Sculpteo 3D printing blog

Almost a year ago, we were the first 3D pritning service to offer a wax material. During that time, we’ve kept wax in beta but due to the high standards we set for our prints, we took the difficult decision to shut it down. We know many of you were r...

To meet growing demand, we are opening a second factory in Europe. As has been the case for 4 years now, we’re dedicated to serve the varied needs of our varied clients, making mass production that starts at one, a reality. The opening of the new fac...

If you live in the Bay area, there is a maker event this weekend in San Leandro. We’ll be there ourselves to introduce you to 3D printing. Make San Leandro is an event dedicated to 3D printing, Robots, Rockets, and Fire! You’ll be able to come and pl...

June is an exciting month! The summer is coming, and there are events almost every night! Still, we managed For the French Digital Festival Futur en Seine, Sculpteo team welcomes you to a new Meetup dedicated to 3D scanning and 3D printing. This new ...

Most people know that 3D printing enables consummer to take part in the production process and customize their own products. But since a while now, hardware entrepreneurs have been adopting 3D printing in their business to create their prototypes and...

Hi, I’m Matthew, material engineer at Sculpteo and I start this new blog category to offer DIY tips to improve your 3D prints. I’ll mostly cover very simple things that we don’t necessarily offer in our processes, but that can easily be done at home....

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This is the final installment of the “Material Considerations for Additive Manufacturing of Polymers” series investigating the tensile performance of polymers processed with Additive Manufacturing. To quickly recap, Part 1 of this series described tw...

As was mentioned in “Material Considerations for Additive Manufacturing of Polymers: Part 1”, the material properties of a part manufactured via AM do not necessary reflect the material data sheet that the manufacturers release. Luckily for designers...

The next Maker Startup Weekend takes place in San Francisco on May 30th. If you’re around, Nora, US Sales Manager at Sculpteo, will be there to meet you and guide you on your projects involving 3D printing. Save the date!  Startup Weekends are 54-hou...

Hi Everyone, I’m Phil. This week, we’re starting a new series of posts on material considerations for 3D printing with plastic. When designing parts you intend to 3D print, being aware of the material (or system) you plan on building your part with i...