3D Printed face shield

In recent weeks, a gigantic crisis has arisen in the market for medical products and personal protective equipment in caused by the coronavirus epidemic. All products are missing. Production in China is not able to meet the market needs.

Once again, 3D printing comes to the rescue. Companies as well as private individuals carry out various projects that can be produced using 3D printing technology.

Our company Rapid Crafting also decided to join the creation of personal protective equipment.

We designed the face shield for 3d printing and in just a few weeks, we managed to receive the EN 166 standard, as well as submit a patent application.

We got permission to deliver face shields to hospitals and clinics to fight the COVID19 pandemic.

Once again, we have an example of great use of 3d printing technology, which allows us to introduce a ready-made, full-fledged product to the market in a very short time.

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Kingspan BioTeQ and BioDisc models

Once again we had the pleasure to make trade fair models for Kingspan. This time the models were supposed to be much bigger than the previous ones.

Project started with receiving 3D CAD models and adapting them to the appropriate scale, so that each element was ready for 3D printing. The models were divided into elements so that they would print well in 3D SLA technology.

After 3D printing, each item was painted in accordance with the RAL colors and then assembled.

For the models we made an imitation of the terrain, soil section and plexiglass cover.

After combining everything, the models looked great.

They were sent to the USA, where a branch of Kingspan will present them at the next fair.

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Orlen refinery scale model

In June (2019) we started the implementation of one of the most interesting and complex projects.

The aim was to create a 1:500 scale model of the Orlen refinery in Trzebinia. Unfortunately, the client did not have full documentation of the facilities, only terrain plan.

Our team was responsible for preparing full photographic documentation on the basis of which we created a precisely reproduced 3D model of the whole area. All models were modeled in 3D in City GML LOD3 accuracy.

The buildings and installations were made with the use of 3D printing technology from resin, so as to give the best details.

An additional challenge was to design the model in such a way that it would be divided into appropriate removable quarters, which would allow the replacement of elements in the future.

A tablet was installed in the model pedestal with application containing information about the objects and the ability to highlight the relevant areas.

Finally, the model has dimensions of 2.2 x 2.2 m and is covered with 100 kg tempered glass cover.

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Kingspan concept models

In August this year we were contacted by the international company Kingspan. A manufacturer of many modern solutions for the construction industry.
The project included prototypes of a water tank and a commercial mini sewage treatment plant.

The project was different from the others that we made. The task was to make really small and small models (up to 15 cm long). The models are to be used as an element of the installation with the use of photorealistic models and a hologram.
Our models were first redesigned on the basis of the CAD documentation provided to significantly reduce their scale, but with as many details as possible. After receiving the 3D models, we started to print in 3D.
In the production process we used 3D SLA (stereolithography) printing technology, thanks to which each element was precise and almost perfectly smooth.
The models were painted and assembled by our specialists, giving a very good final result.

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The scale model of Cracow

Kraków – Old Town and Kazimierz – in 1:600 scale.

At the foot of the Wawel Castle, at the InfoKrakow point at Powiśle 11 street, ha has been exhibited a model of the centre of Kraków covering an area of 315. The project was carried out together with Archimod and Rapid Crafting.

Our task was to create the entire digital area with buildings in CityGML LOD2 accuracy (Level of detail 2) and the main monuments objects in LOD3 accuracy. After creating a digital model, the buildings in LOD3 were printed in 3D in SLS (selective laser sintering) technology. The rest of the buildings were milled and assembled by a friendly company Archimod, which conducted this amazing project.

We invite everyone to visit the exhibition.

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Port Praski scale model

Architectural and urban model of the Port Praski in Warsaw, Poland.

In 2017 we had the pleasure to cooperate with Port Praski in the implementation of an orban model in the scale of 1:500 areas located in Warsaw, near the Świętokrzyski Bridge. A model with dimensions of 200 x 160 cm.

