Layer lines in 3D printing have long been considered an inferior feature, and many people believe that they need to be eliminated at all costs. However, the truth is that layer lines are not only easy to make disappear but they also don't matter and shouldn't be a concern at all. Here's why: Layer lines used to be a major problem in 3D printing, but today, 3D printed parts don't really have that issue. They simply have a slightly linear texture that almost goes down to a linear matte on a really good 3D printed part. Injection molded parts are smooth because they are forced to be smooth, but ..read more

This has been a topic of conversation lately. Slant 3D produces some of our own filament. But we have avoided selling it. We just haven't seen the need. But recently, frustrations with the 3D Printing Filament industry has made us want to a take look.  Since we are a print farm first we understand the product needed very well. And we know a few tricks that we would reccomend.  Filament has a number of issues. The spools are the wrong size The filament materials are not evolving The Shipping is a slowdown Product Consistency is a problem in mass production situations And supply is ..read more

Farms often require the removal of parts and beds to complete the manufacturing process. However, removing them manually can be time-consuming and laborious. The implementation of robots for this task can be an effective solution. Here are a few examples of print farms that have successfully integrated robots to streamline their manufacturing process. Autobot by CalmeeSwall: This robot utilizes QR codes to locate a machine and remove a magnetic build plate. This project was done by a student and is Ross-enabled. Slant 3D Print Farms: This company is currently engineering a small mobile robot ..read more

Slant 3D, a company that builds 3D printers, has warned aspiring entrepreneurs about the challenges of building a 3D printing farm, which is a mass production setup with continuous operation of 3D printers. Here are the four main issues that Slant 3D highlights: Maintenance: Machines off the shelf are not designed for print farms and are intended for individuals in a garage with one or two machines. Therefore, machines need constant maintenance and monitoring when operating in mass production. Supply chain: The current supply chain is focused on individual printer users, with no good supply ..read more

The Slant 3D Mega Farm is an impressive operation that is capable of producing a huge number of parts using 3D printing technology. With over 3,000 machines, the farm has a massive capacity for producing parts quickly and efficiently. However, as the video explains, the amount of filament used by the farm can vary greatly based on a number of factors. One of the key factors that affects filament usage is seasonality. Like many businesses, the Slant 3D Mega Farm experiences spikes in demand during certain times of the year. For example, during the Christmas season, the farm receives a lot of o ..read more

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Montana has become the first state to prove 3D printing as an alternative to traditional concrete block structures. This is a big step because even though 3D-printed houses have been around for a while, they've kind of been looked upon with a certain amount of reticence because people don't really know what they're able to do. That makes sense because 3D-printed houses have only been around for a few years. They haven't really been able to be time tested the same way really old building methods have been like bricks and wood, which have been around for hundreds of years so we know how they las ..read more

​This is a Yuri Gagarin bust. This model was downloaded from Thingiverse, I believe. You will notice that he is supported in certain areas. He has a lot of detail right there but overall the model should be fairly easy. But if you look at the back right here, there is error, there is a separation between the model and his helmet or between the neck and his helmet. Now normally if you were looking at that you would say “oh the printer jammed for a moment because a spool hung or something like that and it lost connection” that would be true, except the other half looks like this. That is a per ..read more

​Here at Slant 3D, we have a lot of people come to us with outdoor parts so we're going to talk about the solutions of making those pieces around UV resistance. Not a lot of people know this but most plastics degrade when exposed to sunlight UV radiation, which is what gives you the sunburn, can cause plastics to fade and degrade and then brittle over time. If you have an application that you want to mount on the side of a telephone pole for five or ten years generally isn't the best thing. Here's the thing, most plastics are actually quite resistant to UV aside from discoloration. ABS and P ..read more

​Lately with COVID and all the supply challenges that have come from that. Manufacturers have been looking for new ways to figure out how to manufacture the parts that they need, especially smaller batch manufacturers that may have a custom PCB that needs a box. Historically, this has always been done with molds and you would go through you would design the mold, you would probably send that design off to some place overseas where they would cut a mold of it, they would then send you some sample parts, and then you would say okay we need 1000 or 10 000 parts. They'd send those to you and the ..read more