Top 5 Videos: How Can 3D Printing Improve Acoustics?

For this week’s edition of Top 5, we have five videos to give you 3D printing inspiration. First, we feature a video from Stratasys on how the company Novel Acoustics experiments with 3D printing to achieve optimal sound design. Then, look at how the Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team uses additive manufacturing to improve brake ducts. Third, find out how you could make your own injection molds with FDM or SLA, and fourth, watch a video about consolidating parts through AM. Lastly, take a peak at a huge storage container printed on a large-format 3D printer from CEAD. These unique applications might spark your next project: see what you’ll discover!

Top 1: 3D Printing a Concept Loud Speaker

Curious about how sound is manipulated? In this video, Boaz Dekel, Co-founder of Novel Acoustics, discusses how he uses 3D printing to benefit acoustics. He designed a concept speaker to demonstrate how both the technology of 3D printing and the needs of acoustics, could be accounted for in the design concept. Find out how he developed the design, why 3D printing benefited the project and further details below:

Top 2: Watch Formula 1 Team Optimize Brake Ducts with 3D Printing

We all know F1 is no stranger to additive manufacturing. In this video, find out how the Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team (VCARB) transformed their brake duct manufacturing by adopting Roboze’s additive manufacturing technology with Carbon PEEK! This innovation reduced costs by 68%, sped up production by 66% and cut technical drawings by 86%, streamlining design and efficiency. With Roboze’s expertise, VCARB produced lightweight, high-performance components, showcasing how 3D printing is revolutionizing motorsport.

Top 3: How to 3D Print an Injection Mold with Recycled Plastic

Interested in injection molding for a small-batch project, but don’t want to deal with a huge overhead cost? Consider 3D printing injection molds with FDM or SLA technology! This video from Sustainable Design Studio walks you through how to create your own injection molds, and what’s more, with recycled plastic! It introduces FDM vs SLA technology and explains how to input the right settings for creating a mold based on the technology you choose. What would you like to create a mold for?

Top 4: Consolidating Parts Through 3D Printing

By consolidating parts, you can reduce the amount of parts for assembly and simplify the procedure while reducing costs, and possibly reducing weight as well. This video from Desktop Metal demonstrates how the Studio System 3D prints metal safely and easily to generate prototypes and run low-volume production of consolidated assemblies. This technique can unlock new possibilities for optimization.

Top 5: Printing a Storage Bin on a Large-Format 3D Printer

CEAD is known for its large-format 3D printers, and this video from the company showcases the CEAD Flexcube’s abilities. They created this huge storage bin with a unique shape for thermoplastic material for 3D printing boats. The printer used here also 3D printed scooters at Formnext! Watch the bin come to be, printed in just one night, below.

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*Cover Image Credit: Screenshot from Stratasys video