Dragons Return to Merry Ole England, Thanks to 3D Printing

Photo Credit: 3D Systems

A favorite perk of living in England was access to some of the greatest landmarks on earth.  One such treasure was a mere 20-minute train ride away.  Kew Gardens in Richmond is home to the Great Pagoda

“commissioned in 1761 during the reign of King George III... the striking 163-foot structure with its ornate and highly fashionable Chinoiserie style”

— https://www.3dsystems.com/blog/2018/2018-07/how-help-older-dragons-lose-weight-look-great-3d-printing

Atop its magnificent roof once stood 80 fierce wooden dragons that were removed, but not forgotten, in a 1761 renovation.  Now they are being lovingly recreated by the magic of 3D scanning, reverse engineering and 3D printing - hopefully before our next "trip across the pond."

RapidMade Helps Firms Complete Year-End Project in Days, Not Months...

Every holiday season, purchasing agents and design engineers everywhere feel pressure to complete capital projects before they can celebrate the New Year.  Who wants to forfeit hard-earned budget allocations because time constraints prevent delivery before the 2018 count down?  Make your holidays happy instead.

Thanks to Additive Manufacturing (3D printing), year-end projects can be completed in days, not months.  Services include:

• Rapid Prototyping
• 3D Scanning
• Production Parts
• Thermoformed Products
• Reverse Engineering 
• Industrial Patterns
• Printed and Machined Tooling
• Custom Displays, Exhibits and Promotions
• Engineering Design

Additive Manufacturing benefits:

• Short lead times
• No tooling costs
• High customization
• Small-batch production
• Eliminated design limitations
• Pre-built assemblies
• Reduced structural weight

Engineering Design Transforms Ideas into Products and Makes Good Products Great

To create or improve products, engineers rely on a number of proven approaches which include CAD Work, 3D Design, Industrial Design, Technical Analysis, Reverse Engineering, and Technical Documentation.  Learn more about how RapidMade can help.

CAD Work

• 3D print preparation
• 2D to 3D conversions
• Design for manufacturing conversions

3D Design

• Contract design work
• Custom design
• Product design
• Conceptual design
• Proof-of-concept design
• Design for manufacturing

Industrial Design

• Aesthetics
• Use-ability
• Ergonomics
• Anthropometrics
• Research

Technical Analysis

• Stress analysis
• Motor/actuator sizing and selection

Reverse Engineering

• File Conversions
• Existing part to 3D CAD
• 3D scan to parametric CAD model

Technical Documentation

• Manufacturing drawings
• Machine layouts

Training

• User manuals
• On-site installation

RapidMade Expands Services Offered

3D Printing, Manufacturing and Engineering

RapidMade's services now include:

Product Design and Engineering

• Simple static part design to fully automated mechanical and electrical equipment
• Design for prototyping and manufacture
• In-house prototyping capabilities for faster iterations and overnight customer feedback
• 2D and 3D drawings, tolerance and other manufacturing specifications, technology transfer and patent application documentation, equipment manuals, FDA and other compliance as well as other specialized engineering work

Rapid Prototyping

• 3D printing, quick-turn machining, traditional metal and plastic forming, short-run castings
• Thermoset and thermoplastic manufacturing, hard and soft metals, composites available
• Full-color concept models, functional prototypes, assembly and embedded electronics
• Quotes generally in under 24 hours, parts in days

Contract Manufacturing

• Production quantities ranging from one to tens of thousands
• A multitude of available manufacturing processes 
• Expertise in selecting the right manufacturing process for you
• Personalized attention to detail and top quality customer service
• Tooling and part library for easy re-orders

3D Scanning and Reverse Engineering

• Extremely high accuracy 3D digitization of parts as a reproducible STL file
• Available reverse engineering to create fully defined parametric files and 2D dimensioned drawings
• Inspection of manufactured goods to identify deviation from the original design
• Full-color scans also available

Industrial Pattern and Toolmaking

• Highly accurate tools in days, not months - at a lower cost
• Patterns and tools available for all standard manufacturing processes: Injection molding, urethane casting, sand and investment casting, sheet metal stamping, plastic forming and much more
• Additional finishing capabilities available

Displays, Exhibits and Promotions

• Full color 3D printing can be done as quickly as under 24 hours
• Print directly from renderings in CAD or BIM modeling software
• Great for architecture, store display and marketing customers
• Very fine feature detail and beautiful aesthetic quality

Finishing and Coating

• A wide range of finish options including paint, powder coat, plating, media blast, tumbling and much more
• Clear coat and dyed plastic available for cost effective finishing of prototypes and manufactured goods