Additive Manufacturing

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Additive manufacturing

(3d Printing), machining and

Engineering services

If you can think it, dammed if we can’t print it.

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Printer number 2 Meter

Printer number 3 Airwolf XL

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We will not charge you penny one until you are satisfied with the print supplied.

Free estimates of printing cost prior to any printing done.

Free consulting re modification or alteration to speed and lessen cost of print and maximize desired properties of finished product.

Printing with ABS, PLA and derivatives, Many colours in stock including but not limited to natural (tan), Black, Blue, Red and Green. Many other colours available upon request including static dissipative black, many glow in the dark colours and water soluble materials for casting blanks. Also printing Nylon (Taulman bridge) natural colour only.

Printing envelope currently is 12” long x 8” wide by 7” high.

0.5 and 0.35 mm nozzle diameters.

Layer heights from 0.45 down to 0.1mm

Densities from 5% to 100% (solid) with a vast variety of internal fill structures available.

Envelope soon to be expanded to 39” x 39” x 24 “ high.

Can print from STEP, AutoCAD 3D, stereolithographic (STL), IGES, and many other vector file formats. We can and have converted raster graphics (.BMP .JPG .GIF etc.) to 3D components.

Can print components from Thingaverse (see details below).

ABS vapor smoothing services available as well.

As a primer to 3D printing.

ABS is the same material used in home plumbing. It will withstand temperatures similar to those in a hot car in the summer. PLA is stiffer than ABS and has a good chance of becoming a puddle in a hot car.

To minimize cost, large overhangs in a design should be minimized to minimize the need for printing supports. The process of additive manufacturing starts with an idea, becomes a 3D drawing, is converted into a stereolithographic file, is then translated into G-Code which has printer, material, speed and other parameters embedded in the G-Code file and then printed.

Components can be solid plastic or printed at reduced density to speed printing, reduce weight or make them float better.

Cost for printing is typically $25 an hour and includes material, drawing repairs made to source file(s) to make component(s) printable (many on Thingaverse are not due to poor file quality or file corruption. If they have an actual example of a printed thing, chances are 50/50 from my experience. No printed example, 10% is a good guide).

Full drawing, development and streamlining capabilities are available to maximize the required component final design goals.

We also do blended manufacturing using machined and printed parts for rapid prototyping and product development.

Hundreds of developed components put into industrial service. Components are virtually developed and modeled then printed, smoothed and put directly into service. Colour matching of surrounding components and/or coloured by function and process task.

Email us at: ppl_canada@hotmail.com