The model was made in a mixed technology. 3D SLS technology printing was used to make the blocks. The investor’s buildings were made using photo-etched copper in order to obtain the best possible detail.

The final result was very satisfactory with a crazy deadline of 30 working days.

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A model for the blind in bronze

Bronze model of the Dernałowicz Palace.

At the end of 2018 we had the pleasure to make a model of the Dernałowicz Palace located in Minsk Mazowiecki.

The project consisted of a number of actions to deliver a high quality product in a very short time.

We started with photo documentation and 3D scanning of external elevations, roof and terrain. The data was used to make a 3D model. After the consultation phase with the client, we came to the appropriate detail of the model.

First, the model was made by our constructors of white PVC. The prepared object was used to create a silicone form for casting.

Meanwhile, in consultation with the client, we have created appropriate texts for blind people, which have been added to the areas of the model.

The last stage was to make a bronze casting and patination.

The model of the Palace for the blind stood before the end of the year. Another project ended in success and satisfaction with customer satisfaction!

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Printed 3D rover

A model of the moon surface with a printed 3D rover.


Recently, another edition of the Scientific Picnic was held. The event attracts many enthusiasts of new technologies, so it could not miss the Polish Space Research Centre.
Once again we had the pleasure to cooperate with this institution, this time creating a model of the moon surface and a drilling rover.
While creating the model we used classic methods of making mock-ups and 3D printing. Models of the rover and power umbrella were printed in 3D in DLP technology with resin. Thanks to this, we were able to reproduce very accurately the smallest details directly from the 3D model.
The model looks very well, as always :).

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3D printed phone covers for Huawei.

Huawei developed an artificial intelligence application for the phone to enable blind people to “see” the emotion on the face of the person they are talking to by translating it into sound.

Facing Emotions, developed by the Polish Association of the Blind, uses the Mate 20 Pro rear camera of Huawei’s phone to read the emotions on the face of everyone the blind user talks to, analyzing their expression using Artificial Intelligence (AI). The offline learning algorithm used in the phone identifies the main features of the interlocutor’s face, including eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth. Then it can determine the positions relative to each other and identify a specific emotion.

The casing design from 3D printing was created by the Polish designer Jan Kochański and made by Rapid Crafting.

We have printed 3D models of the enclosures in DLP technology. Selection of appropriate technology ensured dimensional accuracy and aesthetics of the finished product.

At the moment we have made over 200 casings in 3D printing technology. Thanks to this method of manufacturing, there is no need to create expensive injection moulds and the number of models produced ideally meets the demand.

More information and a spot: https://youtu.be/x_ipT69JWdc

and Dezeen: https://www.dezeen.com/2019/01/02/huawei-app-blind-facing-emotions/

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Urban model of the city of Bielsko-Biała for Cavatina.

At the end of 2018. we had the pleasure to start the implementation of the urban model of the city of Bielsko-Biała for the developer Cavatina.  The model had to be made before the MIPIM fair in Cannes.

Cavatina will introduce gigantic changes in the city creating a new space for residents and tourists.

As you can read on the Erobuild CEE website, “The variant concept includes the revitalization and reconstruction of 15ha of the historic city centre. It was developed by the group’s internal architectural studio in cooperation with the Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Planning of the Faculty of Architecture of the Silesian University of Technology. The project included analyses of transport, urban transport, accessibility, greenery, historical conditions, building structure and urban composition.

The design of the model itself was very interesting. We wanted to use a classic material such as wood, but we wanted to use modern manufacturing techniques and new technologies such as 3D printing.

The whole spatial development was modeled in 3D in LOD2 accuracy (level of detail 2) and then milled out from wood. The main investments were modeled with LOD3 accuracy (level of detail 3) and then printed in 3D in DLP technology.

The whole project gave a very coherent effect. The model presented itself very well at MIPIM 2019 in Cannes.

We hope that more and more such interesting projects will be created.

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