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THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMERSSTORIES
THREEYEARSOFDIGITALMANUFACTURING
2014-2015-2016
FOREWORD
AccordingtotheInternationalDataCorporation(IDC)the3Dprintedmarketis
expectedtonearlydoublewithinfiveyears.Comparedtotraditionalmanufacturing
techniques,thetechnologymakesitmucheasier,withoutanaddedcostto:create
complexshapes,customizeeachobjectofaserie,andgetafastturn-around.
Theseadvantagesareevengreaterwiththeuseof3Dprintingservice:itallowsto
gettheadvantagesofthetechnologywithouhavingtodealwiththecomplexityof
themachines.
Thesecharacteristicsmake3Dprintinganevidentchoiceforprototyping,product
development,andsmallseries,especiallyforsmallcompaniesthatcan’taffordto
investintoinjectionmodelingorspendweeksandmonthsondevelopinganobject.
However,sinceit’safairlynewtechnology,it’ssometimesdifficulttoimaginewhat
actuallyismadeandcanbemadeusinga3Dprintingservice.Thisiswhywecombined
thisTop21Customerstories,ofthepast3years:weareveryluckytohavediverseand
inspiringcustomers,whomightinspirethereadersofthisebooktolaunchtheirown
3Dprintedproject!
Whetheryouarealreadyexperiencedwithdigitalmanufacturing,orifyouareaboutto
launchyourownproduct,learnhowentrepreneurs,communicationteams,researchers,
industrialmanufacturersandartistshavealreadyused3Dprintingsuccessfully,in
areasasdiverseasdrones,robotics,medicalresearch,theinternetofthings,fashion,
education,architectureandtransportation!
1-DRONES
UVIFY
Drones,Ai,Robotics&next-gene-sports
Nano-Racing
TheAccessible3DPrintedDrone
Jarriquez
Yourdronegowherehumanscan’t
BlueRobotics
SubmarinesDronessplashingIndustry
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2-MEDICALANDRESEARCH
IMSResearch
MakinganimpactinElectromagnetism
CHUBicêtre
3DPrintedtoolsforsurgery
Gale
FirstAidKitUpgrade
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3-ROBOTICS
Poppy
The3DprintedOpen-SourceRobot
Fendy
FurtherOpen-SourceDevelopment
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4-INTERNETOFTHINGS
Ikilock
TheSmartPrototypedLock
MyDrivingPal
TrackerforPrivacy&PeaceofMind
MagTarget
StayCarbonCharged
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Lowe’s
3DPrintingSpaceforaHardwareStore
Kiwatch
EmbelishyourSecurityCamera
Skôda
LittleFabias
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6-DESIGN
VirusCollection
3DPLineforConsumerElectronicShow
Arro
ConceptLampforParisDesignWeek
MichelCornelissen
GlassesDesigner
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L’IlliadeduPatrimoine
AnabbayeModelfortheVisuallyImpaired
CapScience-Inrap
3DPArcheologyDiscovery
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7-MODELSFORARCHITECTURE
ANDEDUCATION
8-TRANSPORTATION
Noordung
ASaferUrbanElectricBike
ElectricMood
Wheelupyourlight
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5-MASSCUSTOMIZATION
OUTLINE
Nano-Racing
DroneRacingmadeaccessible
Jarriquez
YourDroneGoesWhereHuman
BlueRobotics
SubmarinesSplashingIndustry
FROMMILITARYPURPOSESTOTHEGENERALPUBLIC
Likethe3DPrintingIndusty,theDroneindustryisgrowingfastly.Accordingtoestimatesfrom
researchfirmMarketsandMarkets,theglobaldronemarketwillgrowannuallyby32%between
2015and2020,intoa$5.6billionindustry!Andlike3Dprinting,droneshaveexistedfordecades
andhaveonlyrecentlybloomedinreachanduses.Originallydronesweremostlyusedformilitary
purposes.Theirusesnowtendtowidenandreachthegeneralpublic,inparticularthroughthe
increasedpopularityofdroneracing.
DRONERACING:THEE-SPORTATTHEEDGEOFDIGITALANDREAL
Droneracingonlyappearedin2014,andalreadygathersseveralthousandpracticionersand
hundredsofprofessionalcompetitions.It’safascinatingculturalphenomenon,whichtakes
e-sportsintoreallife.
LIGHTWEIGHTPORTABLESOLUTION
Withvarioususesandanevermoredemandingaudience,dronemakersarelookingforafast
andeasywaytoprototype,andsolutionstocreatelight,strongobjects.That’swhy3Dprintingis
becomingasolution,forprototyping,butalsoproduction!
DRONES
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UVIFY
Theintelligentdrones
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WHATISUVIFY?
UVifyisanAmericantechcompany(theirHQsareinSanJose)withKorean
roots.Theyfirstgotfundingfromrobotics:theywerebuildingAI,robotics
andautonomoussystems-self-drivingcars,forinstance.Theythenshifted,
toseizetheopportunityofdroneracing.
WHAT’SSPECIALABOUTDRACO,THEDRONECREATEDBYUVIFY?
Dracowillbesoldalongwithreplacementandupgradecomponents,as
astandaloneunitwithnylonorcarbonfiberarms,inavarietyofbundled
configurationswithradiotransmitters,goggles,radiocontrols,and/or
carryingpacks.Asdroneracingisaveryrecentphenomenon,pilotsoften
createtheirdronethemselves,usingaselectionofframesandcomponents
fromvariousmanufacturers.WhatUVifyoffersisanout-of-the-boxsolution
thatiscompetitiveintermsofperformance,raceconsistency,customer
experience,product,design,andtechnology.Ontopofthat,thereistheir
proprietarymachinevisiontechnology,calledSLAM.
“Drones,AI,robotics,andnext-generationeSportsinafast-climbingcompany”
UVify,createdin2015,hasdecidedin2016toapplytheirAIandmachine
visionexpertisetocreatinghigh-qualityracingdrones.TheirHeadofBusiness
Development,RobertCheek,talkedwithusabouttheirprototypingand
productionexperiencewithouronline3Dprintingservice.
UVIFY
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
Drones,AI,RoboticsandNext-GenE-Sports
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WHYISDRONERACINGISAGROWINGOPPORTUNITY?
DroneorFirst-personView(FPV)racingisthefastest-growingsport
inhistory.AccordingtoestimatesfromresearchfirmMarketsand
Markets,theglobaldronemarketwillgrowannuallyby32%between
2015and2020intoa$5.6billionindustry.Droneracingisgoingtobe
averyinterestingculturalphenomenontowatch:it’sbringingvideo
gamesintoreallife,andmightbecomeasymbolofthegenerational
culturalshiftthatistakingplacetoday.
WHATROLEDOES3DPRINTINGHAVEFORUVIFY?
UVifyiteratesataveryfastpace,creatingatleastanewprototype
everyweek,andintotalmorethan80iterationssofar.They’retesting
aerodynamics,performanceanddesign:sincedroneracingisa
spectatorsport,whichwillbepracticedandwatched:thedroneshave
tobefastandlookgood.Foralltheseiterations,therapidityandprice
efficiencyofa3Dprintingserviceareessential.
UVifyalsouses3Dprintingfortheirfullyfunctioningdrones:those
beingfliedindroneracesrightnowweremanufacturedusing
Sculpteo’sservices.Whentheygointoourproductionphase,they’ll
createsmallproductionrunstotesttheviabilitiesofdifferentoptions,
whichmeansthey’llstilluse3Dprintingtoremaincost-efficient.
Anotherkeyaspectwithregardstotheprototypingprocesshasbeen
theuseofSolidworksimulationtools.Thiswasparticularlyusefulin
ordertoadaptthepartstothemotors’power.Manytestsweremade
directlywithprofessionalandsemi-professionalpilots,aswellas
hobbyistclients.
Fromlefttoright:Paulbaur,UvifyPilot,RobertCheek
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WHAT’SSPECIALABOUTNANO-RACING’SDRONES?
TheNanoDronesaresmallinsize,butalsoinprice!Thismeanstheymake
droneracingaccessibletoall,withoutcompromisingonquality.Theyare
alsoveryeasytousethankstoin-housecreatedflightprofiles.Finally,they
arethefirstdronestobefullyassembledbyinterlocking:noscrew,no
welding.Thisisagreatadvantageforcustomizaion.
WHATHASBEENTHE3DPRINTINGROADTONANORACING?
FabienandCharles,twoofthefounders,haveagoodmasteryof3Dprinting,
theystartedusingitattheverybeginning,whentheStratasyspatents
becamepublicin2009.
Theyconsiderit’sessentialtomaster3Dprintingtechnologiestomakethe
mostoftheirprototypingphase.That’swhytheyworkedwithFDM(fused
depositionmodeling),SLA(stereolithography)aswellasSLS(selectivelaser
sintering)throughSculpteo’sonlineservice.
Anotherkeyaspectwithregardstotheprototypingprocesshasbeenthe
useofSolidworksimulationtools.Thiswasparticularlyusefulinorderto
adaptthepartstothemotors’power.Manytestsweremadedirectlywith
professionalandsemi-professionalpilots,aswellashobbyistclients.
Nano-Racingisastartuplaunchedin2015,whichmakesmini3Dprinted
racingdrones.Itisonaquesttodemocratizeimmersiondroneracing,asport
thathasbeengainingpopularitysince2014.Theirdronesarepartlyrealized
throughouronline3Dprintingservice.CharlesVenayre,co-founderofthis
hardware&softwarestartup,waskindenoughtotellusabouthisexperience.
NANO-RACING
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
TheAccessible3DPrintedDrone
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AccordingtoCharles,3Dprintingisn’tjustforprototyping.Nowthat
thattheteamisheadingtowardsproductioninlargerseries,theywill
offertwooptions:aproductdonethroughinjectionmolding,anda
“hackingkit”thatwillmakethedronemorepowerful,with3Dprinted
parts.
“Weofferpopulartoolsthroughourmobileapp,which
simplifyconfigurationgreatly.Youcan,forexample,choose
a“dronepersonality”usingpre-setflyingmodes(notethat
eachpilothastheirownspecificchoiceofsettingsandway
offlying).“
“Ourothergreatparticularityisthatourdroneis
theonlyoneintheworldtobeentirelyassembled
byinterlockjjing:noscrew,nowelding.Thisakey
advantageforcustomization!“
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WHATISJARRIQUEZ?
