Take a look at what Mekah Design Studios has completed 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 couple of 12 months, the Mekah crew 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 crew 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 may do, we thought we’d give it a attempt,” mentioned Alejandro Candelo, proprietor of Mekah Design Studios.
Having no earlier information of 3D printers, the Mekah crew took a pair weeks to mess around with their Orion doing quite a few check prints. Shortly after they discovered methods to change into Orion specialists, a undertaking got here to them that they immediately knew may very well be created not solely extra effectively, however at a extra fast tempo when 3D printed.
Sayer Danforth, Artistic 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, nevertheless, he would do it manually both by carving wooden or sculpting clay. For the reason that order known as for 20 trophies, the Mekah crew determined to attempt utilizing the 3D printing know-how that they’d 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 assist in MatterHackers Commonplace 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 crew mounted the plastic onto a picket base.
“That is simply to point out that you are able to do a little bit publish manufacturing to 3D prints and have excellent outcomes,” mentioned Candelo.
Since this undertaking, Candelo says that they’ve been utilizing the printer increasingly more. Not solely are they in a position to make use of it for trophies, however for prototype elements and numerous sculptures as nicely.
“The know-how 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,” acknowledged Candelo.
For extra on Mekah Design Studios go to www.mekahdesign.wordpress.com
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