Polishing, Painting, Decals, Plating and Metallizing.
CIDEAS opened its finishing department in 2007. Since then, it has grown to be an integral part of the business and in 2014 it doubled in size. With state of the art equipment and over 40 combined years of finishing 3D Printed parts.
Our in-house modeling team can produce award winning photo-realistic models and Additive Manufactured parts for; Marketing, display, trade-shows, sales, packaging, focus groups, cut-away and production, in a matter of a few days.
Clear SLA models are excellent for packaging, housings, containers, appliances, lenses, displays, medical devices and anatomical models. Polished clear parts are also available in different translucent color tints. Clear parts may also be ordered with a frosted finish, perfect for but not limited to, light pipes, lenses, packaging and bottles.
3D printed parts can be produced with a standard in-house; White, black, gray or paint ready primed surface (with or without texture). CIDEAS also offers color matching from swatch or from Pantone Matching color guides.
Plated and Metallized
3D printed parts are available in hundreds of faux and polished finishes. Prior to coating, your model will require a primed paint ready surface.
Other available finishes
Static dissipative coatings, EMI shielding, dry rub decals, "GT" finishing for Polyjet elastomers, SLS Nylon annealing (for strength and improved heat deflection) and SLS/FDM chemical sealing (for pressure sensitive and liquid or air-tight applications).
CIDEAS finishing services are not limited to the parts we create, if you or your department already own 3D Printing equipment, but are unable to finish within your facility, contact CIDEAS today for your: Sealing, painting and finishing needs.
Visit the Idea Center to view additional examples of CIDEAS part finishing.
If you have questions regarding your specific application contact CIDEAS today at 847-639-1000.