About Rapit 3D Printing
I have been an engineering designer for many years. I have been a member of the Institute of Engineering Design for a long time and am now a fellow FIED (Fellow of the Institution of Engineering Designers).
Many of the designed products were from conception through to market place (see case studies). To this day, I continue to use my extensive experience in designing products for my clients for suitable 3D printing.
I have been a product designer for 40+ years, including plastics mould tool 3D modelling since 1998 and 3D printing for the past 8 years.
Case Studies
Maglock
A security company requested a housing for a magnet which was to be fitted as a lock for sliding glass doors. The housing would need to have the following features:a) Aesthetically pleasing
b) Easy to assemble
c) Easy to install
d) Designed to be able to be injection moulded
Forestry Commission Test Chambers
I produced an original design of a glass building 12ft in diameter and 10ft high called OTC Open Top Test Chamber. These would need to be strong enough to withstand gale-force winds. Subsequently, I supplied 48 chambers; 16 were installed in each of 3 locations. Some years later they were subject to record gale-force winds. They stood up well apart from a few pieces of glass.
Smoke Detector Case
The housing for a smoke detector for Electro Detectors was designed in 3D using modelling software, it was then 3D printed as a prototype. After tests, it was mass produced by injection moulding.
Jack Point Cover
After exhaustive searches, this client approached me to see if I could copy an old jacking point cover, he had an old copy of one of the sides. I used the old item to 3D model a new one as well as the opposite hand. They were then both 3D printed.
Scale Model Buildings
Requested by an architect, I modelled and 3D printed 20 individual 1:200 scale buildings for the client from his free-hand sketches. The image is of a factory estate.