Author: wwiest

Conformal cooling

Additive manufacturing allows us the opportunity to easily add complexity to a design that was previously difficult or impossible to manufacture. Here we use the benefits of additive manufacturing to redesign a vacuum forming mold with internal cooling channels with the goal of decreasing cycle time of the vacuum forming process. A drawing and CAD… Continue reading Conformal cooling

Loket 5

To reduce the build volume, the chassis-boiler-cabin section will collapse in on itself in a telescoping fashion and the roof will be on a slider so it can fully extend after printing. This requires a significant amount of CAD modifications. This complex design requires careful consideration with respect to tolerances so that all parts can… Continue reading Loket 5

Loket 4

CAD to printed prototype There is a customer in need of a 3d printed prototype of a toy train. The customer’s desire is to compare the 3d printed PLA version of the design with one that has been machined traditionally out of stainless steel. They supply us with a CAD drawing in STP file format… Continue reading Loket 4

3D Scanning

What is 3D scanning? How does it work? What are the possibilities? Are all scanners the same? What does a 3D scanning workflow look like? What software is available? How do we make sure our scanned files are of high quality and accurately represent our design intent? All interesting questions, let’s dive in!