Solid Concepts 3D Printing And Its Products

By Ruth Green


The conversion of a physical material to a realistic object is called 3D printing. It is constructed of layered thin materials which are laid down to produce the object. This process is called as additive. Before this can be done, you need to first create your own virtual design, which is a CAD file or computer aided design. This file is produced by using a scanner or a modeling application.

Different kinds of technologies are being used by scanners to create a model. These technologies include structured or modulated light, volumetric scanning, time of flight, and some more. Many companies today are using this 3D scanning for hard wares. So in conclusion, digitizing the objects will be so easy in the near future. Solid concepts 3D printing aims to create more and more designs quicker and that can be so much affordable.

The company is private and also a company for rapid prototyping. This company involves engineering and also production. This company is also a service provider of additive manufacturing and also a manufacturer of industrial designs and equipment, foundry cast patterns, equipment and devices for medical use, aerospace, transportation parts, business products, and unmanned systems.

But its original focus is the rapid prototyping through 3D printing. A year ago, they produced the first 3D metal gun which is called as the 1911 pistol. In producing it, they used a direct metal laser sintering of powdered metals. This first printing of plastic gun became so much popular in the global press ever since it was made.

It was really a functional gun, and it was even fired 500 times in its endurance test. It was made up of inconel ingredients and stainless steel. And its hand grip is is made up of a carbon fiber filled of nylon which is decorated with laser sintering. Each gun part has utilized the sintered direct metal laser except for the gun springs.

After this production, the company thinks and wishes to bring a motivation for printing concepts and would make workable solutions for modern manufactures today. The company also wishes to bring their originality to people who wanted to have custom printed weapons. And through the development of this product, they can prove accuracy, usability, and as well as reliability of metal printing.

They made a sequel after making the printed 1911 pistol. They call the new design as the the reason. The gun is assembled from an inconel powder and stainless steel sintered with a metal laser. This gun has better improvements in its details compared to 1911.

The pistol has seen smooth features in it. The trigger and the hammer is partially hollow. Its trigger shows the initial of subsidiary firearm project manager. And its front grip shows the independence declaration introduction.

Some people might ask of why other people has to have a customized one. There can only be two answers for this question. One is the electronic components in the future can be easily printed to objects, such as the gun. And the second is for some safety reasons, wherein the only one that can hold it is the owner, and a finger print recognition will be used for knowing whoever uses it.




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