Try what Mekah Design Studios has accomplished with 3D printing to develop their enterprise.
Posted on December 18, 2015
by
Erica Derrico
Congratulations to Mekah Design Studios, our July 2015 Hacker of the Month! Mekah Design Studios has implemeted 3D printing into a part of their craft. Printing for a few 12 months, the Mekah group has been bettering the pace and high quality of their work with using their SeeMeCNC Orion. Lower than a 12 months in the past, the group had a request for 20 trophies that they selected to meet with the assistance of 3D printing.
“As soon as we heard about 3D printing and what it might do, we thought we might give it a attempt,” mentioned Alejandro Candelo, proprietor of Mekah Design Studios.
Having no earlier data of 3D printers, the Mekah group took a pair weeks to mess around with their Orion doing quite a few take a look at prints. Shortly after they discovered the best way to turn out to be Orion specialists, a mission got here to them that they immediately knew might be created not solely extra effectively, however at a extra fast tempo when 3D printed.
Sayer Danforth, Inventive Director at Mekah, was approached to make a number of trophies for BouncherCon 2014 in Lengthy Seashore, CA. Danforth has been making trophies for years, nonetheless, he would do it manually both by carving wooden or sculpting clay. For the reason that order known as for 20 trophies, the Mekah group determined to attempt utilizing the 3D printing expertise that that they had just lately invested in.
Danforth created the chook on the trophy with Cinema 4D. He then transformed it into an STL file, threw it into MatterControl, and printed the piece with help in MatterHackers Normal White PLA.
As soon as the print was completed, the piece was sanded and painted by Danforth and Artist/Manufacturing Supervisor, Erick Sauer. As soon as the end on the chook was good and dry, the group mounted the plastic onto a wood base.
“That is simply to indicate that you are able to do somewhat submit manufacturing to 3D prints and have excellent outcomes,” mentioned Candelo.
Since this mission, Candelo says that they’ve been utilizing the printer an increasing number of. Not solely are they in a position to make use of it for trophies, however for prototype components and numerous sculptures as nicely.
“The expertise is superb as a result of it permits us to be extra correct with the element we wish to produce at a fraction of the fee and time,” said Candelo.
For extra on Mekah Design Studios go to www.mekahdesign.wordpress.com
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