Braintree Printing Brings Ideas to Life with 3-D Printing Service
BRAINTREE, MA—February 28, 2013—Braintree Printing, one of the top digital printing and offset printing companies in the Northeast, is now the first printer in New England to embrace 3-D technology with the recent purchase of a Dimension 1200es 3-D printer by Stratasys. In just minutes, customer digital files become physical 3-D objects. Prototypes, customized parts, architectural and medical models and more can be easily produced by the 3-D printer.
Braintree Printing has always been a visionary when it comes to printing and owner Jim Corliss views his latest embrace of 3-D technology as a natural next step in the industry’s future. “It’s an exciting technology and we’re excited to share it with our customers,” he said of the company’s new 3-D printer. Corliss said 3-D printing will be a boon to designers, engineers, medical professionals and manufacturers, saving them time and money on product development.
3-D printing is a type of additive manufacturing that builds three dimensional objects through a layering process. Unlike printing a document the traditional way, ink on paper, 3-D printers apply layers of plastic on a build tray to produce accurate and functional 3-D models. The 3-D printer works hand in hand with a 3-D CAD file which is imported into Catalyst EX Software. The software slices and orients 3-D models and plots a precise deposition path for the Dimension 3-D Printer to follow.
At Braintree Printing’s plant, customer service representative Robin Clark has been testing the new 3-D printer. She has created an assortment of 3-D products, from an entire chess set to screws, chains, gears, wheels, a human heart and a toy dragon. “It’s amazing what this printer can do,” she noted. The Dimension 3-D printer can produce models as large as 10x10x12 in multiple colors. Braintree Printing's youtube video shows a tiny replica of a boat being printed.
“3-D printers are a game changer in new product development,” said Corliss. “Our customers will be able to perfect their products before they go to manufacturing—all at the touch of a button.”
About Braintree Printing
Braintree Printing provides offset printing and digital printing for printers and print brokers throughout the Northeast. Owned by Jim Corliss, Jerry Hogan and Jose Tafur, the 30-year-old company specializes in high-end, four- and five color offset printing and digital printing, book printing, and various types of bindery and finishing. With $6.51 million in annual sales, Braintree ranked 18th and was the highest ranking Massachusetts printer on Quick Printing Magazine’s 2012 Top 100 List. Braintree Printing operates in a 17,000-square-foot plant on Wood Road in Braintree, MA. Business hours are 8:30 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday, with production areas working 24/7 to meet customer demand.
Source: Braintree.