JarriquezwasbeencreatedbyFiveEngineeringstudentsasafully
autonomousexplorationdrone.Itiscapableofgeneratingmaps,without
lightconstraintsinhostileorinaccessibleareasforhumans.Duringits
missions,itisalsoabletoestablishhigh-quality3Dplansthatcanbeused
forsimulations.
WHATISITUSEDFOR?
Jarriquezisfitforspecifictaskssuchasexploringbuildingsarchitecture,
bridges,dams,tunnels,sewers.Itcanbeusedtomaphistoricalsites,aswell
astoalsooperaterecognitionofdamagedlandtoenablerescueforcesto
preparetheiractionplanmoreefficiently.
ORIGINALDESIGNCONCEPTAND3DPRINTINGPROBLEMATIC
Theteamdecidedtogoonwithaquadcoptergeometryforitsdrone.They
usedthepowerof3Dprintingtodeveloponeofthekeycomponentsof
theirdrone.Thegoalwastohaveanaircraftthatcancarryalittleover1
kilogramofpayload,especiallyabletoembarkaLIDARSensorthatwould
offerthedronethepossibilitytodetectelementsthataremetersaway.
Thisparticularpartwascritical.Toadaptthesensoronthedrone,theteam
Makingdronesisbecomingmoreandmoreaboutthefeatures.Withaircraft
capableofflyingonlongdistances,atincredibleheightsandalwayscarrying
moreloads,therealdealistohavedronesthatcantakecareofspecifictasks
forpreciseapplications.TheteambehindJarriquezdecidedtobuildadrone
thatcangenerate3Dmapsonthegosothatit’sabletofinditswaywith
minimalhumanintervention.
JARRIQUEZ
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
YourDroneGoesWhereHumansCan’t
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decidedtomaterializetheparttheydesignwith3Dprinting.
MEETINGITERATIONS
FortheLIDARsensor,itwascriticalthatthepartcouldofferthe
largestpossibledetectionbynotblockingthelaserinanyway.While
dealingwiththesensorthroughusingSculpteo’s3Dprintingdevice,
Jarriquezfoundoutthatthegeometryofthedesignwasn’toptimal
andthatthematerialitselfshouldbestronger.Fortheirsecond3D
print,theteamturnedtowhitepolyamide.
WHATARE3DPRINTINGGENERALADVANTAGES
Allinall,mostofthecomponentswerepickedbecausetheywere
availablerightawayandeasytofind.What3Dprintingchangedfor
theteamisthatwhenasolutiondidn’talreadyexistedforthem,it
wasveryeasytodeveloptheCADdrawingandhaveitreadyina
fewdays.3Dprintingwasabighelpfortheprojectandprovidea
manufacturingsolutionthatcanbedonewithafewpartsuptoafew
hundred.Thisalsohelpedevacuatekeymanufacturingwithoutthe
complexityofindustrialization.
THEFINALPRODUCT
Thankstothiscriticalmount,thedronecanperceiveitsenvironment
in3Dandfindnavigableroutesinrealtime.Usingthethree-
dimensionalmodelscreatedfromthelaserandvarioussensors,
thedronelandmarksinspaceandmovesthenindependently.The
onboardcomputercalculatesinrealtimethemostappropriateway
“Polyamidemadesensefortworeasons.Itisamaterial
thathasenoughstrengthtosupportimportantpart,but
thatremainsflexiblesothatifstressisappliedtothepart
itdoesn’tbreak.Andsincewe’refylingadrone,thefact
thatit’slighthelpstoo.“
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BlueRoboticsisawellestablishedcompanybasedinSouthernCalifornia.
Theymadeanameforthemselvesbyofferinganicheproduct:underwater
drones.Therearemanypotentialapplicationsofunderwaterdrones,and
asthemarketbeginstoopenup,BlueRoboticsspecializeincreatingdrone
submarines,andadditionalmisc.partsthatstanduptotheharshconditions
oftheocean.
PRINTINGTHETHRUSTER
Rustyandhisteamsearchedonlineandofflineforathruster(motorand
propellerunit)thatcouldstanduptothewaterpressureandsaltwaterin
theocean-somethingdurable,inexpensiveandeasilyadaptable.Theythen
realizetheparttheyneededdidn’texistforapricethatjustifiedseeingthis
interestingprojectthroughtotheend.Mostthrustersonthemarketneeded
tobeservicedafter50hours,andtheyweredesignedwithnoticeably
outdatedtechnology.ThatiswhenRustysawanopportunitythathewas
compelledtopursue:3Dprinting.
HOWDID3DPRINTINGDRIVETHEPROCESSFORWARD?
PrototypingwithSculpteomeantthatRustyandhisteamcouldcustomizea
partforaspecificendresult,makeitlight,abletofitwithsomemetalparts,.
Thisway,theycreatedauniquemotorandpropellerdesignedinawaythat
letswaterpassthroughbothparts.That’swhatallowstheirdronestorun
fullyimmersedinwater.
BLUEROBOTICS
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
SplashingtheSubmarineIndustry
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WHATEVOLUTIONSFORTHESUBMARINEDRONESMARKET?
Duetotheinexpensiveandquickprototypingandmanufacturing
processRustywasabletogethisproducttomarketfasterthanby
usingaotherprototypingprocesses.Thethruserwhichisamajor
componentinBlueRobotics’submarinedronewonProtoLab’s2014
CoolIdeaAward,andtheirKickstartergainedover$100,000they
werefundedat293%oftheiroriginalgoal.
“TheindustryofMarineRoboticshasstifledinnovation
bykeepingthemechanicsandtechnologyexpensive.
With3Dprintingpeopleareabletoprototypeandfinal
manufacturepartsinexpensivelyandquickly.That’swhywe
choseSculpteo!”
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IMSResearch
ImpactinElectromagntism
CHUBicêtre
3DPToolsforSurgery
Gale
FirstAidKifUpgrade
MEDICAL3DPRINTINGISEVERYWHERE
Ifyoureadabout3Dprinting,youmostprobablyhaveheardabouthowitsapplicationsare
alwaysmorenumerousinmedicineandresearch.Researchteamsarenowableto3Dprint
bonesstructures,butalsoorgansandlivingtissuesfortransplantpurpose.Onecanalsomention
drugdeliverymicropumpsororganicsolarcells.Beingabletointegrate3Dprintedelements
forrehabilitation,reconstructionandregenerationofthehumanbodyisaboomingareathatis
calledBio-Printing.
FORACUSTOMIZEDMEDICINE
But3DPrintinghelpsmedicineandresearchinmuchlessspectacularyetjustasimportantways:
medicinemightbethefieldinwhichtheneedforcustomizationismostobvious.3Dprinting
givesdoctorsandresearcherstheabilitytocreateatalowercostcustomizedcaretoolsfortheir
patients,ontopofmakingtheprototypingoftoolsmuchfasterandsimpler.
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HOWELECTROMAGNETICRESEARCHCAMETO3DPRINTING.
FlorianVoineau,aPhDresearcher,tellsusmoreabouttheuseof3Dprinting
inhisdepartmentatIMS,theconceptionofmicrowavefrequenciessystem
researchteam.Histeamiscomprisedof15peopleworkingonameans
ofradiocommunicationwithveryhighfrequencies.Thestructuretoguide
wavesdevelopedtoreachsuchfrequencyiscalledaWaveguide,itsmain
objectiveistotransferpower.
WHICHPROBLEMS3DPRINTINGISTACKLING.
Usuallytheproductionofthisstructureisverycostlyandstandardised.
Itisproducedwithmachiningequipmentandrequiresassemblyforthe
individualparts.
1.Thefirstflawinthisprocessisassembly.Whenthefinalpiecesare
assembledtogetherbyajoint,thepowertransferisreducedbecausethe
jointisnotalwaysoptimal.
2.Thesecondflawinthisprocessiscost.Producingthepartwithtraditional
manufacturingisverycostlyandstandardised.Itisdifficulttoimprovethe
finalpartasthecostsincurredareenormous.
3Dprintingoftenhelpsmovescienceforwardintheresearchprocess.The
collaborationbetweentheIMSLaboratoryandSculpteoisatelltaleexample.
BasedinBordeaux,France,theIMSlaboratoryworksontheintegrationprocess
ofmaterials.With165researchers,140PhDstudentsand35engineers/
technicians,theirresearchcoversawiderangeoftopics.
IMSRESEARCH
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
MakinganImpactinElectromagnetism
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3DPRINTEDPOSSIBILITIESTHATTHETEAMEXPLORED
WhenMr.Voineauandhisteamdecidedtodeveloptheirown
waveguide,theylookedforasolutiontoovercometheseconstraints.
Indeed,todevelopthishighlycustomizedproject,thescientists
needednon-traditional,nonhomogeneousparts.Thisishow
Mr.VoineauhadtheideatouseSculpteo’sonline3Dprintingservice,
totestthecustomizableaspectoftheadditivemanufacturing.
Thentheyrequestedtheir3Dprintedpartsinmirrorpolishedsilver
toincreasetheaccuracyandprecisionoftheirendproduct.Atthe
moment,theyarerunningtestsonastandardmodel(WR12)with
theirSculpteo3Dprintedparts.
HOW3DPRINTINGASPECTHELPSTHEFUNCTION?
This3Dprintedpiecehasarectangularcavitywhichallowsthe
radiowavestospreadwiththereflectiononthemetallicwall.This
processenablestheparttocarrymorepowerthantheusualcable
system,thegeometryoftheinternalpartdeterminesthefrequencies
thatspreads.It’sthereasonwhythesurfaceaccuracyisextremely
important.
FORWHICHAPPLICATIONS?
Theresultoftheirresearchcouldbeusedinmultiplefields;antennae,
satellites,radarsandevenforsecuritypurposes.
“Usuallytheproductionofthisstructureisverycostlyand
standardised.Itisproducedwithmachiningequipment
andrequiresassemblyfortheindividualparts.“
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DrMarcSoubeyrandhasbeenusing3Dprintingforacoupleofyearsnow.
