Forget DIY, ubiquitous rapid prototyping isn't building iPhones at home, it's building a better design process.

1. “Making It”
Forget DIY, ubiquitous rapid prototyping is building better
design process

2. Over the years we’ve developed a huge variety of products, but our process has
changed.
We can now iterate faster and test a larger range of product architectures earlier, in no
small part thanks to our ability to prototype.

3. 3D Print circa 2002: Yellow, brittle SLA printed on >$100,000 machine. Prototype costs
high enough, we only printed as final validation before tooling.
“SNAP!”
“$#*!”

4. Prints were traditionally performed on nearly complete designs, leaving very little
room to learn and evolve the design in any significant fashion

5. The designers solution for early iterative prototypes, yellow foam. Originally carved
by hand, eventually by CNC mill.
“I love the shape, but I’m not sure about the color and texture, and it feels a little light”
– Design client, ~2003

6. 2012: In home studio prints on a <$3,000 printer.
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7. Printed on Makerbot 2 using rigid and flexible filaments
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Injection molded first article

8. 2017 – Functional parts printed/Iterated daily in the studio

9. Nomad 883 Desktop CNC: Funded on Kickstarter 2014 – True CNC for <$3,000
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Feeds and Speeds

10. ABS Plastic on the Nomad Mill
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Making chips

11. Cutting Aluminum 1 shallow pass at a time
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Slow but steady

12. Small functional Aluminum Parts
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Small

13. CNC Mold – Cast prototype parts
Flexible

14. CNC Mold – Cast prototype parts
Flexible

15. CNC Mold – Cast prototype parts

16. Clear Medical Grade Silicone Over mold
Layer
Medical Grade, Conductive silicone substrate
Iterate in Real Materials – Not yellow foam

17. CNC machined ABS Fixture
Test
Conductive Silicone Sample
Test with Real Materials
CNC Copper-clad PCB

18. Evaluate
Cast elastomer mock-up of custom cable over mold
See and feel your early concepts

19. Experience
The same advances in microelectronics that enabled the 3D printing revolution, are
now our prototyping tools for user experience

20. Integrate

21. Evolve
In Studio prints
Professional Prototypes+In Studio Electronics

22. Thank You