At Custom Prototypes we have carried out various interesting projects with cutting-edge technologies like 3D printing, but seldom we get an opportunity to swirl around traditional yet effective technologies like Vacuum-forming. This is recently, when a customer came up with an idea to produce shades for light fixtures for an exquisite Bistro in Toronto. Initially it seemed quite arduous to …
Drones , drones and more drones. Everywhere you look companies are beginning to employ this technology. Anything from mining, oil fields, agriculture, forestry, defense, humanitarian help, film & movie – just to name a few. At Custom Prototypes we are aviation enthusiasts with aerospace engineering backgrounds. Our passion for flight lead us to explore how 3D printing applications could be …
This past week we had the privilege of welcoming over 40 students from Mexico to come do a tour of Custom Prototypes. These eager to learn students came to check out our industrial 3D printers and learn all about additive manufacturing. The students partnered with Ulinks which helps students choose the right college and career education options by providing concise …
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 has emerged as an invaluable tool for visually impaired individuals, offering them access to information and experiences that might otherwise remain inaccessible. Traditional modes of communication, like text, diagrams, or visual displays, often rely heavily on sight. Additionally, some objects may be too small, too large, dangerous, or fragile to handle safely in real life. By creating tangible, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …