Sculpteo 3D printing blog

Another week has arrived, and with it another episode of our How 3D Printing will revolutionize your Industry series. This week’s industry and its relationship with 3D printing affects most of us in a very direct way, even though it may be almost inv...

We are now manufacturing & shipping orders for North and South America from our San Leandro, CA factory! We are proudly making your 3D printing ideas come to life in the USA. Due to an increase in orders Sculpteo chose to open another factory; for ma...

If there is an industry using 3D printing on a broad spectrum it’s aeronautics & aerospace. From early stage project visualisation to prototyping to complete production, this industry is leading the way in Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies. Le...

How safe are 3D printed materials? Recently we’ve seen studies that suggest some materials may be harmful; we’re here to tell you about our Sculpteo materials so that you (and your customers) can put your fears to rest. We’re going to start with the ...

The unofficial start of the biggest shopping season is BLACK FRIDAY! We want to show you how thankful we are by giving you 25% off your purchases on our website! Get your 3D models ready to upload because when the clock strikes midnight on November 2...

When you order from a 3D printing service online, the hard part is definitely not the 3D printing but rather the modeling of your object. That’s why we’re always trying to deliver you the freshest news and tips on 3D modeling through tutorials, webin...

3D printing is changing the way that we manufacture and realize ideas, as a result it has become the prototyping technology that entrepreneurs prefer. Still, 3D printing can be more than a means  for prototyping, it can be a method for final manufact...

Often 3D printing helps move science forward in the research process. The collaboration between the IMS Laboratory and Sculpteo is a telltale example.  Based in Bordeaux, France, the IMS laboratory works on the integration process of materials. With ...

Learning by making has a long established story in education, and thanks to 3D Printing this educational principle makes a real come-back. Introducing 3D Printing into classrooms changes both the way students learn and the way educators teach. Let’s ...

When talking about food and 3D printing, the expectations are quite high. Everybody’s thinking about a machine in the kitchen ready to create the most amazing meals by loading capsules of ingredients and just pressing a button. While we might not be ...

Have you ever waited 20 minutes to get a tasteless cocktail? Well, Barmate the cocktail machine developed by BlendBow, partners with bartenders to overcome this unpleasant customer experience. After 3 years of conceptualization and prototyping with 3...

Photogrammetry makes 3D printing easy. Using a series of photos, Meshmixer and Meshlab can reduce the tallest of statues and buildings into a replica that you can hold in the palm of your hand. Let’s discover how this process works. 3D modeling can b...