Case Study: 3D Printing Prototypes For Medical Device Development
With life-saving technologies on the line, 3D printing brings products to market quicker while cutting development costs.
Learn how medical device company Coalesce Product Development uses stereolithography (SLA) 3D printers to create prototypes that are ready for testing in days, not months. In this case study we learn:
The benefits of a digital manufacturing workflow for medical devices with complex geometries
How Coalesce replicates the characteristics of an injection molded plastic part
How in-house SLA 3D printing achieved an 80–90% reduction in lead time and a 96% reduction in cost
A leader in tech and 3D printing solutions for over 20 years, Dynamism unveiled a new website this week, delivering an easy-to-use shopping experience and knowledge base. “Discovering the best 3D printing solutions for your application shouldn’t be difficult.” said company owner, Douglas Krone, “We want professionals, educators, and home users to be successful with their hardware. For us, that starts with offering best-in-class brands, superior support, and learning resources that enable shoppers to select the right technology.”
Leaders in tech since 1997
Founded in 1997, Dynamism was founded to deliver cutting-edge tech to professionals. In 2012, Dynamism entered the 3D printing industry, becoming the first official reseller of Makerbot. Since then, Dynamism has grown to become the leading 3D printing solutions provider in the United States with offices in Chicago and Denver, and four national showrooms. Dynamism is the country’s largest seller of FDM-leader Ultimaker, the national launch partner of ultra-fast Nexa 3D, and key solution provider for cutting-edge 3D printers from Desktop Metal, Formlabs, and others. When working with Dynamism, you can rely on unbiased, expert-level, answers to your 3D printing questions, as well as white-glove after-sales service and support.
Nexa3D’s world-class selection of printers, materials, and tools brings rapid printing to businesses.
A one-stop-shop for 3D printing
Dynamism’s new website offers a number of ways to discover, shop, and learn about 3D printing including:
Intuitive filters allow shoppers to easily shop 3D printers based on price, build volume, technology, and more.
One-page checkout with extremely fast shipping makes getting hardware and consumables a breeze.
Get quotes fast on most products across the website.
Discover white papers, case studies, applications, webinars, and more in the new learn portal.
Douglas Krone, right, shows off one of Dynamism’s four national 3D printer showrooms. This showroom, located in Ann Arbor, Mi., was opened in February of 2020.
Founder and CEO of Dynamism, Inc., Douglas Krone is one of 10 industry experts selected to serve on the inaugural Editorial Advisory Board of All3DP Pro, the online magazine for the business of 3D printing.
This distinguished group of 10 key additive manufacturing thought leaders, who represent a cross section of the industry, will contribute their expertise and deep knowledge to the growth of the publication’s industry coverage.
Douglas Krone, right, shows off one of Dynamism’s four national 3D printer showrooms. This showroom, located in Ann Arbor, Mi., was opened in February of 2020.
Founded in 1997, Dynamism set out to deliver cutting-edge tech to professionals. In 2012, Dynamism extended that goal by entering the 3D printing industry and becoming the MakerBot’s first official reseller. Since then, Dynamism has grown to become the leading 3D printing solutions provider in the United States with four national showrooms, over 20 best-in-class hardware brands, and countless materials.
Krone says, “It’s humbling to be named a thought leader by All3DP, the 3D printing media platform with the widest global audience of engineers, entrepreneurs, and 3D printing professionals. Our focus will be on 3D printing technologies that are ready to adopt, and to deliver value, now. We’re excited to help organizations move toward Industry 4.0.”
All3DP Pro, launched in early 2020, is the professional and industrial side of All3DP, the world’s most popular online source for 3D printing information with more than 2 million visitors every month. All3DP Pro offers a unique focus on innovation, influencers, and technologies in additive manufacturing (AM).
“These AM industry giants will serve as our sounding board and source, advising us on the most important issues affecting our broad audience of anyone who wants to understand and profit from the business applications of 3D printing,” says Mathias Plica, CEO and co-Founder, All3DP. “They are our eyes and ears out in the field, and they ensure that our content remains cutting-edge, informative, and accurate.”
These 10 industry veterans’ expertise spans decades in additive manufacturing and covers all the bases, from printers and materials to software and business strategy. As All3DP Pro delves deeper into the business side of 3D printing, editorial board members will serve as stewards of All3DP’s editorial standards — guiding and advising on the most pressing issues and innovations.
Editorial Advisory Board members serve a one-year term, beginning Oct. 1, 2020.
We are delighted to announce Ultimaker Essentials is now open for general access. Ultimaker Essentials is our package of Ultimaker software tools that enables you to scale a 3D printing platform across your business, delivering enterprise-grade stability and control.