Oneofthemainchallengesforanorthopedicsurgeonistobeableto
positionprosthesisandimplantswiththeupmostprecision.Tohelpthem
inthismatter,theyusewhatiscalledanancillarytool.Thebasicfunctionof
anancillarytoolistoguidethesurgeonwhenpositioningaprosthesis.The
rightpositionisarelativemattersinceeveryindividualhashisownphysical
characteristics.Thereforewhenbeinggiventhechoicebetweenatoolthat
isonlydefinedbyarangeofdifferentsizesandafullycustomizedonewith
thepatient’sdata,thechoiceisprettyobvious.
WHAT3DPRINTEDPROCESSHASBEENUSED?
Intheprocessofpreparingforasurgery,DrMarcSoubeyrandcompilesthe
patient’smedicalimaging(inthiscasefromCTscans)toturnthemintoa
proper3Dfile.Todoso,he’susingasoftwarecalledOsirix.Importingthe
resultintoCinema4Dallowshimtocreatethe3Dprintedmedicaltools
heneedsforthesurgery.The3Dprintsarethenusedtoguidethesurgeon
duringthesurgeryandmakesuretheimplantsarepositionedperfectly.
AsanorthopedicsurgeonattheCHUBicêtrehospitalandasaresearcher,
DrMarcSoubeyrandcomentsonlatestchangesinthemedicalindustryand
explainswhy3Dprintingwasamajoradvantageforhim.Inparticularwith
regardstothecreationofcustomizedproductand3Dprintedmedicaltools.
CHUBICÊTRE
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
3DPrintedToolsforSurgery
“Beforeturningto3Dprinting,allthetoolsIusedhadtobe
manufacturedbyhand.Itbecameclearveryquicklythat3D
printingwouldhelpmetosavetimeandmoney,makingthis
kindofusewithinreachofmosthealthcareprofessional.“
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THINKINGABOUTMATERIALS,HOWDOESITFITTHEHUMAN
BIOLOGY
Tocreatethose3Dprintedmedicaltools,thesurgeonusesaplastic
material(PA12),verycommoninSLS3Dprinting.Themainupside
ofthismaterialisthatit’sbio-compatibleandthatitcanalsobe
sterilizedifneeded.Atthesametime,it’sstrongenoughtoresista
largerangeofpossibleuseswhileremainingflexibleonthinsections
ofadesign.
ForDrMarcSoubeyrand,thiswayofusingactual2Dimagingfrom
patientandusingitforanewapplicationispartofthefutureof
thehealthcareindustry.Asformanyotherindustries,thereisalready
plentyofdataavailablebutoftenwearenotharnessingitefficiently
orevennotharnessingitatall.Insteadofjustlookingatthemedical
imaging,itcanbeusedtomaketoolsthataremade-to-measurefor
eachpatient.DrMarcSoubeyrandtoldusthathetooktheinitiative
onhisown,buthe’sseeingmoreandmoredoctorseagertofully
embracethosetechnologies.Theresultissimplytogivethepatient
thebestpossibletreatmentandconfort.
WHATISTHENEXTSTEP?
Thenextnaturalsteptowards3Dprintedancillarytoolisnotonlyto
producetoolsandpartsthathelpsthesurgeonpositionimplantsand
prosthesis,butalsotodirectlymanufacturethoseonthesamebasis
astheancillarytools.Followinghisfirstexperimentafewyearsago,
DrMarcSoubeyrandhasbeenprototypingvariousimplantsusingthe
sameprocess.Tothispoint,theyremainattheprototypingphaseas
integratingtheminahumanbodywouldmeantoprintmaterialthat
won’tberejectedbethehumanbody.ForsurgeonsasDrSoubeyrand,
thisisthenextbarrier:beingabletoeasilydesignandmanufacture
made-to-measureimplantsthatcanbeaddedduringasurgery.Inthis
race,DrMarcSoubeyrandhasmadelotsoftheoreticalexperiments.
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RamFishistheFounder/CEOofastartupthathasreinventedthetraditional
firstaidkitintotheworld’sfirstsmart,portablehealthcenter.Thelastthing
youwanttodoinacrisisisGoogleemergencyinstructions,andwiththat
inmindRamappliedhisyearsofknowledgeworkingasanexecutivefor
SamsungandAppleandcreatedGALE.AthisStanfordUniversityappearance
RamintroducedattendeestoGALE,byshowcasingthesmartportablehealth
center’saccesstolivemedicalexpertisethroughinteractivefirstaidguides,
supplies,andthelatesthealthsensors.
FORWHOMISTHISKITDESIGNED?
Thetargetdemographicsforhisproduct,thelistincludesbutisnotlimited
tohouseholdswithchildrenand/orseniors,hospitaldischarge,educational
institutions,officeskitchens,andanyadditionalplacesthatcurrentlyhavea
traditionalfirstaidkit.InadditiontoitsinternetconnectivitytheGALEalso
housesapulloutcompartmentthatholdsbandagesandepipens,toheart
monitorsandachargingstationtokeepsensorsreadytouse.
RamFishistheCEOofstartup19LabsinPaloAlto,CA.Whenhetoldushe
wasusingSculpteo’s3Dprintingservicestorevolutionizethefirstaidkit,we
justhadtoknowthestorybehindhowhisstartupismerginghealthcarewith
3Dprinting.
GALE
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
FirstAidKitUpgrade
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WHYDOTHEYUSE3DPRINTING
Ram’sfirstthoughtabout3DprintingwithSculpteoasanoption
toprototypehisproductbecauseofthespeedofferedduringthe
iterationprocess.Thishelpedhimtoquicklyiterateandmakesure
thathewasthefirstonthemarketwithhisproduct.
ThesecondreasonRamturnedtoadditivemanufacturingisthedesign
oftheprototype.ThegoalofGALEistooffereasyreliefinstressful
situations,andbecausemedicalneedsvary,itwasimportantforthe
designtobecustomizable.Intheaforementionedcompartmentthat
slidesoutonthefront,theownercancustomizethedrawertofit
theirneeds,and3Dprintingassistedwiththisgoalaswell.
WHATFUTUREFORGALE
WhenweaskedRamhowhesawthemarketforhisproducthas
changedoverthepastyear,orso,hereplied“Technologyisenabling
theadoptionofsmarthomedevices,butwhenitcomestothefirstaid
kit,notonlydoesitlag,it’svirtuallyamess.GALEbringsthefirstaid
kitoutofthedarkagestomeettheneedsofsavyparentswhotake
aproactiveapproachinmanagingtheirfamily’shomehealthcare.
Whenyou’refacedwithaserioussituationthelastthingyouwantto
doisfindyourselfscramblingfortherightsuppliesortryingtouse
Googlewithacryingbaby.It’snofun.NowGALEcanhelp.”
WHEREDOESTHEINSPIRATIONFORTHENAMECOMEFROM
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
“Brian,whoisourvideoproducer,cameupwiththeideaof
Nightingale.Welikedthesoundofit–andwelovedwhat
FlorenceNightingalerepresents,butitwastoolong.One
ofourinvestors,DrPeterFitzgeraldofStanford,heardthat
andsuggested19GALE.And19Labscameoutofthat.”
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Poppy
The3DprintedOpen-Source
Fendy
FurtherOpen-SourceDevelopment
R2D2ONTHESTARTINGLINE
Whenindecember13th2013GoogleincacquiredBostonDynamics,theengineeringandrobotic
company,notableforthecreationofaquadrupedrobotfortheUSarmy;itgaveaclearsignal
thatRoboticsisasectorinfullswingforyearstocome.IfIndustrialrobotsconquerednumerous
productionareas,newventuresencouragethedevelopmentofindividualroboticsaswell.
TOWARDSTRONGANDFLEXIBLEARMATURES
Roboticisoneoftheprimarytechnologiesfacingthechallengeofintegratingelectronicswithin
acomplexmechanicalstructure.Thiscreatestheneedforstronglightweightsstructuresable
tosupportservomechanisms.3Dprintinghasbecomeaveryusefulsolutiontotacklethese
WhitePlasticPolyamidorThermoplasticPolyurethanesmatchperfectlythesesolidandflexible
armatureconstraintswhilebeinglesscostlythancarbonfiber.
OPENMODULARTECHNOLOOGY
Anewperspectivefor3Dprintedroboticsisthepossibilityofupdatingyourdesignwithadditional
pluginpices.3Dprintingtechnologiesallowabetterlifecycleforadaptiveproducts,whilekeeping
essentialspartsandtradingdefectiveoneforothermoresuitable.
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WHATADVANTAGESPROVIDE3DPRINTING
Poppyisaroboticopensourceproject-itsvariouscomponentscanbe
modifiedandrearranged.Forexample,onthesoftware,userscanmodify
thesourcecodetocustomizethefunctionalitiesoftheirPoppy.Foraproject
wheresharingisthekey,3Dprintingisparticularlywellsuitedtothetask.
ParticipantsofthePoppyprojectonlyneedtoprovide3Dmodelsontheir
platformsothatuserscanthenproducethemviaa3Dprintingservicessuch
asSculpteo.Withtraditionalmanufacturingmethods,theprojectdevelopers
wouldhavetodealwithvariousstagesofproductionwithhugecostsand
quantityissues.With3Dprinting,regardlessofthequantityproduced,the
costremainsthesame,whetheritisfor1or1000copies.3Dmodelsusedin
printingareeasytodownload,shareand3Dprint.
HOWCUSTOMIZATIONCANSERVEROBOTICS
Moreover,acomplexanduniquecustomizationwouldnothavebeen
possibleinanyotherwaythanby3Dprinting.MakingPoppy3Dfiles
availabletoeveryoneallowsuserstodecidetomodifyorimproveupon
existing3Dmodelsandsharetheresults.Forexample,inthecaseofthe
Poppydrone,theshouldersonthemodelhavebeenmodifiedinorderto
supportpropellers.
PoppywasbornfromthedesiresofgroupslikeINRIA(FrenchInstitutefor
ResearchinComputerScienceandAutomation)andGénérationRobotsto
democratizeandpopularizeroboticsresearchbydevelopingafullyopen
sourcerobot.TheideawastomakethevariouscomponentsofthePoppy
robot(hardware,software,mechanicalparts)availabletothepublicona
singleplatform,sothateveryonecancreatetheirownrobot.
POPPY
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
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MATERIALCHOICE
Lastly,theclearadvantageofusing3DprintingtomanufacturePoppy
residesinthequalityandcostofthematerialchosenforPoppy
production.PoppycomponentsareprintedwithSLS(SelectiveLaser
Sintering)technique,a3Dprintingprocessthatbindspolyamide’s
powderwithalaser.Itisaquickandaffordableprocess,andthe
plasticusedinSLS3Dprintingisflexibleanddurable.Itsproperties
areparticularlysuitableforproducingmechanicalobjects(gears,
hingedparts,etc.).
