{"id":29470,"date":"2016-06-28T09:35:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T13:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/?p=29470"},"modified":"2016-06-28T09:35:12","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T13:35:12","slug":"adamas-advancing-3d-printing-technology-solidworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2016\/06\/adamas-advancing-3d-printing-technology-solidworks.html","title":{"rendered":"IF-Adamas \u2013 Advancing 3D Printing Technology with SOLIDWORKS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ideas \u2013 they\u2019re the protein that feeds innovation and product development. Without ideas, there wouldn\u2019t be any problems for engineers and designers to solve. Now, 3D printing is perhaps one of the most astonishing ideas of this generation. SOLIDWORKS<\/a><\/strong> has been supporting one of the industry\u2019s companies, IF-Adamas<\/a><\/strong>, in its impressive progress.<\/p>\n

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Who are IF-Adamas? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Netherlands-based IF-Adamas describe itself\u00a0as an \u201cidea factory\u201d (that\u2019s the \u2018IF\u2019 bit of the name). You think it \u2013 it\u00a0can make it. Using years of engineering experience and the latest in 3D printing technology, its\u00a0products create high-quality working prototypes, lickety-split.<\/p>\n

At the forefront of IF-Adamas\u2019 business is its\u00a0advanced DDDrop 3D printer<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s incredibly accurate and can navigate difficult, otherwise unwieldy materials at varying temperatures – a one-stop shop for 3D printing.<\/p>\n

How has SOLIDWORKS helped IF-Adamas? <\/strong><\/p>\n

To design and build its\u00a0revolutionary printer, IF-Adamas required a software package that could produce fantastic results. The company turned to SOLIDWORKS.<\/p>\n

Given the printer\u2019s multi-faceted uses, the likelihood was that the final result would be a large, cumbersome product. So the company set themselves the unenviable task of building a machine that was as compact as possible; squeezing all that functionality into a printer that didn\u2019t need a warehouse to store it. Utilising SOLIDWORKS, IF-Adamas was\u00a0able to optimise every millimetre of its\u00a0product. SOLIDWORKS became the breeding ground for a storage-friendly invention that belied the expansive technology inside.<\/p>\n

IF-Adamas\u2019 work ethic and business model relies on quick thinking and good ideas, a strategy that SOLIDWORKS lends itself to perfectly. The team found that with the materials and parts designed on the SOLIDWORKS platform, revisions and crucial adjustments could be made quickly and effectively. Even better, SOLIDWORKS Simulation<\/a><\/strong> revealed to the team that they were able to shave millimetres of thickness from the sheet metal box frame without sacrificing strength. That saved cost, materials, size and weight.<\/p>\n

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As SOLIDWORKS allowed the team to create photorealistic images from 3D models, IF-Adamas was\u00a0also able to kick-start its\u00a0marketing. Drawing up the brochures during, rather than after, the development process using imagery straight from SOLIDWORKS, made for incredible time efficiency. In addition,\u00a0professional photography costs were no longer a consideration, as they were able to produce pin-sharp reproductions of the final product from any given angle.<\/p>\n


\nWhere next for IF-Adamas?<\/strong><\/p>\n

SOLIDWORKS\u2019 features allow CAD designers to fine tune their design to the most minute degree by allowing them to delve deep into the build process. By producing the \u2018DDDrop Leader,\u2019 IF-Adamas are part of the 3D printing revolution \u2013 which sounds like a great idea to us!<\/p>\n

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