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3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping Services

Urban Development for Wind-Tunnel Testing

We recently completed this large model ready for wind tunnel testing
With a overall size of over 500 x 500 x 500mm, this job required the model to be split in to 9 seperate pieces, accurately printed. Glued and finished ready for sensors to be inserted to measure real-world pressure changes under different wind loading scenarious. You can see one of the sensor mounting points in the bottom right of the picture.

3D Modelling - CAD

Have us take your design from a 2D drawing or sketch, modify an existing model or reverse engineer a part.
We have different designers for different work - so whether your design is Architectual, Engineering or "Organic" in shape, we look forward to working with you on your next project.
Once our experienced 3D modellers we have created the model we can:
- Add colour and textures through to rendering
- Create video walk-throughs and fly-arounds
- 3D Print draft and final version of the model for form-and-fit, product presentations and demostrations, pre-productions and actual production runs

Rapid Prototypes and Small Production runs

We have a bank of 3D Printers ready to work for you, whether you are looking for a print sample to help with pre-purchase decision making, single prototype or a small production run.

Choosing the Right Material and Technologies

We can produce your part using FDM, SLS, SLA or DLP - But what does that mean?

FDM - Fused Deposition Modelling

This is usually the cheapest, and definatly the fastest option.
We can print single pieces up to 300 x 300 x 465mm with this technology.

Machines in use

• Makerbot Z18 - for big builds. We have printed jobs over 3kg and 130+ hours with this machine
• Makerbot Replicator 2 (with upgrades) - These are our workhorses with great quality for an FDM machine
• FlashForge Dreamer and Creator Pro - Reliable machines for ABS and Dual plastic prints

Materials

• PLA - A cheap and easy to use general purpose material. You can finish by sawing, cutting, filing, sanding, painting with Acrylic or enamel paints
• PHA
• ABS - A standard, rugged engineering plastic used in crash helmets and car bumpers
• Wood - Yes, it has real wood
• Flex (TPU, Rubber Like)
• PLA-Metal blends (Aluminium, Stainless Steel, Iron, Copper and Brass - real metal in these filaments up to 85%)
• Carbon Fibre - Expensive material, but very rigid and light. Great for R/C cars, planes and quadcopters
• Conductive - Contains graphite powder to give a low level of conductivity or electromagnetic shielding

We have 5+ of these machines running at top condition ready to print in PLA, Wood, Brick, Bronze, Flex (rubber like) or PHA down to a 50 micron layer height for maximum smoothness.
We can print with two colours of plastic, or one colour plus dis-solvable support material.

These machines work all day, almost every day, for both internal use, and for customer prototyping. Examples of our 3D Printed products include our Spool Stands, Electronics housing boxes, and some repair parts for the 3D Printers we service.

3D Printing & Scanning Training

Either come to our Sydney training facility, or we come to you. Take one of our standard courses, or have us prepare more personalised training.

SLS - Selective Laser Sintering

Tough parts with super smooth professional finishes made by fusing powder particles together. In somecases they are as cheap as FDM (nylon), but time lines are longer (usually 2-3 weeks)

Materials
• Nylon
• Stainless Steel
• Tool Steel
• Bronze
• Nickel Alloys

Resin (SLA or DLP)

This technology works with a liquid resin which sets (cures) when a UV light shines on it.
It is expensive to prime the tank and clean up afterwards, but produces smooth looking prints with very high detail. Jewelry and dental clients love the quality that is possible.

There are 2 technologies here:
• A laser with super-sharp focus for the smallest details (Stereo Litography / SLA), we have a Form1 printer for this purpose
• A Digital Projector focussed on the bottom of the resin tank (Digitial Light Processing / DLP), we use the Roland ARM-10 we use for this type of printing

Pre-Purchase Samples

Looking to see before you buy? Not a problem. We have a range of free, small samples, or we can even print your file on the machine of your choice for you in the material you want, so you can compare and access machines in a more practical, tangible way, before you buy.

We also have a number of cheap example prints, in stock and each selected as they showcase our 3D Printers capabilities

See all pre-prepared sample prints
Chubbs the Octopus
Chubbs is printed on a Replicator 2.
11cm Tall

@ $7.50 GST Inc. Low stock. May be backordered.

MORE INFO Hilberts Cube
This cube is printed on a FlashForge Dreamer.
3cm square

@ $5.00 GST Inc. Low stock. May be backordered.

MORE INFO Geared Heart
The Geared Heart is printed on a Replicator 2.
11cm Tall

@ $50.00 GST Inc. Low stock. May be backordered.

MORE INFO 2 Colour Frog
The little Frog is printed on a Makerbot 2X
11cm Wide

@ $14.00 GST Inc. Low stock. May be backordered.

MORE INFO

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Ordering a 3D Print

We can print on any of the following machines, using the materials specified.
Cost: Admin/set up fee: $35 + Material usage fee + 1st hour fee + Machine/print fee (for each hr over 1st hr).
For example: The Colonel head picture right printed at 200 microns, with 15% fill. It weighs 160g (PLA)
On the Dreamer: 9.5 hrs. Cost would be: $35 + $6.40 (PLA) + $9 1st hr + 34 (8.5hrs)= $84
On the Replicator 2: 6.5hrs. Cost would be: $35 + $6.40 (PLA) + $5 1st hr + $11(5.5hrs)=$57.50

Material and Machine usage fees are listed in the grid below.

Prices include freight in Australia. All models are supplied with supports in tact (raw off bed).

3D Printer	PLA	PHA	Wood	Brick	ABS	Bronze	Resolution (Microns)	Build Volume	1st hr	Other hrs
Replicator 2							300, 200, 100	285x 153x 155mm	$5	$2/hr
Makerbot Z18							300, 200, 100	305x 305x 457mm	$9	$5/hr
Makerbot Replicator 5th Gen							300, 200, 100, 50*	252x 199x 150mm	$6	$2/hr
Makerbot Mini							200	100x 100x 125mm	$6	$2/hr
UP Mini							200	120x 120x 120mm	$5	$2/hr
Dreamer							300,200,100	230x 150x 140mm	$9	$4/hr
Cost per 100g	$4 $5 glow	$10	$17	$17	$4 $5 glow	$18
	PLA	PHA	Wood	Brick	ABS	Bronze

*Not available for all materials

Education and Training

We run courses at our showroom in Alexandria, Sydney roughly once per month
We can also provide training and courses on site, customised to your area of interest. Contact Us to discuss

Recent courses include:
• Advanced Training on the Makerbot Replicator 2 and 2X - Advanced usage, maintenance and troubleshooting
• Introduction to 3D Printing - Everything you need to know before you buy
• 3D Printing and education (Powerhouse Museum, Aug 2014)
• Ramifications and Strategies of 3D Printing to the retail sector (***** National Conference, Mar 2014)

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