Inourroleasprojectpartners,we’veprintedmorethanfifteenPoppy
robots!WhatwillyourPoppylooklike?Togetstarted,download
thePoppy3Dfilesanduploadthemtoourwebsite.Withourability
tohandlemultiple3Dfileuploads,uploadingthe40components
composedbythePoppymodelwillbeapieceofcake!
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
“3Dprintingisanopportunitytoeasilyreproducethe
structureofarobotandtoshareit,sotheusercommunity
canimproveonit.Moreandmorerobotsarebeing
producedthanksto3Dprinting.Additivemanufacturing
isalong-termtrendfortheroboticmarket,justasitisfor
aeronauticandautomotiveindustries.“
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WHATISTHEINSPIRATIONFORTHEFENDIPROJECT?
Thepassionforahumanoidrobotandthedesiretocreatearobotfor
themedicalandeducationalfields.Thepurpose?Tomakehospitalized
childrensmile,andgiveyoungpeopletheopportunitytolearnCADandthe
productionprocesswithaproduct:therobot.Anothergoalinmind:builda
teamtocompeteintheRobocup!Forthisopen-sourceprojectandopento
participation,Sculpteowaschosenfor3Dprintingofthemechanicalparts.
WHAT’SSCUPTEO’S3DPRINTINGSERVICEMOSTSUITABLEFOR?
Aboveall,affordability,anessentialaspectfortheteambehindFendi,
whichwedon’tneglectatSculpteo.Wanttoknowhowthecostofapiece
isdetermined?Itdependsonmanycomplexandinterrelatedfactors.One
ofthefactorsisthequantityofmaterialusedto3DPrinttheobject.Inthis
sense,ahollowed-outplasticpartwillalwayscostlessthanafullpiece.
Fortunately,amongtheoptimizationtoolsthatweofferonourplatform,
thereistheHollowingtool.Itallowsyoutoscoopoutyourpieceeasily,
whilerespectingthenecessaryminimumthicknessforthematerialand
thedimensionsofyourobject.Soyoucansaveupto60%ofthecostof
productionofyourpiece.
AlexandreLeFalherandYusufGokolembarkontheRoboticsadventurewith
theirFendiproject.Theyrunablogwheretheysharetheirenthusiasmintheir
robotproject,andhavenotmissedexpressingaverypositiveanddetailed
opiniononour3Dprintingservice.Itisquitenaturalthatwewantedtoalso
sharetheirstory.
FENDY
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
FurtherOpen-SourceDevelopments
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Anothertipweoffer:economyproductionmode,aslowerproduction
methodwhichaddsafewdaystoproductiontimewiththesame
quality,andyoucansaveanextra30%(anoptionavailableonlyfor
plasticsfornow).TheFenditeamwasabletomakethemostofit.
WHATFEATURESHAVEBEENTHEMOSTUSEFUL?
Theteamalsohighlightsouruniqueadvantagesintermsofquality
ofserviceandeaseofuseofour3Dprintingplatform.Theteam
especiallyappreciatedourMulti-Uploadtool,theabilitytoload
multiple3Dmodelssimultaneously.Afunctionwhich“makeslife
easier”andpreventsyoufromwastingtime,especiallywhenitcomes
toloadallthemechanicalpartsofafuturerobot!
HOWDOESDELIVERYFARE?
Nolessthan8partswerereceivedontimeandwellpackaged,yet
surprisingfortheFenditeamtheyarrivedin4deliveries(theteam
onlypaidforone).AtSculpteo,weensurethatyoureceiveyour
differentpiecesasearlyaspossible.Anadditionalcostforus,buta
qualityofservicethatwecareabout.Oncethepartswerereceived,the
teamonlyneededtoassembletherobot.Noproblemswithassembly,
andofcourse:theteamchoseourplastic,anidealmaterialforthe
assemblyofmechanicalpartsorprototyping.
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
“Apartfromthefinancialcost,Sculpteohasothertechnical
andpracticalbenefitsthatcompetitorsdonotoffer.”
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Ikilock
TheSmartPrototypedLock
MyDrivingPal
TrackerforPrivacy
MagTarget
StayCarbonCharged
4.14.24.3
WHATISTHEINTERNETOFTHINGS
Inthelate80’s,XeroxParcscientistMarkWeiserdescribedhisvisionofthe“ubiquitouscomputing“.
Thisthirdinformaticeraischaracterisedbythemultiplicationofmobileterminalsconnectedwith
oneanother,collectingandtreatingdatafromtheenvironmentaround.Objectsfromeveryday
lifethusparticipatetoabiggerinterconnectednetworksucceedingtodesktopinformatic.
CONNECTEDOBJECTSEVERYWHERE
Heartmonitorimplantsandquantified-selftracker,microautonomousgreenhouses,domotic
regulatingsystems...AccordingtoEricsson’sCEOHansVestberg,by2020,50billionsofthese
devicesareexpected.Theseconnectedobjectsarecharacterisedbytheuseofsensorsand
embeddedmicrocontrollers.Theirspreadwasmadepossiblebythefallinpricesofelectronic
componentsandtheeasieraccesstoprototypingtechnologieslike3Dprinting.
3DPRINTINGCUSTOMIZEDCASESFORCONNECTEDOBJECTS
3Dprintingisidealforthecreationofcustomizedandperfectlyfittedcases,whichareparticularly
neededforconnectedobjectsduetotheirvarioususesandtheirneedforversatilityandspecific
accessories.
INTERNET
OFTHINGS
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FoundedinDecember2015,GEMECODintroducedtheIKILOCK.Theaims
istoproposethemostsecuresolutionoutthereforsmartlocks.Jacques
Leneveu,founderofthecompany,maturedtheprojectfor6yearsuntilhe
foundtherightteamandtheresourcestomakeithappen.
WHATISIKILOCK?
Sinceafewyearsnow,weareseeingmoreandmoreprojectsandcompanies
thatofferanewwaytointeractwithyourlockeddoors.Thetrendisso
noticeablethatWiredMagasinepublishedapostaboutthefivebest
solutionsforsmartlocks.Imaginethatinsteadofalwayslookingforyour
keysyoucouldjustapproachyourphonenearthedoorofyourapartmentto
openit.Evenbetter,youcouldactivatevirtualkeysfromyouphonesothat
guests(friendsorAirbnb)couldalsogetin.Thiswayofmanagingdoorsis
alreadyhereandnotreservedtofivestarhotelsanymore.
WHICHPROTOTYPINGTECHNIQUESWEREUSED?
Manufacturing,whetherit’saprototypeorafinishedproduct,isnottheresult
ofonemanufacturingtechnology.Onthecontrary,it’sablendofdifferent
manufacturingmethods.TheteamatIKILOCKusedboth3Dprintingand
CNCmachiningtocreatetheirprototypes.3Dprintingmainlyhelpedthem
withthepartstheyneededinplastics,whileCNCmachiningwasusefulto
createthemetalframeworkoftheobject.
Specializedinthedatasecurity,thecompanyGEMECODintroducedthe
IKILOCK,anewsmartlockforyourdoorsandyourbuildingdoors.Wesat
downwithJacquesLeneveu,CTOandFounderofthecompany,tounderstand
how3Dprintingplayedacentralroleinbringingtheproducttolife.
IKILOCK
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
TheSmartPrototypedLock
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Dependingontheprecisionandresistanceneededfortheparts,
JacquesLeneveufavoreddifferent3Dprintingtechnologies.Theparts
thatneededlessprecisionandcouldallowforaroughersurfacefinish
(forthestructure)werecreatedinourpolyamideplasticmaterial.
ThefinestpartsweremadewithatechnologycalledPolyjetand3D
printedinresin.
Fortheelectronics,theteamprototypedalotofitusingon-the-shelf
componentsthatwereeasytofindandtoassemble.Howeververy
specificandminiaturizedcomponentsrequiredtoomuchprecisionto
beassembledinhouseandthecompanyhadtoturnitselftoother
partners.
WHATDIDTHETEAMWONBYUSING3DPRINTING?
Allinall,prototypingwiththosetechnologiesallowedtheteamto
cutthetimeforproductdevelopmentbyayear.Thethreedifferent
prototypeswouldotherwisehaveaskedforthecreationofabasic
polyurethanemoldorforCNCmachining.Botharealsogivinggreat
results,buttheyaregenerallymoreexpensiveandtakemoretime.
Themajorupsidefortheteamwasthattheycouldtestthethree
forms,thefittingandfunctionsinaveryshortdelay.Ofcourse,the
designoftheIKILOCKplayedanimportantrole,but3Dprintingis
nowsoprecisethattheCADfilesdonotneedchangesbeforebeing
uploadedonourplatformp.Forthecompanytherightpartneris
locatedinFranceasthefounderisconvincedthatIKILOCKshouldbe
aMadeinFranceproduct.Afterthepresentationofthefirstprototypes
atCES2016,thecompanyhasnowayeartomeetallthechallenges
thatcomewithindustrialization.Tolearnmoreabouttheproduct,
discovertheirpresentationvideo.
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
“Iknewfromthebeginningthat3Dprintingwastheright
technologytoproducesomeofourprototype’sparts.Ifirst
discovered3Dprintingbackintheearly90swhenIwas
workingatSchneiderElectric.
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WHATPROBLEMISITSOLVING?
It’salwaysimportanttostartwiththeWHY.WhyamIcreatingthisproduct
andwhyamIusingthistechnologytocreateit?ForMyDrivingPalthey
havemanywhy’sbutoneofthereasonsthatShahramhighlightsisthefact
thathisproductcanhelppreventingvehicularheatstrokebyissuingalert
onuser’sphone,wheninteriortemperatureofcargettoohot.Eachyearin
theUnitedStatesanaverageof37childrenlosetheirlivesinthisway,or
aboutoneevery9days.MyDrivingPalwasdesignedtothis.
HOWDOESITWORKS?
MDPdevicemeasuresthetemperatureviaitsbuilt-intemperaturesensor
anditdetectspresenceofchildorpetviaitssounddetectionsensor.MDP
Applicationissuesanalertonuser’sphone,whenhe/sheisnotwiththe
rangeofthecar.
