1. 3D scanning and 3D printing to create Wearable Technology

2. Who is Freeform Fabrication ltd?
A supplier of technology tools & services to jewellery designers & manufacturers
Main products in our portfolio: Solidscape 3D Printers, Laser Welders, Laser Engravers/Markers, Solutionix 3D Scanners
Geography: United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg
A professional team to provide on-site technical support, remote support, training, consultancy, after-sales support, maintenance & sales of spare parts for our complete product range

3. Wearable Technology tools introduction
Solutionix 3D Scanners
Solidscape 3D Printers
A winning combination to create cutting-edge products

5. Classic Design and Modern Manufacturing
The Solutionix 3D Rexcan DS3 scanners created a bridge between hand crafting and modern manufacturing.
In the past, jewellers needed to photograph or draw and trace their models in CAD software - a process that is difficult, time consuming, and lacks precision.
The Rexcan 3D scanner allows jewellers to create accurate, digital accurate models in minutes.
They offer new design capacity by transforming physical objects into data that can be shaped and shared.

6. Solutionix - Core Technology
Triangulation Method
The core technique behind our scanners comes from the triangulation method.
The basic principle behind this technique has been around for many decades.
Today, this methodology is used in many non-contact measuring devices.

7. Core Technology
Pattern projector
Camera 2
Camera 1
A projector projects multiple stripe patterns to obtain 3D data and
object geometry up to 1.4 million points per scan
A larger amount of data is processed through twin CCD cameras vs other single camera scanner types.
Self-diagnosis ability to detect any calibration errors.

8. Case Study 1: Handcraft to digital manufacturing
David is a classically trained jeweller who has worked in the heart of London’s Jewellery Quarter with over 20 years of experience with digital design.
His company Gala Creation, specialise in helping jewellers turn their art into finished products.
The have recently completed a project for a customer who needed to update a heart-and- wings ring that had been crafted over three decades ago.

9. Case Study 1: Handcraft to digital manufacturing (continued)
The original handcrafted ring was scanned with the 3D Rexcan DS3 scanner, imported into two CAD programs: Rhino Gold to improve the manufacturability of the ring (for example, simplifying the shank) and ZBrush to sculpt the wings for the required definition.
David produced two variations of the ring, one with a textured heart and wings and a plain version and allowed his customer to manufacture the updated ring by 3D wax printing, direct casting and rubber moulding for production.
The design is now available for the customer in a digital form, allowing them to easily design and manufacture custom pieces, develop variations for new product lines, scale for smaller or larger size or even extract particular elements such as the heart and wings for new designs.

10. Working with Loose Stones
Rexcan DS3 scanner is particularly useful for designing pieces around loose stones.
Design without scanning:
To design pieces around loose stones without a scanner, Jewellery designers need to photograph the stones, import the photographs into their CAD software, and then trace the stones’ edges manually. Both photography and tracing edges are error- prone, time-consuming processes.
Scanning with the Rexcan DS3:
Less time and an automated process one that only takes a few minutes.
The Rexcan DS3 generates an STL file that designers can import directly into their CAD Software
Jewellers can streamline their design process and build a library of stones

11. Product Line-up For Small & Detail-Rich Objects
of small and medium size objects

12. Benefits – Rexcan DS3
Rexcan DS3 can save you more than 50% of your design and production time of complex jewellery pieces.

13. 3D scanning applications

14. 3D scanning in action - ezScan

16. High Precision 3D Printing
Solidscape is a leading manufacturer of high precision 3D printers.
Its unique printing process allows manufacturing of complex wax masters
designed for high quality casting and made directly from digital models
Time and money saving workflow resulting in a better final product.

17. Materials for Investment Casting
A powerful combination of printing technology and material properties:
Optimised for investment casting
Non-toxic
Model material
Organic compound with mechanical strength twice that of traditional wax models
Melting point 95°-115°C
No shrinkage or expansion
Perfect “Burn-out” cycle at 593°-649°C
Support Material
Dissolvable wax to allow complete design freedom including overhangs and undercuts

18. The Solidscape technology is a hot trend in the manufacturing of MEMI which is a chic smart bracelet that uses wireless technology to communicate with the wearer’s iPhone.
When an important phone call, text message or calendar alert arrives, MEMI vibrates on the user’s wrist. The vibrations are customisable by type and sender, allowing users to detach from their phones while discreetly keeping tabs on the people and events that matter most to them.

19. A direct route to finished products
Case Study 2:
A direct route to finished products
In the past, LSR, an American manufacturing company, created multiple sets of wax patterns of the MEMI parts that had been machined from brass.
Traditionally, this process would require expensive, time-consuming metal tooling.
The Solidscape process, in contrast, provides complex 3D printed industrial parts wax masters directly from digital models – saving time and money, and resulting in a better final product.
Using the Solidscape printers allowed LSR production of parts in multiples for castings at a fraction of the cost
They reduce lead time from three weeks to one and saved hours of support removal and polishing time as none were required with the Solidscape process.
FlexPIFA™
Flexible, adhesive-backed PIFA Antenna

20. Looking ahead
As the fashion industry expands further into wearable technology, LSR and Solidscape will be there every step of the way!
Jewellery Wearable Technology
Customer Needs
• Detailed parts that integrate technology
• Multiple prototypes — fast
• Time savings on machining and finishing
• Seamless transition from prototype to
high-quality production
Benefits
• Reduced finishing time
• Snug fit
• Crisp, amazing detail
• Consistent quality
• Cost-effective
• Short Design to Product cycle
• Easy to make design changes
• Castability in virtually any metal
• Production-quality prototypes

21. Questions? 3D scanning and 3D printing to create Wearable Technology
By Andrew Gasiorowski