Engineering

  • 3D printing shrinks the development process from months to a matter of days
  • You’re able to test ideas quickly and discover what does and doesn’t work. New iterations have no cost penalties
  • Engineers can discuss a design with peers or rapidly test the market potential at a trade show
  • It’s easy to personalize and tweak parts to uniquely fit your needs at no extra cost and in just a matter of hours
  • You can verify a design before investing in an expensive molding tool
  • Even the most complex moving parts are achievable

Architecture

  • It eliminates ambiguity when holding a real-life model of the concept
  • Test market potential, discuss ideas with potential buyers or raise capital from investors
  • No need to wait for a supplier or make models by hand. Print it on your desk in hours
  • Easily recreate textures, finishes and colors to create a new dimension
  • You can print complex shapes and geometries
  • Reduce waste by using up to 90% of the raw material

Aerospace

  • Engineers can discuss a design with peers or rapidly test the market potential at a trade show
  • 3D printing shrinks the development process from months to a matter of days
  • You can verify a design before investing in an expensive molding tool
  • You’re able to test ideas quickly and discover what does and doesn’t work. New iterations have no cost penalties
  • It’s easy to personalize and tweak parts to uniquely fit your needs at no extra cost and in just a matter of hours

Product Design

  • Within hours you have a real-life version of your product in hand to study and improve where necessary
  • Easily discuss designs and prototypes with peers, even if they’re in another location
  • Design and redesign again and again without extra cost
  • Recreate textures, finishes and colors and customize every part exactly as you wish
  • Risk is reduced by testing a design before tool investment
  • Highly complex geometries and functional models are easily achieved, time after time

Art

  • Recreating textures, finishes and colors add a whole new dimension
  • Complex and intricate geometry is now possible, unleashing a new wave of creative freedom
  • Experimentation is easy, as you can customize and tweak each part at no extra cost
  • A 3D printed concept eliminates ambiguity when representing an idea

Automotive

  • 3D printing shrinks the development process from months to a matter of days
  • You’re able to test ideas quickly and discover what does and doesn’t work. New iterations have no cost penalties
  • It’s quick and easy to personalize and tweak parts to uniquely fit your needs at no extra cost
  • Engineers can discuss a design with peers or rapidly test the market potential at a trade-show
  • You can verify a design before investing in an expensive molding tool

Medicine

  • Doctors communicate more clearly with patients through tangible models
  • It’s assisting doctors to plan a surgery, lowering operation times and increasing patient recovery
  • Medical device innovation through rapid prototyping
  • Low-cost models are great as teaching aids
  • It’s possible to tailor parts to fit any unique requirement
  • 90% of the raw material is used resulting in less waste

Fashion

  • It’s easy to customize and tweak each design to fit your needs at no extra cost
  • There’s complete freedom to create any shape, even complex geometry
  • You can recreate textures, finishes and colors that add a whole new dimension
  • Designers can try an actual product and test its appeal
  • Products can be produced on demand rather than amassing huge inventories

Jewelry

  • It’s easy to discuss a design with clients and fit test the design
  • Easily translate the client’s wishes into a 3D printed model you can touch
  • Testing ideas and fast iterations lets you discover what works before using any precious materials
  • Recreating textures and finishes adds a new dimension
  • Verify designs before investing in expensive molding tools

Manufacturing

  • It eliminates the need for producing tools and realizes products in days instead of months
  • Customizing and tweaking parts to exact requirements at no extra cost
  • 3D printed manufacturing aids help to elevate shop floor quality and effectiveness
  • You’re able to print complex components as one piece
  • It’s possible to produce parts with far lower costs and lead times over normal manufacturing
  • You’re able to create products locally, eliminating the need for huge stocks that require complex logistics

Research

  • You’re able to verify a hypothesis before investing in an expensive, untested solution
  • It improves lab efficiency as assembly and testing is easy with custom-made tools, jigs and fixtures
  • You have total freedom to create parts with complex geometry
  • It uses 90% of the raw materials and creates less waste, which is environmentally friendly and cost efficient
  • You can shrink development to just a matter of days
  • Quickly test ideas to see what works and share designs instantly with colleagues in other locations

Education

  • Three-dimensional visuals are amazing learning aids to help explain difficult concepts to students
  • Print a 3D brain, a planet, or anything you want to capture the attention of your class and help them learn
  • Inspire students with hands-on learning about science, engineering, or whatever you choose to print
  • Teach students CAD skills and help them realize their 3D designs
  • Three-dimensional visuals act as amazing learning aids to help explain difficult concepts to students at all levels
  • It enhances problem-solving as they have to correct flaws and reprint it to arrive at their final form
  • It introduces them to digital manufacturing and design processes

DIY, Hobbies and Home

  • You can personalize, customize and tweak any part of anything to fit your needs
  • Be an inventor. Turn your ideas into usable parts and tools in a matter of hours
  • Solve your own problems by creating unique physical designs
  • You can print whatever forms you wish, however complex
  • It’s environmentally friendly using 90% of the raw material, creating next to no waste at all