OncethisfirstProblemSolvingdesigncreated,Shahramrealizedthe
applicationswereasvastasyourimagination.Heimportanttothinkof
theproductyoucreateasasolutiontosomeoneelse’sproblem,beginning
withthatthoughtprocesswillhelpyousavetimeandmoneyasyougoing
throughtheprocessofbuildingyourbusiness.
MyDrivingPalisasmarttrackerthatprotectsyourprivacyandprovidespeace
ofmind.ShahramRezaeiistheFounderofthismulti-purposeDevice-App
solution.Itdeliversasuiteofsecurity,monitoring,andtrackingapplications.
Fromdeliveringremotepushnotificationonparent’sphoneiftheinterior
temperature,toautomaticallytrackingbike,car,droneifit’severstolen.
MYDRIVINGPAL
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
ATrackerforPrivacyandPeaceofMind
“Whenstartingyournewventureit’simportanttoask…
WhatproblemamIsolving?”
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THECUSTOMREASON
Likemostpeopleinourcommunity,Sharhramlearnedthatthe
additivemanufacturingprocesswaslessexpensivethaninjection
moldingforthequantityhewantedtoprint.TheteamatMyDriving
Palknewthattheywantedtooffertheirdeviceinmanydifferent
customizableoptions.Forexample,customerscanselectthecolor
andsizeoftheirdevice,andtheycandothatbecauseShahramand
histeamareusingourplasticmaterialwhichcomein11different
colorsand3possiblefinishes.
Somethingtoconsiderwhenyou’recreatingacustomizableproduct
foryourcustomersistheiterationprocessthatneedstotakeplace.
Thereareveryfewproductsthataresuccessfulwithoutgoingthrough
aniterationprocess.Thisistheprocessofmakingtweakstothe
model(andsometimestotheideaitself),itdoesn’tmeanthatthere’s
anythingwrongwiththeoriginalidea,infactitgenerallymeansthat
you’reclosertogivingyourcustomerstheperfectproductforthem.
FIXINGISSUESWITHSCULPTEO’SSERVICE
WhenShahramandhisteamranintoaminordesignissueduringthe
prototypingphaseoftheirproducttheywereabletoquicklycorrect
it(bothofwhichareextremelyimportantforanupandcoming
business).Shahramwassurprisedtolearnduringtheprototyping
phasethatthecasewasabitlose.Therewasasupertinypieceof
thecasethatwasn’tclosing.Shahramletmeknowthatitneededa
correctionofabout1-2mmforittoclose.“That’sit1-2mm!“Hewas
evenmoresurprisedtolearnthatusingthistechnologyhecouldfix
thatminorissueandthattheprocesswasquitesimpleandwasn’t
expensiveatall.
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WHOISJEANMICHELTHIERS
Jean-MichelThiersisanengineerandentrepreneurinSiliconValley,you
mightrecognizehisnameand/orthenameofhiscompanyfromour
“SculpteopresentsCarbon3D”video(whichyoucanfindbelow).Yesit’strue
thathewasthefirstpersontostepforwardandofferhisfeedbackwhenwe
weretestingournewCarbon3Dprinter,butwhatwehaven’ttoldyouyetis
Jean-Michelneededitlaterthatweektoshowhisdistributors.
WHATISMAGTARGET?
TodayheistheCEO/FounderofMagTarget,awirelesschargingsystemfor
yoursmartphoneandtablets.Itsecurelyholdsyourdevicewithnoclipsand
noclamps.Itwirelesslychargesyourdeviceswithoutpluggingthephone
intoanything.TheMagTargetteamhavebeenworkingfortwoyearsand
gonethroughhundredsofprototypestoachievethedevelopmentoftheir
patentpendingtechnologythatallowsyoutosimplyattachaTargetRingto
yourdevice(withorwithoutcases),andtouchtocharge.
AtSculpteoweareveryproudtohavesomanyengineersandentrepreneurs
inourcustomersbecauseitallowsustoreachouttothemtotestourmaterials
andtechnology.Wecanalsoreceivetheirfeedbackandimplementnew
ideasalmostveryquickly.That’swhywhenthisexperiencedentrepreneur
letusknowhewantedtouseourCarbonprintertocreatethemostrecent
iterationofhisenclosureandthatheneededtobringittohisdistributors
Inmarch2016,SculpteointroducedtheCarbonPilotProgram,andwithitwe
releasedphotos,videos,andrelatednewsarticleswhichincludedquotesfrom
Sculpteo’sCEOClementMoreauandCarbon’sCEOJosephDeSimone.Ourvery
firsttesterhasbeenJean-MichelThiers,engineerandentrepreneurinSilicon
Valley,Founder/CEOofMagTarget.
MAGTARGET
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
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laterthatweek.Weknewthatutilizingamechanicalengineeringpart
totestourmaterials,itsspeedandtechnologywouldbethebest
stresstestthatwecouldhave.
WHYJEAN-MICHELISTHEPERFECTTESTERFORCARBON3D
PRINTER?
AsabusyentrepreneurJMTneededtoreceivegreatresults,and
heneededitdeliveredquickly,weacceptedthechallengebecause
thisismorethanhalfofourusers.Ourusersareentrepreneursand
engineerswiththeaimtoselltheirpartsorshowcasethemattrade
shows.Westeppedupbecauseifwecouldachievethisentrepreneurs
goalweknewwe’dnotonlysethimupforsuccesswithhisdistributors
butwe’dsetourselvesupforsuccessaswellbymeetingourkey
demographic’sneeds.
AccordingtoJMT,entrepreneurswhoworkwithdistributorsare
commonlyworkingwithinaverytightschedule.Distributorswill
oftentelltheentrepreneurthattheywanttofitaproductintotheir
catalogwithverylittlewarning.Thisisexactlywhathappenedinour
engineer’scase,hisinternationaldistributorwantedtoaddaproduct
totheircatalogbuttheyneededfinalsamplesfromhimbytheend
oftheweek.
That’swhereSculpteocomesin.ThefilewasperfectforSLS,infact
JMThadalreadyprintedthisitemusingourSLStechnology(andwith
hisownmodifiedFDMprinteraswell)forqualitycontrol.Hisinterest
inSculpteo’sCarbon3DPilotProgramwastoreceiveaveryprecise
anddetailedrapidprototypesothathecouldcreateasiliconemold.
Andontopofthatheneededitdonequickly,tohaveenoughtimefor
thestepsthatwouldcomeafter.
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
“BeinganengineerintheSiliconValleyisgreat
becauseyougetthesensethateverythingisright
atyourfingertips,andthatgivesyouadrivetokeep
movingforward.Youmighthaveneighborsorfriends
whoareentrepreneursthatachievegreatsuccess,and
youhaveaccesstothesameresourcestheyhave”.
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PrintingSpaceforaHardwareStore
Kiwatch
EmbelishyourSecurityCamera
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LittleFabias
5.15.25.3
MASSPRODUCTION+CUSTOMIZATION=NEWOPPORTUNITIES
MasscustomisationisthecombinationofMassProduction-theproductionofalargeamountsof
standardizedproducts-withCustomisation-buildingobjectsaccordingtoindividualpreferences.
Thisallowstomanufactureproductsthatareeachdifferentfromtheother,withoutadditional
costs.Inthisarea,3Dprintingistheonlytechnologyenablingthisflexibilityforproduction.
THEEVERGROWINGDEMANDFORCUSTOMIZATION
Customizationtofitacustomer’staste,habits,ormodesofconsumptionismoreandmorelooked
after.It’sagrowingopportunity,forproducersandmarketers.
DESIGNINGFORMODULARSTRUCTURES
Ifthisnewpossibilitieshavebeenexploredforfashion,furnitureandadvertisingproducts,one
stillhastowonderifitcanbeusedformoreusefulapplications.Inthisregard,applicationsin
themedicalfieldsuchasmorphological3Dprintedorthopedicsolesorprosthesisgivefoodfor
thoughtsintermsofthinkingproductsfromamodularstructuresstandpoint.
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A3DPRINTINGSPACEFORAHARWDARESTORE
Ifyouhaveeverwantedtouse3Dprintingtocustomizeyourfurnitureand
giveapersonaltouchtoyourhome,butyou’renotgraduateindesign,we
betthatyou’llbecomeenthusiasticaboutthenewinitiativedevelopedby
Lowe’sInnovationLab.Inapril2015theyhaveopenedtheirfirst3Dprinting
spacetohelppeopleaccesstodesignand3Dprinthomeaccessories.
ThefirstOrchardSupplyHardwareopenedwitha3Dprintingspaceisbased
inMountainView,California.CustomersatOSHcancustomizecolor,shape
andmaterialoflightswitchplates,addressplates,doorhandlesandcabinet
knobsonadedicatedstoreinterface.ForpeopleunabletovisittheGolden
Stateinthisperiod,OSHalsoputaliveonlineexperiencedirectlyontheir
website.
Lowe’sInnovationLabshascreatedanewprograminOrchardSupply
Hardwaretobringcustomerssimple,funexperienceswhenthey’redesigning
andproducingitemsfortheirhomewith3Dprinting.Ofcourse,Sculpteowill
bethereto3Dprintallthesecreations.
LOWE’S
“Thehomeisverypersonaland3Dprintinggives
homeownersunprecedentedaccesstobuilditemsthat
reflecttheirindividuality,”
KyleNel,executivedirectorofLowe’sInnovationLabs.
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HOWDOESSCULPTEOPARTICIPATETOTHISEXPERIENCE?
Customercanchoosetousethe3D-printerinstoreorgetother
materialandqualitybyorderingonline.Lowe’susesSculpteo3D
PrintingCloudEnginetoproceedtheseonlineordersandaskedusto
3DprintinSculpteofactoriesanddeliveritdirectlytothecustomer.
Forthefirsttimeinaretailsetting,customerscanalsoscansome
items,suchasoutofproductionantiquehomeaccents,tocreate
3Dmodelsforprinting.ThisprojecthasbeenconductedbyLowe’s
InnovationLabwiththeconsultancyAuthentiseandincludealsothe
greatfolksofCGTrader.
The3Dprintingspacehasopenedinthebeginningofmayandis
fullyfunctionable.Ifyouwanttoexperiencethebestin3Dprinting
customizationforfurniture,you’llknowwheretogo.
