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The Jet Engine Skateboard
Product Design and Development | April 14, 2010
Industrial design competitions are reaching more engineers than ever before, and with the latest technology it’s easier than ever to produce a physical model.
SolidView Enables Midwest Composite Technologies to Provide Affordable Companywide Access to CAD Data
Desktop Engineering | March 24, 2010
Many people in design and manufacturing companies require access to CAD drawings, but everyone does not need the stringent capabilities of CAD design tools.
Ultra-Lightweight SLA Models Are a Super Solid Concept
Design fax | October 13, 2009
The ID-Light™ SLA product is created using a proprietary laser-scanning pattern and post-processing methods. It is ideal for large appearance models.
Selecting the Right Rapid Prototyping System
ECNmage.com | August 21, 2009
By outlining factors to consider when selecting a rapid prototyping system, this article helps define when to use a service provider and when to purchase a rapid prototyping system.
SLA Makes WALL-E Look Battered
Design World | December 2008
The real life WALL-E that visits newsrooms, tradeshows, and media had to look like the animated WALL-E from the movie. It takes a lot of care to make WALL-E look old and battered.
Solid Concepts' Acquisition - A Prototype for Growth
San Fernando Valley Business Journal | October 13, 2008
In making his first ever acquisition, Joe Allison went to an unlikely state – Michigan. Bringing Composite Tooling Technologies into the fold of Valencia-based Solid Concepts opened the door to making products that end up in a diverse range of places including military jets, hospitals, cell phones and museums.
Stereolithography Helps Reduce Drag Noise On Aircraft
Digital Manufacturing Review | September 2008
Digital Manufacturing Review - Stereolithography Helps Reduce Drag Noise on Aircraft NASA and MIT teamed up to design and test a new method of reducing aircraft noise caused by drag.
Prototyping Power
Product Design & Development | October 2008
Material advancements and lowering price points fuel the additive fabrication fire as 3-D printing increases its presence in the marketplace.
A Character Building Exercise
Entertainment Engineering | August 2008
Creating components for any application can be difficult, especially when you need to go through the prototyping process, but it’s even more interesting when you’re creating a character. When Solid Concepts decided to commit to a new business extension, they wanted to do something interesting to extend the company’s typically creative approach.
Top Manufacturing Companies
San Fernando Valley Business Journal | April 2, 2007
List of top 20 manufacturing companies ranked by employees in the greater San Fernando Valley in 2007.
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SolidViewSolidView® software allows you to view, rotate, measure and communicate design intent with non-CAD users—starting with our free 3D CAD viewer—SolidView/Lite.
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SLA & PolyJetSLA® & PolyJet™ provide accurate concept models and master patterns in record time. Complete in-house finishing capability for production-like prototypes.
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SLSSLS® (selective laser sintering) produces rugged Nylon 11 and Nylon 12 prototype and production parts and is ideally suited for Direct Digital Manufacturing.
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FDMFDM (fused deposition modeling) produces both prototype and production parts from ABS plastic, polycarbonate, and Ultem materials.
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CNCCNC prototypes, parts and master patterns are ideal in applications where the material property or size requirements make other prototyping techniques unsuitable.
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Cast UrethaneCast Urethane (a proprietary advanced casting technology and advanced formula polymers) produce strong pre-production and short-run production components.
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CompositesComposites (fiber reinforced plastic) technology produces large, rigid, accurate panels with excellent strength-to-weight ratio and surface finish. Chose between CompositeCast™, Hand Lay-up FRP and VARTM.
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ToolingTooling from Solid Concepts provides quick-turn tooling options for Chinese tooling & production, export tooling from China, and domestic tooling, all with domestic project management.
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MoldingInjection 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.
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