The occasion is a major milestone for Ultimaker and we couldn’t be more proud. By adopting Ultimaker Essentials, our users will be able to leverage the full power of the Ultimaker ecosystem, which encompasses hardware, materials, and software.
Ultimaker Essentials now offers several newly built features. They include:
Better organization and user access management. When it comes to who can 3D print – you decide. Via the organization management page in Ultimaker Digital Factory, Ultimaker Essentials enables admins to invite users, give them admin rights, or remove 3D printing access entirely.
Firmware firewall. A firmware firewall increases your 3D printer’s security by allowing only cloud traffic from Ultimaker Digital Factory and blocking uncontrolled access via the local network. This reduces the chance of malicious activity.*
New verified plugins. Ultimaker Essentials subscribers will enjoy a range of verified plugins for Ultimaker Cura, including the new Teton Simulation Smart Slice.
Service and learning levels. Choose between Light, Standard, and Advanced levels of service and learning to customize Ultimaker Essentials to your business’ needs. Access more advanced e-learning courses and increase your support coverage to ramp-up 3D printing adoption and reduce business disruptions.
*This feature is coming soon
What else do you get?
An Ultimaker Essentials subscription offers major benefits across the end-to-end digital manufacturing workflow. Its main features include:
Ultimaker Cura Enterprise. Ultimaker Cura Enterprise makes software distribution and management easy. Designed to meet your IT department’s expectations, distribute a tested, stable, and more secure slicing application to anywhere employees need to work – with reduced risk to your infrastructure
Ultimaker Cura Enterprise is tested, stable, and more secure
Ultimaker Digital Factory. Ultimaker Digital Factory provides powerful cloud-based tools for easy remote management of Ultimaker 3D printers, teams, and software. Now you can deliver a scalable 3D printing workflow that drives innovation across your network
Ultimaker Digital Factory’s print queue enables you to remotely monitor print progress
Ultimaker Marketplace. Empower users to 3D print the way they want through a controlled version of Ultimaker Marketplace. Only verified plugins and third-party material profiles are allowed. And this maintains a higher level of security and stability of your IT infrastructure. Plus, gain access to Ultimaker Essentials-only plugins such as Teton Simulation’s Smart Slice
Ultimaker 3D Printing Academy. No matter the size of your team, upskill application engineers, 3D printer operators, and IT admins with expert e-learning to achieve your team’s success potential. Access our full Ultimaker 3D Printing Academy course library of Associate and Professional* knowledge – with certification exams for each role.
Support. Get direct support during business hours for software queries or browse a comprehensive knowledge base
*Professional-level courses coming late 2020
Ultimaker Essentials packages start at $300 per year (excluding taxes) per organizational unit. Want to learn more? Use the button below to compare the available plans.
Dynamism, a leader in professional 3D printing solutions, now offers ‘virtual 3D printer showroom’ visits via a Double Telepresence Robot in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dynamism, a leader in professional 3D printing solutions, announced today that they will open a digital showroom where shoppers can browse best-in-class hardware and meet face-to-face with 3D printing specialists via a two-wheeled telepresence robot. The announcement comes on the heels of Dynamism opening a new showroom in Ann Arbor, Michigan as part of an initiative to make 3D printing more accessible for businesses and educators.
An experience made possible by Double Robotics, visitors can freely roam the showroom using a keyboard-controlled two-wheeled robot. An onboard iPad will allow shoppers to meet face-to-face with specialists, attend demos, ask questions, view 3D printed objects, and more. Solutions available for viewing include Desktop Metal, Ultimaker, Formlabs, Nexa3D, Rize, EnvisionTEC, Einscan 3D Scanners, and Glowforge Laser Cutters.
Douglas Krone, right, shows off one of Dynamism’s four national 3D printer showrooms. This showroom, located in Ann Arbor, Mi., was opened in February of 2020.
Dynamism, a leading provider of 3D printing solutions, has announced the opening of its latest additive manufacturing (AM) showroom, at the Azoth AM facility, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The showroom features everything from desktop 3D printers to metal, SLS, and ultra-fast industrial 3D printers. Customers can see a remarkable array of best-of-class 3D printers in one showroom.
Azoth is a member of the EWIE Group of Companies (EGC), a family of brands specialized in reducing the operating expense and improving the efficiency of manufacturing plants around the world. Azoth is focused on transforming the physical inventory of these facilities, into digital inventory printed on demand. Azoth is particularly well suited to manufacture precision metal parts through world-class binder jetting technology. In addition, Azoth has a complete polymer AM offering that can be utilized to replace traditionally manufactured components. These components consist of jigs, fixtures, end of arm tooling, gripper fingers, and other blueprint details that are commonly found on shop floors. Azoth can not only manufacture these components but also has a defined system to help customers identify AM opportunities and implement their own digital inventory.
