📢 Update: PartSnap now offers SLA (Stereolithography) 3D printing with our Formlabs Form 3. Learn about our SLA capabilities → PolyJet Polyropylene-like material (aka Endur) is now available from PartSnap® 3D Printing. This material adds to our PolyJet line and complements our FDM 3D printing materials. Polypropylene-like Material provides the high-resolution finish typical of PolyJet resin, […]
What are we to do about 3D printed guns? Some Americans rejoice at the idea; others panic. The now famous (or infamous) group Defense Distributed recently released plans for a fully 3D printed gun. The only non-3D printed parts are a single nail required for the firing pin and a non-functional metal block “required” to […]
📢 Update: PartSnap now offers SLA (Stereolithography) 3D printing with our Formlabs Form 3. Learn about our SLA capabilities → PolyJet VeroClear material is now available from PartSnap® 3D Printing. This material adds to our PolyJet line and complements our FDM 3D printing materials. VeroClear comes out of the printer with a clear-frosted finish […]
A touching story of how 3D printing can be used to change and improve lives. The innovative doctors at Nemours use Stratasys FDM parts to build exoskeletons for children with disorders requiring assistance moving their arms. They call the device a Wilmington Robotic Exoskeleton (WREX): WREX is a modular body-powered orthosis that is mounted to a person’s […]
Featured is an incredible demonstration of 3D printing art scupltures. Neri Oxman, architect, designer and assistant professor at MIT Media Lab, creates digital sculptures melding nature with digital design and additive manufacturing technology. She uses Objet’s multi-material Connex 3D Printing to bring the designs to life. In collaboration with Objet Geometries R&D, she appears to have access […]
PartSnap is now offering a new finish: metal plated 3D printed parts with a VeroWhitePlus core. The metal plating is available with matte and polished finishes and, in addition to its aesthetic value, it also provides structural enhancements to the parts. RePliForm has developed an excellent multi-layed metal-plating technology that they call RePliKote. Take a look […]
In July 2012, PartSnap® introduced a 3D Printing Instant Quote system allowing clients to seamlessly upload STL files, configure an order and purchase high-resolution 3D printed prototypes, all online. The video below highlights some of the basic functionality of the system. Watch the demo full-screen: PartSnap 3D Printing Instant Quote System Demonstration Visit the PartSnap 3D Printing […]
3D Printed Octopod Underwater Salvage V Here’s a common question I receive at PartSnap: How much detail can be handled in a 3D printed scale model? When SLA is selected for prototyping and model-making, the answer is: a lot. The SLA process creates parts with layers 0.001″ or less! It builds parts layer by layer, handling […]
Update (27 July 2012): PartSnap Online 3D Printing Instant Quote (beta) is now live. When PartSnap started, we had no immediate need for an online 3D Printing Instant Quote system. We were founded with the goal of serving the underservered Rapid Prototyping markets around Dallas / Fort Worth / North Texas. These markets include small […]
NEWS RELEASE Society of Manufacturing Engineers RAPID 2012 Conference and Exposition Proves 3D Imaging and Additive Manufacturing Technologies are Hot Attendees inspired by the creative, innovative and revolutionary new uses for AM equipment, materials and applications in a wide range of industries. DEARBORN, Mich., May 31, 2012 — The Society of Manufacturing […]