Blog Post: Jaguar Land Rover 3D Printing Custom Orthotics to Help With Production
Engineers at Jaguar Land Rover are developing a 3D printed orthopaedic device used to protect employees from the threat of musculoskeletal disorders that can affect up to 40 per cent of workers in some industries. The glove is designed for employees working on the production line, mainly those that are required to fit clips, plugs […]
3D Printing Infills Explained: Best FDM Infill Patterns & When to Use Them
Home In this article we’ll explain 3D printing infills, how they work in FDM 3D printing, how to set the correct percentage to optimise strength-to-weight ratios. We’ll also cover most troubleshooting issues surrounding rapid prototyping with infills. In Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM), 3D printing infill refers to the internal structure printed within outer walls of […]
3D Printing Supports, Why Are They Needed?
Home Introduction In this post, we’re going to cover what 3D printing supports are, when they’re required and how they can affect the quality & price of your print. We do all the leg work at our additive manufacturing service and add support placements to your models free of charge. We’ll always try to remove these […]
Blog Post: 3D Printing Price – 11 Tips to Help Reduce Your Project Cost
It’s no secret that 3D printing costs & prices can be expensive compared to other manufacturing processes, however the advantage of 3D printing with additive manufacturing services such as SGD is there’s no upfront fixed costs such as tooling, low volume requirements (yes we accept single part orders!) and flexible production for just in time […]
Using 3D Printed Jigs & Fixtures For Manufacturing
Often when we hear about 3D printing, we hear about recent headlines such as; Defence Distributed or the amazing advances in medical design. Such as the National Health Service (NHS) incorporating rapid prototyping into their routines for carrying our complex surgical procedures and planning the operation using accurate parts produced from CT scans: https://www.med-technews.com/features/london-nhs-trust-uses-3d-printing-to-transplant/ However there’s a bigger, […]
Blog Post – 3D Printing Emergency Supplies
3D printing usually has some weird and wonderful functions and applications, the one key factor that consumers and businesses seem to love with the process is instant access to parts & components. A great personal example of 3D printing’s benefits was recently for me at home with an annual gas boiler inspection. Unfortunately somewhere along […]
Case Study – Helicopter Gearbox Project
Our latest creation at SGD is the following print completed for a local Aerospace customer. They tasked us on creating a Helicopter Gearbox that would be used for trade shows, as a way with interacting with new potential clients and also in their main offices foyer. The print itself is made up of 29 printed […]
Blog Post – 3D Printed Car Part
At our 3D printing service we get quite a few quirky and wonderful printing requests. This week we completed a custom 3D print for a customer who was a vintage Alfa Romeo vehicle owner. Unfortunately due to the dishonesty of someone, this part was stolen from their car. The owner spent countless hours trying to source […]
Blog Post – New Hypercube Evolution Build Plate
Update on the Hypercube. This week we’re completely gutting out the electronics, rewiring the duet to fit a new SSR for the 230V AC bed. An upgrade we’ve been meaning to do for a while, as the MK3 3mm Aluminium bed had too much flex and caused inconsistent results when probing the build surface. Looking […]