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September’s Part of the Month is brought to you by Mark Dewey, one of Purple Platypus’ Senior Sales Engineers. Mark’s choice this month is the Smart Insert NFC tag.This part is a recent sample we printed in-house using two of the newest tools from Stratasys: The TechStyle printer … [Read more...]

SAF Technology Design Guide This comprehensive design guide provides clear information on how to achieve the best outcome with the advanced options which the H350 printer provides. This includes topics such as: how to achieve fine feature resolution, clear embossing and text, … [Read more...]

For August’s Part of the Month, Matthew DeGroat, Purple Porcupine Service Bureau Manager, chose a part that prompts a double-take: a PolyJet-printed, realistic human arm.Some backstory: Matt has been part of Purple for over a decade. He has had the chance to witness the PolyJet … [Read more...]

FDM's Humble Beginnings If you’re new to 3D printing like me, you might be wondering what FDM stands for. It’s Fused Deposition Modeling, or as others in the industry might reference it, FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication). Fancy, I know. FDM technology was created in 1989 by … [Read more...]

You would think after 13 years of working at Purple Platypus, Jason Lasunowicz, one of our Field Service Technicians, would already have a favorite part in our showroom. But by the look of pure panic on his face when I asked him to choose one for Part of the Month, I guess he … [Read more...]

Fore! Watch out, a new sales kit has arrived. Take a look at some of the SLA golf parts from the new Stratasys Stereolithography sales kit. It's a hole-in-one! If you havent watched our unboxing video of this kit, watch it here.  Explore the Golf … [Read more...]

https://purpleplatypus.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3DFashion-Direct-to-textile-3D-Printing.mp4 Last month I traveled to Las Vegas to attend Sourcing at MAGIC, a trade show and convention for fashion manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers in the apparel, textile, … [Read more...]