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OxySure Improves Design Process With Dimension

"We were the first company in Switzerland to have a machine like this. We wanted to build our models quickly and easily, and we chose a Dimension 3D printer because it met all our expectations and lay within the price range we had set for ourselves." — Christian Jarisch, Engineer with Nestlé Nespresso

of an emergency and the arrival of an emergency medical team.

Dimension 3D Printer Helps Build
Success at Paul Davis + Partners

London-based Paul Davis + Partners is an established firm of architects and urban designers. It has designed both commercial and residential projects across London, the Far East, Hong Kong and Russia. Founded over thirteen years ago, the

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Prior to purchasing the Dimension system, OxySure ordered its models from a service bureau. As the number of models generated by its design team rose, OxySure needed to address corresponding increases in design costs and turnaround times.

OxySure sought a cost-effective, in-house 3D printing solution that required minimal training. Since the introduction of the Dimension system into OxySure’s design process, Steve Dunford, senior engineer, estimates that the cost per part produced, including overhead, is at least 50 percent less than it was when the company relied on the service bureau. “The Dimension system has significantly reduced our turnaround time without compromising our strength and resolution expectations,” Dunford added.

OxySure engineers regularly send parts generated by the Dimension system to injection molders, who make production parts for assembly. “Again, the physical model is really a time saver. Some design issues just can’t be adequately communicated over the phone. Providing the injection molders 3D models has resulted in reduced cycle times for tool design,” Dunford said. “It allows us to quickly print numerous design scenarios that can be physically evaluated to ensure that the final product meets the team’s various design requirements.”

Going forward, Dunford sees the Dimension system as an important aid to innovation at OxySure. “The Dimension system gives our talented design team a low-cost tool to express, test and rework their creative ideas into the next generation of oxygen delivery.”

"It is much more beneficial for 3D models to be used throughout the design process in order to assess the structure and shape of the building. A tangible model can help us to determine where sunlight will hit the building, for example, and to consider the spacing between buildings, ensuring that the client and architects are both happy with the end result."
—David Hoggard, partner and architect, Paul Davis + Partners

“It's like the difference between a hand written letter and a face-to-face conversation. Details that are too cumbersome to be described in writing can be seen and understood in an instant. This comes into play not only in the design phase, but in demonstrating the models to potential customers.”
— Steve Dunford, Senior Engineer, OxySure

firm's flagship design is the Duke of York Square off the King's Road in Chelsea, London. It is the first largest new public square in central London for more than a century.

By the nature of its industry, Paul Davis + Partners is busy juggling multiple projects and time constraints are often an issue. Its

The Dimension Solution

clients are demanding more projects to be turned around at an increasing pace, which means that the firm had to reassess some of the ways it was working to meet deadlines. For example, until quite recently, the more traditional methods of hand-made cardboard or balsa wood models were being built at the end of the design process so as not to hold up the project. Having visual models available only at the end of the process meant that most of the projects were relying solely on drawings and therefore missing many of the benefits that 3D models could offer.

Outsourcing its model-building was one option the firm explored, however past experience had shown this method to be too costly and less flexible than having their own facilities in-house. Instead, Paul Davis + Partners turned toward technology and made the choice to invest in a 3D printer which would easily produce a highly durable model in a matter of hours, rather than the days or weeks that it would take to build one by hand.

Hoggard explains: "The printer has saved us a huge amount of time and has given us the opportunity to take on more projects. It recently made a project in the Far East possible for us. We were asked to come up with a design and produce a 1:500 model within the space of four weeks. It would have been impossible to meet the deadline without the Dimension printer as outsourcing to a model making company would take two weeks as a minimum. Using the Dimension printer is like having an extra member of staff."

Hoggard continues: "Our clients are giving us less and less

I am constantly amazed at how good the printer is and the detail it can achieve. We weren't quite prepared for the results it can produce," said Hoggard. "The implementation process went smoothly, delivery of the printer was taken in the morning and by lunchtime, it was up and running with only half an hour of training time required."

Texas based OxySure Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes portable oxygen generators for emergency use. The company’s patented technology provides non-pressurized oxygen delivery systems that are safe, light weight and inexpensive. OxySure’s products improve access to lifesaving emergency oxygen during the critical gap between the onset

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The firm selected the Dimension SST 1200es 3D Printer for its precise detailing and use of ABSplus™ materials. The other solutions they looked at, did not have the high quality material properties or accuracy that the Dimension printer offered.

Since its arrival in May, the Dimension printer has been continuously running, with the exception of one week's rest. It has enabled models to be constructed throughout the design process, helping Paul Davis + Partners to be more creative and giving them the freedom to test their designs throughout the initial phases of the projects. There is no substitute for the tactile and visual feedback a physical model can provide - and with a Dimension 3D printer the company can create both simple and complex models in real space and proportionately scaled.

time to develop projects and in the Far East, they tend to work 24 hour days, so UK architects have to be incredibly efficient to compete. The Dimension 3D printer allows us to communicate and collaborate without ambiguity and the ABS models enable everyone to review concepts accurately."

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