The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart. First performed in 1986, it has become the longest-running show in musical history and is playing now at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour stage in a dazzling new production from March 24th 2022. CHALLENGE: The entertainment…
CHALLENGE: Established in the early 1940’s, Maton is Australia’s longest running and most successful guitar manufacture. In recent years, Maton have explored new shapes, materials and specifications through their research and development. One of the outcomes being the integration of Additive Manufacturing with their conventional processes to manufacture a new bridge pin design. SOLUTION: When Maton…
CHALLENGE: Designed by Megafun using the charming and cheeky animated characters of Studio MDHR’s Cuphead videogame, the zoetrope required 270 detailed models for ACMI motion picture exhibition. GoProto is no stranger to mass customisation or volume 3D printing projects. However, the team identified some concerns relating to the installation of the 1 metre tall zoetrope with each…
CHALLENGE: Ropes Edge is an American start-up company dedicated to supplying innovative safety equipment that protects rope from hazardous abrasive edges used in rescue and rigging systems. Dirk Dorenbros, owner of Ropes Edge, utilises HP MJF 3D Printing for both prototyping and Additive Manufacturing. Based in America, Dirk wanted to expand globally, without incurring distribution…
CHALLENGE: NSW rescue helicopter was grounded due to a damaged fuselage hatch. Disruption to foreign supply meant a 10 week delay for replacement parts and a daily $15,000 cost to the operator while the helicopter was out-of-service. A fast, local solution was needed to get the aircraft operational again. SOLUTION: To minimise downtime, WYSIWYG 3D…
Objective: The client needed a new badge for his customised fuel tank but wanted it to look the same as the original badge. This was the typical – I want it exactly the same but completely different. The existing badge didn’t fit the client’s new but customised fuel tank. First we 3d scanned the fuel…