Dynamism’s curated selection of best-of-class 3D printers, in collaboration with Azoth’s extensive manufacturing expertise, enables customers to fast-track implementation of additive manufacturing to reduce operating costs and improve production efficiencies.
“For companies leading the transformation to digital manufacturing, seeing the most innovative 3D printers operating side-by-side is an invaluable experience,” Tim Ruffner, Vice-President of Enterprise Solutions at Dynamism said. “We’re so pleased to be working with Azoth 3D, a leader in helping some of the world’s largest manufacturers transition to on-demand factory parts and toolings.”
“Azoth is focused on implementing a new inventory management model that we call TOMO™ (Take One Make One). We are able to transform customer inventory into digital libraries of parts ready to be printed on demand.” Cody Cochran, Key Account Manager at Azoth said, “Through our manufacturing expertise, we ensure that quality end-use parts are manufactured every time and that it is ready for the shop floor. TOMO is more than 3D printing parts, TOMO is a lean manufacturing process focused on quality and reducing operating costs”
Technologies available for viewing in the Detroit showroom include Bound Metal Deposition, Fused Filament Fabrication, Stereolithography, Selective Laser Sintering, Augmented Polymer Deposition, Lubricant Sublayer Photo-curing, and 3D scanning.
One of the best professional 3D printer brands just got better and bigger! Released today, the new Ultimaker S5 boasts a large build volume, intuitive touch screen, and reliable dual extrusion system. Already relied upon by tens of thousands of businesses, the launch continues Ultimaker’s dominance in the professional desktop 3D printing market.
The Ultimaker S5 is a large leap from its predecessors with major changes across the board, delivering an easier and more reliable 3D printing experience. Here’s what’s new:
Build Volume: One of the most obvious changes is the spacious 330 x 240 x 300 mm build volume. In addition, the print area is now behind a set of tinted glass doors. These help to regulate temperatures during the printing process, minimizing warping and cracking.
UI/UX: The S5 features a new 4.7-inch (11.9 cm) full color touchscreen. An intuitive user interface enables users, both new and tenured, to easily control the machine, load filaments, run calibration sequences, and monitor prints, no experience required. In addition to the new touchscreen, Ultimaker added new automated leveling sequences to ensure perfect first layers and bed adhesion.
Connectivity: In an increasingly network connected world, the new S5 is no different. Onboard wifi and a built-in webcam seamlessly integrates with Ultimaker’s Cura Slicer, allowing users to easily send prints to the 3D printer from the comfort of their desk.
Materials: Included print cores enable the Ultimaker S5 to print an impressive range of materials out of the box. Going even further, the S5 now has an optional CC Red 0.6mm print core upgrade, enabling users to 3D print abrasive, high-strength materials, such as carbon fiber-filled and glass filled nylons.
Dynamism is proud to announce the addition of the all-new MakerBot Replicator 3D Printer to our lineup of cutting edge technology, becoming the first official reseller of MakerBot. The Replicator promises to bring 3D printing to the masses with a unit able to fit on office or home desk at an affordable price. Like many of Dynamism’s other products, 3D printing promises to be a transformative technology, enabling businesses and home users to create just about anything.
What is 3D Printing
Unlike CNC machines, where a material block is cut away to create an object, 3D printing starts from the bottom and builds an object one layer at a time. To do so, a strand of plastic is fed through a heated nozzle. The nozzle is guided through a set of coordinates, depositing the plastic one layer at a time until the final object is created.
The New MakerBot Replicator
Recipient of the Best Emerging Tech Award at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, the MakerBot Replicator was released January 2012. The printer features one of the biggest build volumes available at ~9”x6”x6”, roughly the size of a loaf of bread, a significant increase over the cupcake sized build volume of MakerBot’s previous model. The printer comes in two configurations, a single extruder or dual extruder, for two color prints, and can print in either biodegradable PLA plastic or ABS.
With the growth of this new promising technology, Dynamism looks to add new 3D printers in the coming year, such as Robox and CubeX
To learn more about the MakerBot Replicator visit our webstore here.
How To Create Carbon Fiber Molds From 3D Printed Patterns
Learn how to create production-ready carbon fiber molds from 3D printed patterns. This tutorial covers print settings and materials, carbon fiber materials and hardware, and in-depth, step-by-step instructions including:
How to use a 3D printer to create a pattern and prepare for mold making
How to create a mold from a 3D printed patterns using epoxy
How to use your mold to make a prepreg carbon fiber part
