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Double Dense - 14% Sparsity Dense - 6% Sparsity On this edition of Part of the Month (or should I say Parts of the Month), Porcupine Sales Representative, Saxon Swart, chose these two FDM dumbbells. He likes that he can work out at the office, but he mostly likes that he … [Read more...]

Editor’s Note: When Doug sent me his blog post I had two immediate reactions. First was a quick email back to him, “I like it.” His response came back in under a minute, “Really? Do you really? Really?” He then meandered to my desk, where I told him the post didn’t sound … [Read more...]

Purple Platypus will be hitting the road on the Experience Stratasys Truck Tour! We will be arriving in a mobile showroom that is exhibiting exciting 3D printers, parts, and a wall of different 3D materials. Purple will be making stops in Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Diego, and … [Read more...]

Evolution in Stereolithography 3D Printing Stereolithography (SLA) is a long-established method of 3D printing, but over time the performance and reliability of older SLA systems suffered. They became outdated and parts degraded. Then, the Neo arrived. Built by engineers … [Read more...]

This month’s Part of the Month was chosen by none other than Senior Sales Engineer, Max Semko. Max had a really tough time picking out a part, a side-effect of working at Purple for 14 years, and knowing our showroom in-and-out. But, ultimately, he chose a milled block of buckles … [Read more...]

I came into the world of 3D printing in 2010 when the market was almost entirely based around prototyping. I started working at a Service Bureau that utilized several technologies and quickly concluded that PolyJet was the easiest, most effective technology for a company to bring … [Read more...]

Recent regulations and incentives have encouraged auto makers to expand their electric vehicle offerings, and have opened up an exciting path for new manufacturers. With forward-thinking and innovation at the forefront, manufacturers are looking to expedite their time-to-market. … [Read more...]

This month’s Part of the Month is an up-scaled air turbine induction housing, chosen by Development Engineer, Brandon Liu. It wasn't chosen for the reasons you may think, like being practical or having interesting engineering factors. No, Brandon chose this part because he thinks … [Read more...]

At Purple, we have over 25 3D printers in-house, each fitting a specific customer need, from concept prototypes to functional parts. We recently added another technology – Stereolithography – and I’m incredibly excited about the value it’s adding for our Purple Porcupine … [Read more...]

This month’s Part of the Month was chosen by Porcupine Sales Engineer, Doug Simsarian. Doug picked one of our most popular parts, a full-color elastomeric banana. Doug was excited when Stratasys announced the capability to print Agilus CMY. As someone who eats a banana for … [Read more...]