Sculpteo 3D printing blog

During his mechanical engineering studies, Alexis Massol was in charge of his school’s Fablab. That’s when he first started to imagine building his own drone. He looked up plans, materials, electrical components on the internet… and, over the course ...

Our factory in Paris is equipped with PCE Instruments for 3D printing. Read about the equipment and let us walk you through each side of our manufacturing process. The machines that take care of our printing work include production, quality control, ...

It’s summer, let’s dream about Martian sand! 3D printing has proven many times how revolutionizing it is for production. In this article, by discussing 3D Printing in the context of Mars exploration, we’ll see that it can go much further: when we man...

You’ve created a beautiful 3D printed part? Make it colorful! We are launching today new paint options for our White Plastic, available with two different finishes. Check them out, try them out, let us know if you like them!   Add color without losin...

We all know that time is the most important resource, and that we should do everything we can to preserve it as much as possible. 3D Printing is a time-consuming process, and it sometimes may be hard to use it in the most efficient way. This is why w...

You need a 3D file to send to an online 3D printing service or to use on your own 3D printer? Several possibilities are available to you: you can design your own 3D file or get one from the internet, of course, but you can also 3D scan an existing ob...

Trademark, patent law, industrial design, model law… All these words sound the same in your mind? You want to launch a new product, print an object and be sure you do it legally? This article is here to make Intellectual Property as simple as possibl...

We know that some of our users are passionate about 3D printing, want to make the most of the technology and to push its limits as far as possible. That’s why we are launching two new features: the Expert User status, and the Print it Anyway option. ...

Holo-Z is a starting business which provides hologram supporting for various kinds of screens. They use Sculpteo’s service for 3D printing and delivery. We had an interview with Cyril Dieumegard, the company’s founder, and he told us about why he cho...

Our Second Edition of the State of 3D Printing gives a clear view of the evolution the additive manufacturing industry is taking. The Year-over-Year contrast Section highlights very accurate information and details. We are zooming into them for you t...

Direct manufacturing is the type of manufacturing in which you can go directly from a digital file to a produced part, without any intermediary. Direct manufacturing, and in particular additive manufacturing (AM), gives a true advantage to the compan...

Manufacturing locally has many benefits, almost as many benefits as using 3D printing to create customized parts. Today we explore the benefits of producing your parts locally, and we take a deep look at what is produced in the US factory vs. what is...