspects: its material and its design. Among the many 3D printing materials we offer on our online 3D printing service, you can choose technical ones like metals, polyamide or glass-filled nylon. However, the strongest material is easily breakable with a poor design. Thanks to the freedom of design offered by 3D printing, you can create precise structural patterns that give your...

Metal 3D Printing: Which Technologies for Which Applications?

Posted By Eole Recrosio on May 23, 2017

Creating objects with 3D printing is now one of the best-known advanced manufacturing techniques. With new technologies and materials, metal 3D printing has become a reality to create an alternative for traditional manufacturing techniques. But how does metal 3D printing work? Today, we’ll present to you the three families of technologies that are now on the market for metal 3D printing: Powder Bed-based technologies combine a powder...

Our Smoothing Beautifier Portfolio for 3D Printing

Posted By Eole Recrosio on May 22, 2017

In our quest to always offer new materials and finishes, our Research & Development team works hard to give you the best finishing options for your 3D printed object. Our online 3D printing service is now proud to offer a new finishing option: the Smoothing Beautifier!   A New Finish for 3D Printing From our online platform, you obtain parts with various finishing options depending on the material you choose. With our most...

Introducing Our New Material: CarbonMide for 3D Printing

Posted By Hilmiyati Kusnadi on May 17, 2017

Here at Sculpteo, we always want to offer you the best additive manufacturing experience. That’s why, in the past few weeks, we launched several new materials, as well as upgrades on our existing ones. And it doesn’t stop there. Here’s another good news for 3D printing users, professionals or individuals. Sculpteo is releasing a new 3D Printing material: CarbonMide. Today we are going to discover more about our new CarbonMide...

Strengthen your 3D Printed Parts: Jigsaw Structures

Posted By Sculpteo on May 17, 2017

The resistance of a 3D printing part is driven by two aspects: its material and its design. Among the many 3D printing materials we offer on our online 3D printing service, you can choose technical ones like metals, polyamide or glass-filled nylon. However, the most resistant material is easily breakable with a poor design. Thanks to the freedom of design offered by 3D printing, you can create precise structural patterns that give...