“Untilnow,it’sbeenhardfortheaverageconsumer
tobenefitfromthistechnologybecauseofthecost
andcomplexity,sowearebringingcustomersan
approachableandaffordablecustomizationexperience.”
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ACAMERACAMOUFLAGE?
It’sprettyrevolutionarytoimaginethatcamerascannowcamouflageand
disappearintotheirenvironmentsandthehomesecuritycompanyKiwatch
haspulleditoff.ThefolksatKiwatchhavegiventheircustomerstheoption
to3Dprinttheircameracases,allowingcustomerstocustomizethecolor,
pattern,anddesignofthecamera’scase.Youcanchoosebetweenawood
imitationpatternoracutemonsterthatwillblendintoyourchild’sroom.
Youcanalsocreateyourownpatternwithjustapicture(forexampleofyour
wallpaper),usingKitwatch’sonlinecustomizationapplication..
HOWSCULPTEOHELPEDTHECUSTOMIZATIONPROCCESS?
Sculpteoplaysabigroleinthecustomizationprocess.Usingour3Dprinting
servicehasallowedKiwatchtolaunchthecasesveryquickly,without
havingtomanageastockorinvestinanyequipment.3Dprintingmakesthe
industrialprocessmoreflexibleandfluid.Itisalsoparticularlyfittingfor
abusinessthatinvolvesmasscustomizationasthereisnoneedformolds
oftheobjectsasisnecessarywithsome,moretraditionalmanufacturing
processes.
Masscustomisationisn’tjustforsmartphonecases,butsecuritycamerastoo!
Sincetheyusuallypeerintotheirenvironments,theCCTVbusinessKitwatch
wantstocombinesecurityandqualityaesthetic,bymakingcustomizable3D
printedcamerashells.
KIWATCH
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CUSTOMIZINGMATERIALWITHCOLOR
With3Dprinting,allyouneedisa3Dmodel.Ourplasticmaterialis
beingusedfortheplaincolorspads,butalsoourmulticolormaterial
forthemoresophisticateddesigns.Theprocessinvolvesamineral
powderthatisgluedandsimultaneouslypaintedlayerbylayer,
creatinga3Dobject.That’showthemodelcomesoutoftheprinterin
fullcolor!Allittakesisaquickbrushingoftheexcessmineralpowder
andyou’vegotafullycoloredobject.Theresultsarestunning–ifyou
wanttolearnmoreabouttheprocess,feelfreetoheadovertoour
pagededicatedtoourmulticolormaterial.
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HOWCANYOUGETYOUROWNFAVORITECARFORFREE?
Justgotowww.printmyfabia.comandfollowthesteps!Thisspecialwebsite
givesyoutheopportunitytocustomizeaFabia.Youhavethechoicebetween
twomodels(eitheraBerlineoraCombimodel),youcanpickthedifferent
colors(bodywork,roof,rims)andevengetyournameprintedonthechassis!
Allyouneedtodotogetyourown3Dprintedcarisbookatest-driveatyour
localŠKODAdealer.The3Dprintedcarwillbewaitingforyouthere!
HOWDIDTHISCAMPAIGNCOMEABOUT?
ThecampaignandwebsiteweredevisedbyShivacom,aFrenchcommunication
agency.Sculpteofollowedupbyleadingthe3Dprintingend.We3Dmodeled
theshapesoftheFabiacarthankstoourinhouse3Ddesigner.Itwasan
importantsteptobesurethattheminiatureversionofthecarwouldlook
great.Ofcourse,everycarisproducedatourmanufacturingpremises:every
timesomeonemakesareservationandorderstheir3DprintedFabia,we3D
printitandshipittothecardealer.
ThecampaignisinitiallylaunchinginFranceandisplannedtobespread
throughEurope.Beyondthecustomisationpart,thecampaignalsoincludes
interestingcontentsthatshowhowthe3Dprintedcarsareproduced.Here
somequickvideosthatdescribetheprocessof3DprintingtheFabias.
The15thofFebruary2015,ŠKODAFrancelaunchedaspecialcampaign
forcustomerswhohavetakenatest-drive:customizeand3Dprintyour
ownminiatureFabias!Itisthefirsttimeabrandhasused3Dprintingfora
campaignofthistype.
SKÔDA
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«Thisinnovativecampaignshowsthewide-ranging
possibilitiesandusesof3Dprinting.3Dprintingeases
accesstocreatingrealminiatureobjects,andgivesŠKODA
theopportunitytoenhanceitscustomersrelations.»
ClémentMoreau
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VirusCollection
3DPrintedFashionPatternLine
Arro
ConceptLamp
6.16.2
Eyewear
EyewearKitfor3DPGlass
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NEWOPPORTUNITIESFORCREATORS
Theintroductionof3Dprintingopensupnewperspectivesfordesignersandpossibilities
forcreatingnewshapesandusingnewmaterials.ForexampleinFashionDesign,onecan
explorelatticedstructuresinordertoplaywithdeformationproperties;generatedpatterns
areexperimentedwithacousticisolationmaterials;andotherfillingstructuresareusedfor
optimizingresistance.
HYBRIDCRAFTMANSHIP
Combinedwithtraditionaltechniques,3Dprintingcompelsdesignertothinktheirconceptina
differentway.3DPrintingallowstoworkwithshapesthatareimpossibletocreateanyother
way.Thisnewtechnologyisbeingceisedbycreatorsasawaytoenrichtheirexistingrangeof
practicesandtools.
STANDARDIZATIONATSTAKE
3Dprinteddesignrequiresagenuineknow-howinmanufacturing.Previously,injectionmoulding
productionfavoredrepetitionandstandardization.Notonly3Dprintinghelpswithprototyping,
butitalsoallowssmallproductionwithverycomplexandnumerousinterchangeableparts.
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WHATISTHESTORYBEHINDANASTASIA’SFASHIONTECH?
Anastasiachosetoretainafewtraditionalfashionmanufacturingtechniques
suchasusingtraditionalfabric;however3Dprintedcustomizedpatterns
elevatethedesignsbyaddingarchitecturalinterest.Anastasia’sfocusfor
thiscollectionwastocreateanexampletoprovedthat3Dprintingisnot
onlyfor‘haute-couture’,butthatitcouldbeusedoffthecatwalkaswell.This
isanideawealsobelievein.Therewerehoweverseveralchallengesthat
weneededtoovercometocreatethe“Virus”collection.
FINDINGTHERIGHT3DPRINTEDWEARABLEMATERIAL
FortheViruscollectionweusedbothourpolyamideandourbrandnew
materialTPU,themostflexibleonthemarket,withaflexibilityof65A
Shores.Thespecificmechanicalpropertiesofthesetwodifferentmaterials
requirethatwecreatethemeshintwoverydifferentanduniqueways.For
themesh3DprintedinPolyamideourattentionwasmainlyonthejoints,
wefocusedonthissectionusingthatmaterialforthepurposeofcreating
articulatedmesh.Whereasthe3DprintedmeshinTPUneededtoprovide
structurewhichenhancestheflexibilityofthematerial,ascounterintuitive
asthatsounds.
THEFIRSTPIECE:TOPCELLSBASEDPATTERN
AtfirstAnastasiaRuizputonpaperhervisionforeachcell.Thensheused
Illustratorsoftwaretodesigntheshapeandreplicatethemtocreatea
In2016wewantedtoshowcasethepracticaluseof3Dprintingtechnology
withSculpteocollaborativecollectionwithESMODandFashionDesigner
AnastasiaRuiz.The‘Virus’collectionisanexampleofelevatingtraditional
fashiondesignbyincorporating3DPrintingtechnology.
VIRUSCOLLECTION
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
3DPrintedLineForConsummerElectronicShow
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newform.Fromthisfirst2Drepresentation,thecollaborationwith
Sculpteostarted.Withthehelpofour3Ddesigner,AlviseRizzo,we
figuredoutawaytocreatea3Dmodel.Astheflexibilityisnotone
ofthetechnicalpropertiesofthePolyamidewehadtothinkhowto
createanarticulatedstructuretomakeitfollowthemovementofthe
traditionalfabric.Sculpteo’steamcameupwiththeideaoftriangular
jointstomakeallthepartsfullymobilebutalsotorespectthevision
ofthefashiondesigner.Ourcollaborativegoalforthisdesignwasto
reallyhighlightthepossibilitiesof3Dprintingbycreatinginnovative
articulations.
THESECONDPIECE:ADRESSWITHAGROUPOFDIFFERENT
VIRUSCELLS3DPRINTEDINPOLYAMIDE.
Byusingthesameprocess,ourcollaborativegoalwastoshowhow
sizeandscalecanbeusedin3Dprintedfashion.Whenyoulookatthe
dressfromthetoptothebottomyoucanseethe3Ddesigngrowing
tobetterfittheshapeofthedressandemphasizetheflaredbottom.
THETHIRDPIECEINTHECOLLECTION:ASKIRTWITHCELLS
3DPRINTEDINOURBRANDNEWTPUMATERIAL.
Thethirdpieceinthecollectionisaskirtwithcells3Dprintedinour
brandnewTPUmaterial.Thisskirtisveryspecialtous.Indeed,this
yearfortheCES2016wehaveannouncedthelaunchofournew
materialwhichisTPU,aswesaidearlieritisthemostflexibleonthe
markettodate.Sointhisskirt,AnastasiaRuizandSculpteo’steam
wantedtoenhancetheflexibilityofthematerialandalsodisplayhow
theconceptiondifferswhetheryouwantto3Dprintinpolyamideor
TPU.ForexamplewithTPUweplayedwithvolume,andthisproved
tobeachallengeduetoflexibilityofthematerial.Tomakethemost
ofthisflexible3DprintingmaterialAnastasiadecidedtodesigna
bubbleskirt.Anastasia’spatternallowedusto3Dmodelthecellson
twolevelstocreateavisualeffect.
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Designersforalmosttenyears,theyhaveused3Dprintingintheirprevious
projects,mostlytomakeprototypesoftheirfinaldesigns.Butthistimethey
decidedtouse3Dprintingnotasameremeanofproductionbutasanend
product.
HOW3DPRINTINGHELPEDTHEDESIGNERSTOCREATETHE
CONCEPTOFTHEIRLAMP?
