Kemeera – 3D Printing and Services

Kemeera was present for the MD&M West trade show in Anaheim, CA last week. Preeya, a member of Kemeera’s sales team, made it on the big screen for an interview. Below is a video highlighting the capabilities of Objet Technology, while showcasing miniature models with high detail:

Kemeera has three main functions:

1. Objet 3D Printer Dealer
2. Rapid Prototyping Service Bureau
3. Innovative Design Services

We’d like to share one of our current design projects with our followers. CaliBowl was designed and developed by Kemeera. Most of the prototypes utilized Objet 3D printing technology, allowing our team to generate quick quality models for design evaluation.

The concept of the CaliBowl is to enhance the user experience for food lovers. An inverted lip along the rim of the bowl pushes food back onto your scooping device. Inspired by ocean waves, the CaliBowl minimizes the mess and ensures all of your food gets on to your chip, spoon, etc. There are products of all sizes to accommodate most types of foods and snacks. They even have a bowl for infants that has an integrated suction base to minimize messy accidents. Simply put, CaliBowls are high quality, inexpensive, and extremely user-friendly. What more do you need?

Click HERE to learn more about the CaliBowl product line
For information on where to purchase CaliBowl products, click HERE

Check out Objet’s ABS-like material “field-testing”

Objet ABS-like Digital Material** (RGD5160-DM) is fabricated from FullCure®515 and FullCure®535. It is designed to simulate ABS-grade engineering plastics by combining high-temperature resistances with high toughness. The ABS-like Digital Material is suitable for any simulated parts that require high-impact resistance and shock-absorption.

Objet ABS-like Digital Material has a high impact resistance of 65-80J/m (1.22-1.5 ft lb/inch) and a heat deflection temperature (HDT) of 58-68 °C (136–154 °F) upon removal from the printer. A higher HDT of 82-95ºC (179–203 ºF) can be achieved after thermal post treatment in a programmable oven using different temperature profiles.

	Functional prototypes
	Snap-fit parts for high or low temperature usage
	Electrical parts casings, mobile telephone casings
	Engine parts and covers

Click HERE for another great article highlighting the functionality of Objet’s ABS-like material

As an organization revolved around design and manufacturing, it’s imperative that we be up-to-date and educated on current design strategy and trends. We recently found an enthralling article that gathered tech trends for 2012, based on the views of some of the most creative minds from one of the most creative companies: Frog. The 12 tech trends presented in this article may in fact shape the future of technology. Technology predominantly drives the world of design and manufacturing, and for that matter, Kemeera as well.

Find a comfortable spot and take fifteen minutes out of your busy schedule to read this thought-provoking article and imagine how we will interact with future products to come.

Click HERE to read “12 Tech Trends That Will Define 2012, Selected By Frog’s Design Minds”

We love to see people pushing the boundaries and exploring the capabilities of 3D printing technology. Attached is a great article highlighting the partnership between 3D printing and digital media. The Arkitypo project emerged when Ravensbourne showed interest in developing a research project to test and showcase the in-house 3d prototyping skills and technology at their site in Greenwich. To view this amazingly creative project, click HERE

Innovation in the technology world surprises us with every new year. It’s no wonder why 3D printing has already made a huge impact in the product development and engineering industries. The benefits of 3D printing far outweigh the reasons to ignore them. In the past, designers and engineers would have to build prototypes by hand, which in turn costs a lot of time and money. The ability to produce functional models in mere hours, at a fraction of the cost, is undeniably crucial to the fast-paced environments of product design and engineering. There are hundreds of reasons why 3D printing should be incorporated in almost every product development lifecycle. Here are the top 5:

1. Designers can prototype more iterations without blowing the timeline or budget
3D printing – particularly when done in-house – enables design teams to quickly produce a high-quality, realistic prototype with moving parts, at relatively low cost when compared to other methods such as machining or outsourcing. This means teams can use prototyping on projects where it wasn’t feasible in the past due to time or cost considerations.

2. Better collaboration resulting in improved design and manufacturability
The ability to quickly produce real working prototypes that teams can see and touch helps bridge the gap between the virtual CAD design and the final product. Design and manufacturing engineers can use these prototypes as a tool to better communicate how a design looks, feels, and operates allowing for the product design to integrate with manufacturing at an earlier stage in the development lifecycle.

3. Field test with prototypes that resemble the final product providing insight into potential design flaws
More prototyping means more opportunity to evaluate whether or not a part will function as intended. Prototypes allow designers to catch potential flaws before incurring the exponentially higher costs of re-tooling and rework, reducing some of the risk of introducing new products.

4. Improve customer satisfaction
3D printing can help improve satisfaction for both internal and external customers. Designers using 3D printing have the ability to quickly produce realistic prototypes for internal decision makers, as well as external clients. Having the ability to touch a real world concept, combined with testing functionality allows all constituents of the design and manufacturing process to make better product decisions. The bottom line, 3D printing helps organizations get better products to market faster than ever before.

5. Seeing is believing
Design is both an art and a science that starts with imagination. 3D printing helps quickly transform something imagined into something that can be seen and touched. Prototypes are often used to help sell new concepts, so the more realistic the prototype,the better.

Additional considerations
Cost and time savings are the primary drivers for incorporating 3D printing into the product development process. But for some organizations, other factors influence the need for in-house technology. Organizations oftentimes weigh the need for in-house technology against the efficiencies of outsourcing. A typical maturity curve is to start off with outsourcing,and then bring it “in-house” as the volume of projects grows. Many Objet customers have realized that an in-house solution has significant additional benefits like the ability to protect the confidentiality of their designs. Customers have also found that the 3D printing system can be useful for many different applications some of which were originally unexpected. Having this technology at their fingertips gives them the freedom they need to be more creative and efficient with their designs.

Check out the latest model built with Objet 3D printers. This is a simple example of parts and assemblies built with Polyjet technology…

3D Printing plays an important role in a variety of industries. Objet has made a particularly large impact in the medical world. Objet’s Polyjet Technology is enhancing the world of Dentistry, Education, Medical Device and Equipment, and even surgical applications. With its unbeatable model quality and resolution, it’s no wonder why Objet has been utilized in highly-technical medical projects. To learn more about Objet’s medical capabilities, click on the links below:

For Dental, click HERE
For Medical Equipment, Click HERE
For other Medical, Click HERE

To learn about Objet’s new Bio-Compatible material, click HERE

Learn how Objet technology is applied in the medical world! With the release of the new MED610 Bio-Compatible material, more medical applications will be possible with Objet 3D Printing Technology.

That’s right, we’ll be extending a little holiday spirit to our service bureau customers for the month of December. If you have any last minute projects for the year, we would love to help deliver high quality prototypes to enhance your development process. To learn more information about our services, and the December Discount, feel free to contact me.

scott@kemeera.com | 415.971.2344

Functional, High Quality, Multi-Material Prototypes

With each new material released, more applications are rendered possible. Objet’s Polyjet Technology is now compatible with a variety of materials (68 in total), each offering different physical and mechanical properties. An article was just released in Desktop Manufacturing highlighting Objet’s “Hot New Additive Manufacturing Materials”. To read the full article, click HERE. New materials mean new opportunities. The ability to build incredibly complex prototypes with highly functional materials gives engineers and designers a leg up. Build your prototypes in rigid, flexible, ABS-like, clear, high-temp, medical-grade, 51 digital materials and much more. In just hours, you can build a functional prototype to test form, fit and function.