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How the Strengths of Solid Concepts Can be Applied to Your Work

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Oakland University & École Polytechnique de Montréal Team Up with Solid Concepts for Formula SAE Competitions
Solid Concepts paired with two Formula SAE teams, Oakland University in Rochester, MI and École Polytechnique de Montréal in Montréal, Canada.

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SLS Direct Digital Manufacturing of Aviation Fuel Tanks
Solid Concepts has worked with several Unmanned Technology companies to achieve success in building one-piece integrated aviation fuel tanks that hold up in very demanding environments.

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Techsburg Utilizes Direct Digital Manufacturing During Honeywell T-Hawk UAV Testing
When faced with the task to perform wind tunnel testing for the latest Honeywell T-Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Techsburg knew they would have to outsource to meet the physical testing requirements and time constraints.

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QuantumCast™ Process Helps Artist Ralph Helmick Create Sculpture for Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center
Solid Concepts provides hundreds of QuantumCast™ "creatures” for an award winning sculpture displayed in Alaska.

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Solid Concepts Provides SLA Parts for Wind Tunnel Testing of Novel Quiet Drag Concept for Aircraft
When MIT and NASA project teams needed critical models for wind tunnel testing to validate a "swirl tube” concept that would generate drag quietly to reduce aircraft noise on landing, they turned to Solid Concepts. Advanced Technology Solar Telescope

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Advanced Technology Solar Telescope Passes Preliminary Design Review Utilizing SLS Scale Models
One of the key benefits of Rapid Prototyping is the identification of design changes early in the process prior to significant investments taking place. In the case of the ATST, the Preliminary Design Review team made a number of helpful suggestions regarding elements of the design, and the project members immediately went to work implementing the recommendations.

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Solid Concepts Provides QuantumCast™ Outer Hull for University Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Project
To produce the housing for their project, team AUVic turned to Solid Concepts and their proprietary QuantumCast™ process. Their requirements for a streamlined housing that would ensure maximum hydrodynamic efficiency and provide a reliable and stable pressure rated environment for the sensitive vehicle electronics posed a unique challenge and the necessity of utilizing the strongest materials available.

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Wake Forest University School of Medicine Turns to Solid Concepts to Develop Surrogate Lung
Wake Forest University School of Medicine graduate students create a crash test dummy "lung" to predict car crash injuries and win first place in an international safety technology design competition.

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Unique Co-Molded Urethane Casting Cuts Weight & Cost of Undersea Robot
A unique urethane casting, believed to be the first ever to be co-molded with stainless steel, helps reduce the weight and cost and increase the life of an undersea robot.

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Urethane Parts Help Exercise Equipment Manufacturer Meet Production Deadlines
When tooling deliveries were delayed for critical parts. the company producing The Star Trac Elliptical EDGE turned to Solid Concepts to manufacture its critical foot pads and other components.

  • SolidView
    SolidView® software allows you to view, rotate, measure and communicate design intent with non-CAD users—starting with our free 3D CAD viewer—SolidView/Lite.
  • Prototypes
    PolyJet™ & SLA® provide accurate concept models and master patterns in record time. Complete in-house finishing capability for production-like prototypes.
  • SLS & DMLS
    SLS® produces rugged Nylon 11 and Nylon 12 prototype and production parts. DMLS utilizes metal and alloy materials to create strong metal parts without tooling.
  • FDM
    FDM (fused deposition modeling) produces both prototype and production parts from ABS plastic, polycarbonate, and Ultem materials.
  • CNC
    CNC prototypes, parts and master patterns are ideal in applications where the material property or size requirements make other prototyping techniques unsuitable.
  • Cast Urethane
    Cast Urethane (a proprietary advanced casting technology and advanced formula polymers) produce strong pre-production and short-run production components.
  • Composites
    Composites (fiber reinforced plastic) technology produces large, rigid, accurate panels with excellent strength-to-weight ratio and surface finish.
  • Tooling
    Tooling from Solid Concepts provides quick-turn tooling options for Chinese tooling & production, export tooling from China, and domestic tooling, all with domestic project management.
  • Molding
    Molding from Solid Concepts brings you the best of both worlds by providing Chinese pricing and lead times along with Solid Concepts quality and domestic project management.