Theyexplainedusthatoneofthefirstideaisbasedontheaestheticsofthe
cord.Asthiskindofcordisoftenusedindesign,theywantedtoreinventthe
waytoseeitanduseit.Also,astheywishedtousetheformcomplexitythat
isallowedby3Dprinting,theycreatedastructurethathelpstobringouta
newshapeforthecord.Theyfirstlydesignedanintricacyoflittletubesto
bendthecordandquicklyrealisedthatthecordbecametheaortaoftheir
lamp.Thecomplexityoftheirdesignallowedthemtoreproducetheconcept
ofaheart,withthe3Dprintedstructureenablingtheenergytopassand
givelifetothelamp.
WHATKINDOFMATERIALSHAVEBEENUSEDANDWHY?
TheyusedaclassicwhitePolyamidorPA12witha100micronsthickness
witharawfinishanddyedsomeoftheprintsblackandblue.Asthefinal
aspectwasdullandmatt,wewonderedwhytheydidnottryapolished
finishsuchasthedoublepolishing?Buttheyrepliedtousthatthemat
WhentwoFrenchdesignersareinspiredby3Dprinting,theygivelighta
heartbeat.LudoRothandErikArlen,thetwofoundersofArrostudio,used
SculpteotoprinttheirworkexposedduringtheParisDesignWeek.Curious
abouttheirlivingdesign,wemetthemtobetterunderstandtheirprocessof
creationandtheirvisionof3Dprinting.
ARRO
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
ConceptLampforParisDesignWeek
39
aspectenhancestheshiningtextureofthecord,andthiscontrastwas
closertotheirvisionofthematerials.
WHYDIDTHEYCHOOSEA3DPRINTINGSERVICECOMPANY
OVERINVESTINTOAFDMPRINTER?
Theirvisionof3Dprintingisveryrelevant.Forthem,3Dprintingis
notonlyameanofproduction,itisaboveallatechnology.Investing
inaFDMprinterwouldbeawaytolimitthemselvesintermsof
materialsandprocesspossibilities.Curiousaboutthedevelopment
oftheMITglassprinterorthemulti-materialsprinterstheysaid“
theseprogressesbecomeourdesignbriefs”andassoonaswetalked
abouttherecentprogressionmadewiththetechnology,theywere
overflowedwithastonishingideas!
Alsoa3DprintingservicecompanylikeSculpteohelpsthemtokeep
controlontheirprojects.Itwasreallyimportantforthemasthey
wanttousetheleastoutsourcingpossible,exceptforthe3Dprinting,
andselltheirdesignonlyontheire-shop.UsingSculpteoserviceis
forthem“thesimplewaytogoandtohandleourprojectfromAto
Z,toberesponsiveandtorealiseitdirectly.Theproductbecomesan
immediatereality.”
WHATWILLBETHENEXTSTEPFOR3DPRINTING?
Accordinglytothem,therearestilltwoimportantaspectsthatthe
3Dprintingindustryneedstoworkon.Firstly,itisthemulti-material
printing.Whenprinterswouldbeabletofullyprintafinalobject
withoutfinalassemblynecessary,then3Dprintingwillhavereach
ahigherlevel.Butthereisnotonlythetechnologicalaspectthat
mattersforthem.Therearealsothepeople.People,oftendonot
realisetheimpactandtherangeof3Dprinting.Theykeepthinking
thatitasgadgettechnologyoramerehypephenomenon.Butthe
technologyisalreadywaybeyondthat.Thenitisimportanttoraise
awarenessandallowpeopletobetterunderstandthepossibilities.
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ANOPENFRAMECOMMUNITY
QuitelikemanydigitalplatformsarereleasingAPIsforthirdpartiesto
connect,theEyewearKitcrackedthecodetoinsure3Dprintedglasses
areontheway.Theycreatedadesignerkitwhichoffer3Dmodelsofa
largerangeoflensesthattheycanprovide.Aroundthose3Dfiles,designers
cancomeandimaginenewdesignsofglasses.Forthefirstmodels,the
NetherlandsbasedcompanypartneredwithMichielCornelissen.The
designerimaginedasetofthreedifferentglassesframe.Thosemodelsare
availableinMichiel’sSculpteoshop.Eachframewillbeprintedinnylon.
You’llfindthreedifferentmodelsfornow:
–the“Hatch”model:
–the“Pince-nez”model
TheEyewearKitisaNetherlandBasedCompanyspecializedinthecreation
oflensesfor3Dprintedglasses.Inordertoallowpeoplecustomizetheirown
frame,theydevelopontheirwebsiteacustomizationapplication.Beyondthis
funapplication,theirwebsitemustbeputinthecontextofCADSharingSite
-suchasthepopularthingiverse.InthisregardMichielCornelissen“hacked”
themodeltoproposeaveryfinelatticeworked3Dprintedvision.
EYEWEAR
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
A3DPrintedEyewearKitbyMichielCornelissen
41
THECUSTOMAPPLICATION
Onceyou’vepickedyourframemodel,youneedtovisittheEyewear
Kitwebsitetochoosethelensesyouwant.Youcanchoosebetween
manydifferentlensestype.
Fornow,theonlyregistereddesignerisMichielCornelissenbutinthe
future,you’llseemoreandmoremodels.Thisisagreatexampleofwhat
3DPrintingcanachievewhenitcombinestraditionalmanufacturing
andondemand3DPrinting.TheEyewearkitsisbasicallyawebsitethat
allowsyoutobuyandrecievesetsoflensesyoucanusetotransform
3Dprintedframesintofonctionalglasses.Thenyoujusthavetosnap
thelensesontheframe.
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES42
L’IlliadeduPatrimoine
AbbayeModelfortheVisuallyImpaired
CapScience-INRAP
3DPArcheologyDiscovery
7.17.2
MODELCOMMUNICATION
Modelsareagreattoolforcommunicatingideas:everythingismoreexplicitwhenit’sin3Dand
it’spossibletohandleit.Butwithtraditionaltechnologies,it’softentooexpensivetocreateone
uniquemodelforittobeworththecostandeffort.Weputarchitectureandeducationtogether
becausetheyencounterthesameneedtocommunicatevisuallyefficiently.
INCREASEDACCESSIBILITY
Oneofthecustomerswepresenttoyou,L’IlliadeduPatrimoine,createdamodelforthevisually
impaired.Suchanobjectwouldhavebeenwaytooexpensiveifnot3Dprinted.3Dprinting
makesitpossibletoequiphistoricbuildingswithscaledreplicas.Onecanimaginethispractice
spreadingintheupcomingyears.Inthesameway,onecanimagine,inschools,anatomicalreplicas
forscienceclasses,historicalsitesforhistoryandartsclasses,...
MODELSFOR
ARCHITECTURE
ANDEDUCATION
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DESIGNINGAMODELFORVISUALLYIMPAIREDPEOPLE
Themodelisamediationtool.Visuallyimpairedpeopleoftenhavemapsof
historicalmonumentsmadewiththermoformingwhich,eventhoughthey’re
greattools,aren’tverydetailed,andonlygiveavagueideaofthespace.
Moreover,ManonSarthouaskedforamodelinordertoexperienceandfeel
theabbayeanditsgarden.Sculpteoalreadyworkedonasimilarmodelfor
theMontSaintMichel-whatreallyconvinceManontoworkwithSculpteo.
WHATWASTHEDESIGNPROCESS?
Theyalreadyhadthearchitecturalplans,butnotthemeasurementsofthe
gardenTheassociationhadtomeasuremanually,takepictures,makefilms
whilewalkingthroughthealleysandcommentingtheelevationlevels.
ManonthenasktoarchitectAlexisDidier,whojustgraduatedfromschool
inBelgium,tohandlethe3Ddesign.Alexisusedallthemeasurementsthey
hadgathered,andcompletedthembycomingonthesite.
Hewasn’tveryfamiliarwithSketchup,buthegotitquickly,withthehelpof
Sculpteo’scommercialservice,especiallyRomainRenault.Thefirstquestion
hehelpsthemwithwastochoosethematerialthemodelwillbemadeof.
TheychooseWhitePolyamid,themostsimpleandleastexpensiveoption,
ontopofbeingresistant.
TheSaint-AndréAbbaye,locatedintheSouthofFrance,inanimportant
historicalmonument.Fromasimplehermitageinthe6thcenturyitisstill
evolvingwithitstime.Especiallywhenitcomestoaccessibilitytoolsforthe
visuallyimpaired.SculpteoworkedwithManonSarthou,town-planningand
architecturalheritageexpertinchargeoftheaccssibilityprojectsforthe
associationl’Illiadedupatrimoine.
L’IlliadeduPatrimoine
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
AnAbbayeModelfortheVisuallyImpaired
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HOW3DPRINTEDDESIGNMEETSTECHNICALCONSTRAINTS
Animportantquestionwas:shouldtheycutthemodelinseveral
parts?Atfirsttheywantedittooneuniquepiece,butRomainwarned
usthattherewasariskofwarpingbecauseitwassolongandflat(it’s
anunusual3Dprintinghazard:whenapieceislongandflat,ittends
togetdistortedduringthecoolingprocess).Afteralonghesitation
theassociationdecidedtofollowSculpteo’sadviceandtocutitinto
4parts,withaddedsystemstokeepthepartstogether.Thisalso
allowedtostrengthenthedesign.
WHATFUTUREEVOLUTIONFOR3DPRINTEDCULTURAL
HERITAGE?
Asforfurtherevolutionoftheprojectintermsofculturalaccessibility,
theCenterforNationalMonuments,inchargeoftheneighboringsite,
theFortSaintAndré,mightbeinterestedinenlargingthemodel,
toincludetheFortinit,sincethetwositesareactuallyone,and
supposedtobethoughtofasaunit.Believinginprojectlikethis
one,sincethearehighqualitywithoutbeingfinanciallydisastrous,
l’IlliadeduPatrimoinearenowlookingforcrowdfundingwiththe
groupDartaganPatrimoine.
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
Icontactedmodelmakers,butwhattheyofferedwas
toodull,andtooexpensive:theusualmodelsforthe
visuallyimpairedarerough,imprecise.Iwantedbetter.
Afriendwhoworksinanarchitect’sofficetoldmeabout
3Dprinting,andtheonline3Dprintingserviceofferedby
Sculpteo.Thisseemedtobethesolutionforamuchmore
detailedandlessexpensivemodel.
