As one of the leading Engineering/Design, 3D CAD/Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing consulting firms in Hawaii to have a full range of services, 3D Innovations has been able to assist a variety of clients by providing solutions that enable them to achieve their goals by transforming their ideas into products.
3D Innovations is a consulting firm that develops ideas into functional and tangible products. Consulting services are provided in the areas of Engineering/Design, 3D CAD/3D Modeling, Drafting, 3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping, and Manufacturing services. Using their 3D Technologies, they are able to create both virtual and functional prototypes, 3D Innovations will take an idea and create a design that can be used to produce a functional prototype and a tangible product or system. Additional design capabilities include injection mold/manufacture ready designs, 3D models, and Patent drawings.
Utilizing 3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping technology, 3D Innovations has helped a variety of clients turn virtual designs into functional prototypes which helps to reduce cost, improve product/system development, reduce design cycles, and create a more efficient method of getting the product to manufacturing.
3D Innovations has the ability to collaborate and deliver design/build and manufacture ready solutions.
3D Innovations Assists with Design of Electronic Shark Defense System (ESDS) device
The collaboration between Z to A Innovation, LLC and 3D Innovations have delivered the ESDS to market. The ESDS is a small, shark deterrent device that repels sharks from the area while in the ocean thus, increasing the user’s safety. The ESDS sends pulses through the water that are easily detected by a shark’s sensory system, causing them to stay out of the signal range while keeping ocean enthusiasts safe from encounters with sharks. The device is attached by a strap, similar to surfboard or stand up paddle board leash to the ankle. When the ESDS senses water, it turns on automatically and can last up to 9 hours before recharging. The device only measures 2.6 x 2.3 x 1.0 inches and weighs about seven ounces.
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What's Happening At 3D Innovations?
3D Innovations continues participation as a DT Coach for community projects.
Begining in October, 3D Innovations began the start of a 6-8 month project to help the Castle Complex in their redesign efforts.
The Castle Complex has failed to meet National and State academic standards for the past 8 years, and has until June 2012 to complete a redesign plan that is accepted by the Department of Education to turn around their outcomes. If they fail to do so, an out of state management team will take over the complex and come up with their own redesign plan.
The Design Thinking team seeks to improve the students’ levels of engagement, achievement, and reduce dropout rates. The “DT” team is working closely with the Castle Complex Area Superintendent Lea Albert to launch the ‘Castle Complex Redesign Initiative’.
3D Innovations/3D Academy continues support as a Design Thinking Coach for the Castle Complex Redesign Initiative.
The most critical aspect of designing and implementing the Castle Complex Redesign Plan is to ensure student achievement scores improve to meet national and state standards, while engaging all stakeholders in community building around the schools in an accelerated manner. With the requirement of significantly raising academic test scores, the Redesign Plan must address (a) the lack of cohesion between elementary and middle and high school curricula, and (b) the gap between standard test scores and those of the middle and high school students, while (c) establishing broad community support for the Redesign effort.
Given the short timeframe available to accomplish this effort, the Project and Process Managers have identified the Design Thinking process to align user needs with required outcomes and to accelerate the stakeholder engagement process. This methodology begins with identifying user needs through the following steps of Empathy, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test.
Additional workshops will be held to help educators integrate this problem solving process into curriculum and STEM based programs.
Contact us if you would like more information about Design Thinking or would like assistance with implementing it for your organization.
Contact us if you would like more information about Design Thinking or would like assistance with implementing it for your organization.
3D Innovations Blog
Our new blog site is here. Join or start a new discussion about utilizing 3D Technology for your business or product.
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3D Innovations is now on LinkedIn
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3D Innovations sponsors seminar for local inventors group
3D Innovations holds seminar for local Inventors group, presenting methods and processes for taking ideas and concepts through the design, prototype, and manufacturing phases.
Email us for more information about upcoming seminars and topics.
Got Square
3D Innovations designed, prototyped, and manufactured production grade silicone prototypes for Got Square, a new accessory product for the Square credit card reader.
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3D Innovations featured as one of Aloha Connects 'Hawaii Connections'.
Aloha Connects is designed to share stories of Hawaii based companies and why doing business in Hawaii makes sense. Learn about companies and technologies making their way in Hawaii.
Click here for the featured listing of 3D Innovations.
3D Innovations/3D Academy is providing mentoring opportunities for high school students. Current mentee is a McKinley High School student focused on learning about 3D Technologies for Engineering and Design that will be utilized for his Senior project.
Students will learn about the Engineering/Design process, develop a plan for their project design that includes requirements, budget, schedule, design plan, manufacturing plan and integration plan.
Tools available for use are 3D CAD software, 3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping technology, and various fabrication/manufacturing equipment.
