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 …
The first time you watch a show on Amazon or Netflix, you possibly just want to be swept away and get caught up in the enthralling adventure. It is only later when it hits you and you start wondering in your head, that you start to cerebrate about it on different levels. You start thinking about the various objects, weapons …
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 …
Most of us have experienced it, that awkward moment of listening to someone brag about their revolutionary idea that is going to change the world. While dreaming is never a bad thing, it is all too common for one to fall in love with their own idea. (Product Prototype from Custom Prototypes in Toronto, ON) But what if this isn’t …
Covid-19 has changed our way of living and so our way of playing but this spring, let this viral outbreak not stop us from living to the fullest. This season, we retain our focus on Golf and why not? Golf is one of the top ten sports played in Canada. (Golf cart passenger divider) To ensure the safety of golfers …
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 …
As the weekend approaches, people all across the nation will gather to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary. This milestone is a time for Canadians to reflect and think of all the beauty this country has to offer from things to do, places to see and people to meet. It is a time to put on your toque, grab a Molson Canadian …