success stories
TAKE FLIGHT
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
one million np swabs
Eight weeks. That’s how long it took to create an agile manufacturing plan for the nasopharyngeal swabs and immediately go to market for mass production. With the capacity to produce 100,000+ swabs per day, F3D is capable of providing quick mfg solutions.
off-roading with 3Dp
Tomorrow is the big race. All week long, the team has been preparing their Side by Side (SxS) vehicle to compete and win. Suddenly, during their preparation on Thursday afternoon the antenna clamp breaks. This is bad news and without a proper replacement, communications are shut off between the pit crew and the race officials —creating a very unsafe environment for the driver. With less than 24 hours until the race weekend, it’s impossible to get a part produced and shipped in time. Adversity calls for a creative solution.
end of arm tooling
The freeformer uses a patented APF process that discharges tiny droplets of material and positions them strategically on a platform to retain maximum mechanical strength properties of the material being deposited. What’s unique is the ability to combine multiple materials, enabling the freedom to design 3D-printed parts with both rigid and flexible properties. Imagine a soft-touch overmold handle for appealing haptics or a reinforced gasket with rigid ribs to improve strength.
strike a pose
Stickybones has developed major partnerships with CAD software giant Autodesk and our team at Forecast 3D to offer its customers customizable and on-demand products. The product itself is a human model that is approximately 8 ½ inches tall and consists of several modular pieces that range from ¼ to 1 ½ inches for hands, heads, varying body parts, accessories and more.
take aim
With over 20 years of experience, Armory Source Design - specializing in the design and development of firearms components - is a trusted choice for manufacturers who wish to create and produce customized parts. Partnering with Empire Group provides flexibility in a traditionalist industry.
custom wearables
80% of people experience foot pain in their lives. Those who enjoy an active lifestyle can, oftentimes, feel limited by injury or repetitive stress to their feet. That’s where custom, 3D-printed insoles come in. FitMyFoot partners with Forecast 3D to manufacture on-demand in North America.
3DP therapeutics
Dr. Sheng Qi and fellow researchers at the University of East Anglia (UK) are taking the first steps to 3D print personalized patient medicine. Combining and customizing drug dosages and release rates would provide better patient outcomes.
3D printed implants
Patient-specific implants made with additive manufacturing —believe it or not, this is becoming a reality. SAMAPLAST AG, the global producer of medical components and implants, uses the ARBURG Freeformer to do the impossible… print personalized implants.
built to last
Mosca, an international manufacturer of end-of-line packaging solutions, is one of the largest and most prominent suppliers of systems for strapping and securing goods for transportation. As with all machines, individual components can still fail. This is why Mosca has considered Additive Manufacturing (AM) for the production of components in small batches at low cost.