Decorative Art

Metal and Sand 3D Printing Provides Infinite Freedom to Innovate and Create

Plumbing fixture and decorative hardware manufacturers, 3D printing service bureaus and major online retailers, conceptual artists, small business owners and even art and engineering students rely on ExOne technology to eliminate traditional manufacturing constraints so they can conceive and construct innovative new designs. 3D printing is driving creativity forward by reducing turnaround time and costs while advocating for innovations in form and aesthetics as well as function.

With 3D printing, industrial designers and artists enjoy virtually unlimited freedom to develop creations too intricate or expensive to produce under other methods. Our customers leverage direct metal 3D printing or printed sand molds for casting to fabricate designs quickly and economically. The technology is ideal for small quantities, multiple individually customized items, or even a single piece, and parts can be ordered on demand.

Turning Sand into Sound: 3D Printed Speakers

It started, as many creative revolutions do, with a problem. “I’m a designer, a creative,” says Ondrej Chotovinsky, Founder of Deeptime Audio, “so I spend a lot of time working at my desk listening to music.” There are a few items you will find on every creative’s desk: a computer, a large monitor, and speakers. The problem, however, was that music fans faced a choice. Standard PC speakers are compact but generally have poor sound performance. On the other hand, professional sound equipment like studio sound monitors are large and expensive. And neither of these options offer the visual appeal of something designers want to have on their desk.

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Sand 3D Printers Create Cores and Molds for Fixtures, Fittings and Decorative Pieces

Kitchen and bath fittings and fixture manufacturers have taken advantage of the economies of 3D printing to fast-track production of prototypes and rapidly manufacture cores. Printed form sand cores, have been used to develop brass castings for water faucets and complex elements such as mixer housings and shower arms with reduced time and cost. 3D Printed molds can be generated from even the most intricate design file, for a variety of casting materials. This makes 3D sand printing an ideal way to produce identical décor, artwork, trophies, souvenirs, props, statues and more.

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