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Printing for investment casting.
3D printed impellors, produced in our Waihi NZ factory, they are made for investment casting into Stainless steel.
“Optimism” for Auckland Art Gallery 2023
Make This are proud to have been commissioned to 3D print these “Optimism” sculptures for NZ artist Simon Denny and Auckland Art Gallery. These 3D
3D Printed UFO!
Presenting our 3D Printed UFO! With any large 3D print project made from multiple parts that must fit together seamlessly, the fitment trial can be
500kgs of ASA!
At the of last year we undertook our biggest print project ever, 500kgs of ASA material to print two models commissioned by the Auckland Art
ESD-safe 3D Printed Materials
Our ESD-Safe ABS or PC filament is formulated for a wide array of applications that require electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and thermal stability. Great for
Vacuum Casting
Vacuum casting is excellent for low volume manufacturing. This production run of parts were cast in standard Polyurethane. Any Pantone colour toner can be added
Snow Pea Shooter
A Snow Pea shooter from Plants vs Zombies. Printed in our SLA – tough ABS and FDM Polycarbonate in my favourite fluorescent green. We have
Industrial 3D Printed Enclosures
These industrial 3D Printed Enclosures are designed inhouse. This includes the laser cut parts for automated machinery which we also design in our palmerautomation.nz division.
Pelton Wheel
A Pelton Wheel model printed in SLA format using our Grey Pro material – 100 microns print. This sturdy material is great for functional prototyping
Gears!
It is often that we have a Gear to print – either as a trial or replacement machinery part. We can print prototype intricate gears
NZ Made Industrial 3D Printer – Update
This is the 2nd of our NZ made 3D printers. Standing at 2M tall (6.5 foot) this is probably NZ’s largest heated chamber 3D printer.
Industrial 3D printer designed & built in NZ
Really happy to announce something we have been working on for two (plus) years, The first NZ designed and built commercial grade 3D printer. We
3D printing living hinges
It’s been a little while since our last update after our move to a new premises in the Tauriko Industrial Estate (Tauranga), so many things
Did you know….
Did you know that we have commercially available SLA printing in-house? It’s worth mentioning as I have noticed one prominent 3D printing company in New
New SLA services and materials
For sometime we have been offering an SLA printing service with white material, we have now added to our in-house capabilities with new SLA materials including Clear,
Turning plastic into metal
Recently we have got more involved with producing plastic parts that will be used for investment casting in various metal from Aluminium to Titanium. You
Think big, print big
What happens when customers ask us to make parts that are bigger than our printers are? We do it anyway. There are some advantages in
FDM 3D printing – Real life cost and material advantages
Out of the main 3D printing methods FDM (Fused deposition modeling) is sometimes seen as the printing technology for the hobbyist. (Endless prints of plastic rabbits
Robust rubber like parts now available
Today we are going to look a a rubber like material we are offering for production of end-use parts and prototypes. It’s is a type
This is the machine of the future
Not because of what it is but how it was made! Recently we custom designed and constructed two semi automatic machines destined for production lines