Case Studies

The Brief:

Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino is an interaction designer & entrepreneur and we recently worked with her on the Utah teapot, which is a standard reference object in the computer graphics community. The complexity of the object lies in the different types of curves that make it up, and therefore make it one of the most difficult...

The Brief:

Working with Within Technologies, we wanted to produce a concept heat exchanger with a radical new approach to design which would demonstrate that additive manufacturing (AM) frees designers from constraints imposed by traditional manufacturing technologies.


The Result:

The heat exchanger is lighter and stronger...

The Brief:

RPG Manufacturing is a new company that makes miniature models for collectors, wargamers and role playing.  They are focusing on producing accurate models and came to 3T to discover if additive manufacturing (AM) could play a part in producing models.
The Solution:

By producing a number of sample parts, 3T was able...

The Brief:

Professors Keane and Scanlan from the Southampton University worked in partnership with 3T to produce 'the world's first 3D-printed plane'* - The Southampton University Laser Sintered Aircraft (SULSA) - which has successfully taken flight. 
The brief from the Professors included...

The Brief:

FANUC Robotics, one of the world’s leading companies in factory automation, has integrated cameras onto its robotic arms. This “vision engineering system” effectively enables a robot to see an object’s location, orientation, measurement and identity giving the robot the flexibility to handle...

The Brief:

Stewart Golf design, develop and manufacture luxury powered golf caddies and is proud to lead the industry through continued product development, innovation and engineering. Their products are built to the highest standards, use the most advanced technology and enjoy a distinctive, individual character.


They have...

The Brief:

In the technological battle that is international motor racing, products are designed, built and tested to spectacularly demanding schedules. During the Formula One season there is usually a two week gap between races, in which time the teams' designers and engineers must respond to issues uncovered during the previous...

The Brief:

VR Technology is the world’s most innovative diving technology company.  It makes diving equipment such as dive computers and underwater breathing equipment and has a world-wide market and reputation. 


VR Technology came to 3T with the challenge of producing the bezel for their latest NHeO dive computer. ...

The Brief:

Ranier Technology is a Cambridge based medical device development company that makes world leading spinal disc implants.  The Ranier™ Distractor is the instrument used at all stages of Total Disc Replacement (TDR) procedures involving their revolutionary Cadisc™-L implant. This highly innovative instrument...

The Brief:

Codamotion, the world leader in real-time movement analysis, wanted to manufacture ‘marker clusters’ in relatively small volumes and to have the ability to change designs quickly as new requirements dictated.  The material utilised needed to be lightweight and robust as well as be able to be handled many...