Every year the TCT Magazine honours individuals who innovate in the realm of 3D printing. This September marks their annual award ceremony and just recently the top 5 contenders were listed. We are happy to announce that Custom Prototypes has qualified for the shortlist by entering our 3D printed Van Gogh painting, the Starry Night. The idea for our entry …
As fascinating as it is to build prototypes and watching our clients grow and reach the skies, we sometimes are left perplexed to see the businesses in question with who we have amalgamated to create their first prototype. This time, to our surprise it was Mr. Trump pointing finger at ,Dominion Voting for their voting system which was born as …
When you think Toronto, most immediately think of the CN Tower. With the tower being almost half a kilometer tall, you can pretty well see the skyscraper from anywhere around the GTA. The CN Tower has become a symbol for Canada and a true display of incredible engineering. A little-known fact is the structure is designed to withstand up to an 8.5 Richter scale earthquake. That being …
Over the past three months our team at Custom Prototypes, a Toronto based rapid prototyping and 3D printing service company have been putting our design skills and equipment to work. Last year we captured 1st place at the AMUG annual technical competition and this year we plan on keeping that title. This year we wanted to put our SLA …
Since 1994, Van Gogh Studio in Amsterdam has been creating beautiful oil painting reproductions of Van Gogh’s iconic work. Their team of artists have mastered the style and unique painting techniques of Van Gogh and currently distributes over 89 authentic reproductions all across the world. Custom Prototypes has recently collaborated with Van Gogh Studio to bring a new dimension to …
High output with little input, this is the objective which all automotive manufacturers seek to achieve. With every disruptive technology comes along a new learning curve – where implementing these changes to the manufacturing process can aid in further productivity resulting in higher profits. (Metal 3D printed robot end-of-arm tool) Over the years Custom Prototype’s has built strong working relationships …
Promoting a new product has become easier than ever with the access of online crowd funding sites such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo or GoFundMe. Over the years we have helped many entrepreneurs prepare their proof of concept prototypes in hopes to raise interest and seek that initial investment to help accelerate their products outreach. This past week we had a customer …
X-Matik Pitching their Self Driving Car Concept with 3D Printed Hardware Imagine you drive to a party, have a couple too many drinks and you then begin to wonder how to get home. The idea of cabbing home only to have to retrieve your vehicle the next day seems, well… terrible. But what if your existing vehicle had the ability …
A product that would help save lives Keeping doctors and nurses safe during these times is crucial as resources become limited and supplies continue to diminish. We’ve heard it over and over now… distance, distance, distance… and while this is paramount for all of us, it is not an option for those working on the front lines. Doctors and nurses …
Supplying the Front-Line We all know that maintaining distance is key for reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The virus is so easily transmitted that even the slightest exposure to a cough can be enough to infect an entire room of people. Unfortunately our front-line workers do not have the privilege of social distancing and are relying greatly on …