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 …
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 …
When it comes to learning about the latest news and innovations in the world of plastics, Canadian Plastics is the place to go. The experts at Canadian Plastics explore new topics daily on the latest trends in the industry and export these ideas through their online articles, podcasts and magazine. Recently publishers at Canadian Plastics reached out to Custom Prototypes …
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 …
Today 3D printing is one of the most rapidly growing technologies Efforts in the tech industry have made cheap 3D printing a possibility. In the past five years the hunt to develop an affordable 3D printer has become a popular endeavor. n n Now the question arises, why does the cost of these 3D printers fluctuate so much? There are …
Does social distancing got you feeling down? Are you ready to transition from having drinks on the driveway to having drinks awkwardly at a restaurant? In challenging times like these I think we are all eager for a little more social interaction. Efforts are being made to slowly start getting back to the old times, times where you didn’t rely …
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 …
n 3D printing has become a hobbyist’s best friend when it comes down to creating custom parts for models. This thriving technology has allowed users to print larger pieces in higher detail with a variety of material options. When you put all three together you get a great platform to create almost anything. We wanted to test this by 3D …