In the Press

How Hollywood Builds Robots
Machine Design | November 2011

Rapid prototyping helped filmmakers quickly build realistic boxing robots for “Real Steel”, a movie for DreamWorks.

Real Steel: An Inside Look at Building Robots
Core77.com | October 2011

The latest DreamWorks picture out in theaters, Real Steel is about a father and his estranged 11-year-old son who enter the world of robotic boxing, once human boxing has become outlawed...

Electric Motorcycle Features Rapid Manufactured Components
Entertainment Engineering | August 2011

As a high-performance electric powertrain manufacturer, time-to-market is critical. Mission Motors relies on Solid Concepts to create parts and accelerate design cycles for both prototype and rapid-manufactured components.

Reconstructive Surgery Goes Rapid
Today's Medical Developments | August 2011

Accident victims often require reconstructive surgery to help them move past their handicap and re-enter a more familiar lifestyle, and rapid prototyping is aiding that need.

Greens Get Greener with Solid Concepts, PowerFilm's Solar Golf Cart
Time Compression | July 2011

An 18-hole round of golf can equate to a lot of time in the sun – anywhere from four to six hours depending on the weather and the players' skills. So why not take advantage of the solar energy available and be a little more "green" than the grass alone?

Laser Sintering Helps Build Hot Electric Motorcycle
Machine Design | June 23, 2011

The lack of suitable off-the-shelf parts forced Mission Motors, San Francisco, to develop its own components for early prototypes of its high-performance electric motorcycle.

Bigger Role for Prototyping in Automotive Design
Leland E. Teschler | November 18, 2010

Rapid turnaround is increasingly important for producing low-volume parts and new concepts. Here’s how prototyping techniques are cutting time to market today.

A UAV Build-Up
Aviation Week & Space Technology | August 30, 2010

Selective laser sintering (SLS) is an additive manufacturing process that is an offshoot of stereo lithography from the 1980s. By scanning cross sections of a part in a 3D computer design, engineers are able to use high-power lasers to fuse powdered materials to make the actual part. Unmelted powder acts as a mold; the completed part is lifted away from it.

Materials Decisions Critical to New Watch Design
Design News | August 23, 2010

Devon Works has developed a bold new look for its sports watch. The company’s first step toward making this watch a reality was to move beyond the CAD image and develop a highly accurate prototype.

Pasadena's Art Center Exhibit:
Let the Design Revolution Continue
The Faster Times | May 11, 2010

The Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery at Art Center College of Design is continuing its series of explorations into the intersecting domains of art, science, technology, and design with side-by-side exhibitions that look at the interplay between the technologies used to fabricate objects and the thought-processes used to conceive them.

Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyamide
Performs in Engine Part
CompositesWorld | January 2010

When École Polytechnique de Montréal (Montreal, Canada) developed a race car to enter in the 2010 Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, Pa.) competition, the school’s racing team turned to Solid Concepts Inc. (Valencia, Calif.) for help.

Ultra-Lightweight SLA Models Are a Super Solid Concept
Design fax | October 13, 2009

The ID-Light™ SLA product is created using a proprietary laser-scanning pattern and post-processing methods. It is ideal for large appearance models.

Selecting the Right Rapid Prototyping System
ECNmage.com | August 21, 2009

By outlining factors to consider when selecting a rapid prototyping system, this article helps define when to use a service provider and when to purchase a rapid prototyping system.

SLA Makes WALL-E Look Battered
Design World | December 2008

The real life WALL-E that visits newsrooms, tradeshows, and media had to look like the animated WALL-E from the movie. It takes a lot of care to make WALL-E look old and battered.

Solid Concepts' Acquisition - A Prototype for Growth
San Fernando Valley Business Journal | October 13, 2008

In making his first ever acquisition, Joe Allison went to an unlikely state – Michigan. Bringing Composite Tooling Technologies into the fold of Valencia-based Solid Concepts opened the door to making products that end up in a diverse range of places including military jets, hospitals, cell phones and museums.

Stereolithography Helps Reduce Drag Noise On Aircraft
Digital Manufacturing Review | September 2008

Digital Manufacturing Review - Stereolithography Helps Reduce Drag Noise on Aircraft NASA and MIT teamed up to design and test a new method of reducing aircraft noise caused by drag.

Prototyping Power
Product Design & Development | October 2008

Material advancements and lowering price points fuel the additive fabrication fire as 3-D printing increases its presence in the marketplace.

A Character Building Exercise
Entertainment Engineering | August 2008

Creating components for any application can be difficult, especially when you need to go through the prototyping process, but it’s even more interesting when you’re creating a character. When Solid Concepts decided to commit to a new business extension, they wanted to do something interesting to extend the company’s typically creative approach.

Top Manufacturing Companies
San Fernando Valley Business Journal | April 2, 2007

List of top 20 manufacturing companies ranked by employees in the greater San Fernando Valley in 2007.