Reverse Engineering and Duplication

One of the simplest and most cost effective applications for laser scanning, digital editing, reverse engineering and 3d printing, is the affordable direct reproduction of vintage, NLA or obsolete parts from high grade materials in FDM, SLA, SLS or MJF prints. Materials include Nylon, PETG, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, ASA, Carbon and Glass fiber reinforced plastic filaments, ABS and more.

Relatively large parts can be reproduced without tooling, on demand, and as needed. Below we take a look at a prime candidate for MJF 3D printing (arguably the best printing process available to the public right now).

This item was mail in, and is the absolute cheapest you get data from Schimmel Engineering, as it saves mobilization costs. Shipping is to Nashville, TN 37206.

• Customer ships item in their cost

• 1 hour of scanning and basic cleanup: $130

• 1 hour of additional cleanup: $80

• Commercial return shipping with insurance: $20

Cost to customer to receive a file, $250

From here, the client outsourced production of these parts to Craftcloud.com, which is a fantastic ondemand instant quote print service that allows you to shop manufacturing files I provide globally, and have finished ready to use parts delivered straight to your door. A DXF of the mesh was also provided for manufacturing at a laser vendor such as Send Cut Send or Laser Bros.

For this project, the client elected for dyed black MJF Nylon prints they ordered themselves. Once they have the cleaned manufacturing files that I generate, they own the design, and can shop it with any manufacturer. Client advised production cost was as follows:

• Print of part: $90/pcs

• Shipping: $20 (discounts for multiple parts)