Apr 02
3D Print Idea2Product Lab now open
The new 3D Print Idea2Product Lab is now open at Stellenbosch University
The facility is ready for client to come and use the facility or send request for printing.
The facility has a range of option for its clients to choose from to suite there needs.
Options:
1: User Access – Doing your own prints
At a monthly rate of R600 you are granted access to the facility to come and design and do your own prints.
Includes: Training, 1 Free First Time from our range of examples
Excludes: Cost of material used for the prints
2: Send us your data – We perform the prints
Send us a STL file and we will generate quote for you and perform the print.
3: Select a product from our range – We perform prints
See the Example page: http://blogs.sun.ac.za/idea2product/2015/04/02/examples-and-pricing/
Two printers are available for your use; The large high end consumer Cubify CubePro Duo (Duel Colour) and the Small entry level UP! printers
Apr 02
Examples and Pricing
The Idea2Product Lab is now available for printing.
Below is a range of example prints with pricing which will give you as the user an idea of what to expect for your prints.
1: Custom cellphone cases for most new smartphones – R200 (eg. Samsung Galaxy S4)
2: Custom Key Chains for your company – R 50
3: Novelty Items
Mini skull – R100
Large Skull – R 750
Doll House Models (Floor Plan and Roof Combo) – R 1200
Singe floor – R800
4: Custom Name card for your Desk – R 370
5: Custom Table Feature for Weddings – R 310
6: Academic tools for the classroom (DNA Helix with Base Pairs) – R 1500
(Print Video: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=424061184418107&set=vb.423075474516678&type=2&theater)
Feb 12
3D Print Sugar Pot
As an example a Sugar Bowl and Spoon was 3D printed for the CT Scanner Facility (Figure 1) all clients are welcome to come and make use of this with their free coffee. This was a great opportunity to show how these techniques (3D Scanning and Printing) can be used in conjunction. The sugar pot and spoon were CT scanned in order to compare how accurate the printer can replicate the STL model it is using to create the 3D print.
Figure 1 – 3D print of sugar bowl and spoon
A nominal actual comparison was performed on the CT Scan and STL of the 3D print using Volume Graphics VGStudio Max 2.2 (Figure 2 – 4). The 3D rendering of the left of each images indicates the analysis performed. The Red/Green/Blue colour scheme indicates the deviation of the STL compared to the print. The Red indicates that the section is larger than the STL, Blue is smaller and green is accurate.
Figure 2 – 3D Print of Sugar Bowl
Figure 3 – 3D Print of Sugar Bowl Lid 
Figure 4 – 3D Print of Spoon
Jan 26
3D print from nanoCT data set
Our first 3D print from a nanoCT scan data set (blown up from 1 mm to 150 mm length) was successful! In this image the happy client is holding his 3D print of a microstructure within his material. This is a great way to visualize and demonstrate 3D information, great for presentations. When added to a scan session, a print like this costs R600.