Every year Association of Chartered Industrial Designers of Ontario (ACIDO) hosts a competition for graduating industrial designers from Carleton University, OCAD university, Humber college and Sheridan college to select the best talent and have their final project thesis pitched and awarded to the winners by group of jury from selected industry professionals. We were approached For 2019 “Rocket”award ceremony held …
3D printing may sound like the future of 2D printing and also because these technologies possess homogeneous names, in reality, the two technologies are diverse. Printing Technologies The word “printer” is broadly associated with the machine that uses ink or laser to print content on paper. Nevertheless, not many technology enthusiasts understand why 3D printers stand better off when it …
Every year at Custom Prototypes, our team transforms into a little Santa’s workshop, following our tradition of creating custom 3D-printed Christmas cards for our clients. This holiday season, Custom Prototypes is taking festive cheer to the next level by reimagining our traditional Christmas cards with a modern twist—fully 3D-printed Christmas tree ornaments! Combining advanced 3D printing technology and creative craftsmanship, …
There may not be a need for explanation on the importance of water for life, I am sure we all have met a day that made us realize that we just cannot sustain without water. It may just be a day when water is not running in your tap and you just need to bathe or when you desperately need …
3D printing is a transpiring technology that is persistently growing and gaining attention globally in a variety of fields. On February 22nd, Theo Athanasiou, Professor at school of media studies, Niagara College, led a team of his students to Custom Prototypes with the aim of diving deep into the world of 3D printing and exploring its applications in product development …
As one of the leading provider of 3D printing service, Custom Prototypes understands rapid changes in trends and technologies of manufacturing world and therefore we not only we try to keep our customers updated and informed, we are committed to create awareness and share experience with the future generation leaders in the field. In order to keep our vow we …
Our creation of Mark-Antony’s helmet has sparked a lot of conversation online & many people have asked questions regarding the helmets provenance and symbolic significance. Below is the story that inspired the production of this unique piece. It began with a vision. In 34 BCE, the queen of Egypt beseeched Isis to protect her consort, the Roman general, Mark Antony, …
Every year TCT magazine hosts an annual competition to celebrate entrepreneurs, innovators and engineers who push the envelope with their own unique application with additive manufacturing. Last year in 2017 we placed in the top 3 with our Van Gogh replica. The entire piece including the canvas and frame was 3D printed in SLA and finished fully by hand. Recently …
Back in April we kicked off the promotion of our metal 3D printed Roman helmet by uploading pictures to Imgur. Within hours the helmet began to trend eventually leading to over 150,000 views by the next morning. The viral release lead to many publications writing about the helmet resulting in a lot of traffic being drawn to our post and …
In recent weeks we had the pleasure of working with Junior Filipe, a local Toronto resident to try and help come up with a solution for his manual wheelchair. The challenge was to find a way for him to easily connect and disconnect to his scooter giving him the ability to be fully motorized. The solution was to fabricate a …