Replacing car parts with SLS 3D printing Injection molded components are common inside cars. But what if they break and there are no spare parts available? That is exactly why our colleague replaced the latch lid clip of his center console with an SLS 3D printed PA12 part – precise, robust and durable.
The Sintratec Shoe Design Contest 2022 At the beginning of this year, we launched the Sintratec Shoe Design Contest. After receiving an overwhelming amount of creative and original footwear designs, we would now like to present our 3 winners. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzixCTSQehE The Winners Of all the submissions we picked and 3D printed three designs that convinced …
Advancing glass processing with 3D printing At LiSEC – a manufacturer of flat glass processing machinery – components, spare parts and prototypes are produced using 3D printing. For one year, the team of Benjamin Kaubeck has also been using a Swiss system to this end: the Sintratec S2. Flat glass processing made in Austria With …
The “Earth Moc” shoe concept by Daniel Shirley Performance Footwear Designer Daniel Shirley created the “Earth Moc concept”, a recovery shoe for light hiking. Inspired by intertwining roots and vines, the single material shoe was 3D printed on the Sintratec S2 system with flexible TPE. In the video, the designer shares his thoughts and challenges.
Taking student rocketry to new heights With their hybrid rocket, student project PICCARD reaches an altitude of over 6 kilometers and sets a new world record. For the construction of their winning rocket, the team relied on various 3D printing technologies such as Selective Laser Sintering. A maiden launch to remember The European Rocketry Challenge …
“The Cryptide Sneaker” by Stephan Henrich German designer & architect Stephan Henrich created a fully 3D printed shoe called “The Cryptide”. The creature-like footwear is specifically designed to be laser sintered on the Sintratec S2 System with flexible TPE material. Previous Next A fully 3D printed Shoe “The Cryptide” consists of a sole with an …
In Times Of Need – A Sintratec Holiday Story A nutcracker with a broken handle ends up near the Sintratec headquarters where it is rescued and repaired with the help of 3D printing. Made with robust PA12 material, the replacement part works just as planned – saving the Christmas spirit of the Sintratec employees.
Augmented reality meets laser sintering At the Zurich University of the Arts, augmented reality and 3D printing are being examined as potential teaching materials of the future. For the innovative project, Sintratec provided a 3D printed replica of an archaeological find. An immersive workbook Jonas Christen is a research associate of the group Knowledge Visualization …
Nesting Deep Dive Achieve twice the packing density, save 30 minutes of manual work, and reduce material and printing time by 40% – with the click of a single button! In this in-depth video we present the full potential of our new Software feature, the Sintratec Nesting Solution.
Bringing robots to life with 3D printing Students of the project Dyana are fusing animation and robotics together to create a cat-like character with realistic movements. To manufacture their intricate prototype, Andrina Grimm and her team also rely on Sintratec’s 3D printing technology. A unique animatronics Project Dyana began in autumn 2020 as an interdisciplinary …
