Vermont Rapid Prototyping

Providing rapid prototyping services to inventors and businesses.

Doing the Rapid Manufacturing thing

I’ve just started those 50 prints.  Here we can see all 3 of my Aluminati running flat out:     This video lets you see and listen to the printers at the start of the prints: And this video shows you how loud they can be when all three are running full...

Ampoule Openers

I have been working with a customer for some time now. He wanted to create a system for opening and managing glass ampoules safely and efficiently. An ampoule is a small sealed glass tube that contains a liquid (usually a drug of some sort). Ampoules look like this:...

Rapid Manufacturing

I just received an order to print 50 of the same item.  Each of these takes about 5 hours to print, so we’re talking 250 hours of printing time and more than 4 kg of filament.  All three Aluminati will be humming (well, roaring) for the next week or so.

Old Meets New

We recently cleared out a home that had been in the family for 70 years. In doing so, we found an old and quirky desk lamp, without a shade. What better than to design and print a custom shade that marries old and new? The printed shade: The shade on the lamp: And the...

Pod Crazy

We are now on our third or fourth cycle of prototyping Peter’s Pods (www.PodPacer.com).  We started out with replaceable batteries, then switched to rechargeables with a charging cord, then to rechargeables with a charging station, and now have upgraded to a power...