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CREATINGANEDUCATIVEARCHEOEXPERIENCE
CapSciencesisanassociationbasedinsouthofFrancewiththegoalof
sharingscientificculturetothepublic.Thistime,theywanttoawakethe
vocationforarcheologytotheyoungestinaplayfulway.Childrenwill
discoverarcheologybysearchingandfindingartifactsthemselves.
Theissuewithrealartifactsisthattheyshouldnotbehandledbythepublic,
especiallychildren.Theyarefragileobjectsthatcouldevenbedangerous
(likeancientknives)fortheyoungest.Thatisthereasonwhytheyneededto
bereproducedandadaptedforthisparticularpublic.
CapSciencewantedtouseaninnovativetechnologyforthereproductionof
theartifacts:thepartnershipwithSculpteowasborn.Aspartner,wehelped
tomakethisprojectcometruebyadvising,3Dprintingtheartifactsand
beingmecenes.
Fromthe7thofFebruarytothe20thofSeptember,CapScienceshasorganised
“Fouille,farfouille.Aventure-toidansletemps!”.Likerealscientists,3-6years
oldchildrenwilldiscoverhowarchaeologistsworkandhavetofindoutburied
objects–allreproducedthanksto3Dprinting.
CAPSCIENCE/INRAP
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
ChildrenDiscoverArcheologywith3DPrint
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THEPHOTOGRAMMETRICPROCESS
About40realartifacts(madeofceramic,metal,bones,stone,etc.)
havebeenreproducedthroughphotogrammetryand3Dprinted.The
3Dmodelingwasanimportantanduneasysteptoachieve.Thanks
toHenryElophe,aresearcherinthefiledof3Dandapassionate
ofphotogrammetry,thousandsofpicturesweretakeninorderto
makerealisticartifactswithprecisedetails.Alotoftimeandenergy
wasspenttoimprovetheobjectssotheycouldbehandledeasily
bychildren,andyetconveyalltheirarcheologicalmeaning.Our
engineersrecommendedtouseaplasticmaterial,coveredwitha
foodvarnish.Thiswasdecidedforsecurityissues,incasethechildren
wouldtryto“taste”the3Dprintedobjects!
FROMARCHEOLOGYTOPROTOYPING:PASTTOFUTURE
BRIDGEGENERATIONS
3Dprintingwasanappropriatetechnologyforthiskindofproject:it
wasperfecttomakequicklyandwithalesscostartifactsespecially
conceivedforchildren.Furthermore,3Dprintedartifactsaregreat
mediationsupportsofscience:thankstothisexhibition,childrencan
alsodiscoverthe3Dprintingtechnology.Therefore,CapSciencewas
especiallypleasedtohavetheopportunitytointegrateaninnovative
manufacturingprocessintooneofitsevents.Forsure,CapSciences
willusemoreandmore3Dprintingbecausethistechnologies
allowsawiderangeofapplications:fromreproductionofpreciousor
complicatedobjectstothecreationofprototypes.
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES47
Noordung
ASaferUrbanElectricBike
ElectricMood
WheelUpYourLight
8.18.2
TRANSPORTTRANSITIONPREDICTION
AccordingtoamericaneconomistJeremyRifkin-thethirdindustrialrevolutionwillgothrough
amajortransitionalshiftofourtransportationmodes.Duetotheenergetictransitionfrom
fossilstosustainableenergies,newelectricbasedtransportationswillbeledtodevelop.One
canalreadywitnessthedevelopmentofhybridelectriccarsandsharedtransportationssystems.
ECOBASEDCHASSIS
Neweco-friendlytransportsareprogressivelyreplacingtheindividualcarera.Bikerenewal
particularlyillustratethisshift:amodularchassismadeof3Dprintednodesandmetalprinted
mechanicalpartssuchaschainandderailleur,electricpower-assistancefortravelinglonger
distancesandevenfolding-upstructuretocarryyourbikeasasuitcase.
FROMINTERNATIONALFREIGHTTOLOCALMANUFACTURING
FromanotherStandpoint,3Dprintinghassubstantialtransportimplications.Inparticularwith
regardtointernationalfreight.Asproductscannowbemanufacturedinsitesclosertothe
enddestination,itisnotnecessaryanymoretoimportpiecesfromallaroundtheworldthus
decreasingtheneedforinternationaltransportation.
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DESIGNINGFORSAFETY
Wehaveseenmanychangesincyclesafety,buttypicallytheyinvolvechanges
toroaddesign,protectivedevicessuchashelmets,educationandtraining
forcyclistsanddrivers,andvisibilitymethodssuchasstreetlightingand/
orreflectivedeviceswornbythecyclists.Accordingtothe2015European
CommissionReport“RoadSafetyintheEuropeanUnion”releasedinMarch
2015itstatesthat“Intotal,cyclistsmakeup8%ofallwhodieontheroad
intheEU.”Butwhenwetakealookatcyclingfatalitiesbrokendownby
countryweseethatcountrieslikeDenmarkandNetherlandsreport17%
and24%respectively.Inthepastyearsthefastestgrowingcategorywithin
thebikingindustryistheelectricbicycleorEPACs(electricpower-assisted
cycles),andNoordungsawthisasauniqueopportunity.
InEuropemorethan20millionbicyclesaresold,andmorethanhalf(around
12million)areproducedincountrieswithintheEU.TheEuropeanbicycle
industryemploysmorethan70,000jobsinmorethan600smallormedium
enterprises.TheSlovenianstartupNoordunghascreatedofanurbanelectric
biketomixbikingwithmusicandintroduceinnovativesolutions,providing
excellentbikinguserexperienceforurbanbikers.
NOORDUNG
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
ASaferUrbanElectricBike
“Bikingrepresentsfreedomfromouryoungestyears,
andwewanttoupgradethatwiththejoyoflisteningto
music.Todaymusiconbikesismostlylistenedtothrough
headphones,butthisisextremelydangerous,itlessens
theperceptionofthesurroundings.”
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WHATISTHEDIFFERENCEABOUTTHISBIKE?
GregorandhisteamatNoordungdecidedtohackthedesignofthe
traditionelectricbikebyputtingattheheartoftheirbikeasleek
powerboxwhichhousesnotonlymechanismsnecessarytomakethe
electricbikemove,butitalsoincludesanintegratedsoundsystem
whichcanbeusedtoplaymusicfromanysmartphonedeviseusing
BlueTooth.Theyrefertoitasthe“powerbox”.Duetoinnovationofthis
idea,it’sonlynaturalthatGregorwouldseekoutinnovativewaysto
createtheirurbanbike,andthat’swhenhereachedouttoSculpteo.
Gregorlearnedabout3Dprintingabout5yearsago;hesawitin
themediaanditstruckhimasagreatoptionforprototypingand
iterating.Andhe’sright!Themostaffordablewaytotestaprototype
iswithadditivemanufacturing,andbecausethepricepointoftheir
productwillbehigherthantraditionalelectricbikescurrentlyonthe
markettheyoptedtouseaprofessional3Dservicevspurchaseand
useanFDMprinter.
HOW3DPRINTINGHELPSDESIGNINGDIFFERENTLY?
Prototypingwith3Dprintingisfastandrelativelyinexpensive.Gregor
Frasthinkthefutureofcraftingnewproductsliesin3Dprinting.
HeabsolutelylovedSculpteoservicedesign,andenjoyedourgreat
website,smartupdatesandunbeatabledeliverytimes.
Noordungstatesthattheyarethefirsttoaddresstheuserexperience
oflisteningtomusicwhilebikinginanappropriateway.Gregor
jokinglystates“theNoordungideacanbecomparedtoTeslameeting
dr.Dre”.TheprototypefortheNoordung“Powerbox”wascreatedin
bothwhiteplasticandblackplasticwithSLStechnology,however
withthefinalprototypethepowerboxwasmanufacturedincarbon
andaluminum.
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WHATISTHEORIGINALCONCEPT?
ELECTRICMOODisnotyouraveragescooter,itcomesequippedwithacustom
designede-motorthatcombinesgreatpowerdensityandanoptimized
weight.Withsomuchstability,comfort,you’llrealizethatnoaspectwas
overlookedwithan‘aircushion’ride.Notonlytherideisimpressive,it’seco
friendly.TheELECTRICMOODusesasimplewalloutletandafullcharge
offers12milesoffreerange.Whenyou’redonescooting,youcansimply
folduptheELECTRICMOODandtheergonomicdesignletsyoudragthe
transporterlikeasuitcase!
HOW3DPRINTINGINTHEPROCESS?
Launchedthankstothecrowdfundingwebsitewww.indiegogo.com,this
beautifulproductistheresultof4yearsofintensedevelopmentandtesting.
SculpteowastheprototypingchoiceforcreatorDavidLibaultintheearly
stagesoftheproduct’sdesign.Infact,3Dprintingwastheonlymanufacturing
processLibaultwasawareofforprototypinghispartsdestinedfurtherfor
aninjectionmold.3Dprintingwasbyfarthemostsuitabletoolforhis
project:itsthemostaffordable,easiestandquickestmanufacturingprocess
toproduceprototypes.IthelpedDavidLibault’srealizehisprojectwith
restrictedfunds.
Powerful,welldesigned,safeandsmart…We’retalkingaboutthe
ELECTRICMOOD,theworld’ssmartestportabletransportation.Entrepreneur
DavidLibaultexplainshow3Dprintinghelpedbuildthise-Scooterintoa
success.
ELECTRICMOOD
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES
LightUpyourWheel
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Prototypingisaveryimportantstepinthedevelopmentofaproduct.
Itconfirmsthefunctionalityofspecificpartsandalsohelpsto
validatetheappearanceoftheproduct.However,prototypingcanbe
quitetricky.DavidLibaultexperiencedthedifficultiestomodelizethe
prototypeswiththeaccuratemeasurementandwentwithSculpteo
toresolvethoseissues.
WHENWILLWEBEABLETOTRYIT!
ELECTRICMOODissettoappearonthemarketinOctoberof2015.
Hundredshavealreadybeenpreorderedthroughindiegogo,andmore
willundoubtedlycomeonceithitstheshelves.WehereatSculpteo
arerelatedtobeapartoftheprojectbecausethisisallaboutwhat
Sculpeoismeanttodo:carrythe3Dprintingrevolution!
THEBEST3DPRINTINGCUSTOMER’SSTORIES52
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