News and Events Pertaining to 3D Printing and Airwolf 3D
2019 Winter Holiday Hours: Airwolf 3D is closed during certain days this holiday season to allow our team members to spend time with their family and friends. We will be closed on the following days: Tuesday, December 24th Wednesday, December 25th Thursday, December 26th Friday, December 27th and Wednesday, January 1st We will be available […]
Get your printers before prices go up. Effective January 1, 2020, prices will increase on Airwolf 3D printer models. Order yours now to lock in existing pricing and get free shipping to the continental United States. Airwolf 3D customers have come to expect their latest 3D printer model to be packed with a number of […]
As we move along swiftly with project Project Factory Five Cobra, we’ve found another need for customization – steering rack stops for our manual steering rack. In particular, the factory-supplied steering rack has too much travel. By that, we mean the wheels turn too much. While a tight turning radius is generally preferred, we […]
In this installment of Project Factory Five Cobra, we’ll be discussing replacing the timing cover seal on our Ford 302 small block engine. The timing cover seal is designed to seal the engine and keep oil from escaping. The seal has a metallic outer body and is pressed into the timing cover. As these seals […]
You asked, we listened! As is the case with almost all products and services released by Airwolf 3D, we created the 3D Printer Trade-In Program in response to customer demand. We’ve been approached by so many people who would love to purchase a high performance Airwolf 3D machine, but feel stuck with a basic low-cost […]
Fountain Valley, CA, (October 18, 2019) Wolf and Associates Inc (d/b/a Airwolf 3d), a manufacturing company focused on additive manufacturing, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 10,428,248 directed to compositions, materials, and methods for enhancing 3D printer platform adhesion and/or reducing warpage in printed parts. This proprietary […]
Advanced Technology in a Small Package The EVOlution of desktop 3D printing continues with the EVO R, the latest edition to Airwolf’s EVO series of additive manufacturing machines. The EVO R embodies the ideal formula for engineers, educators, and designers: dependability, safety, efficiency, and affordability in a space-efficient package with an approximate 12” x 8.75” x 9” build […]
FREE WEBINAR & Q&A (30 minutes) Are your students engaged in your technical classes? Ron Ponce, “The 3D Printer Teacher, Guru and Award-Winning ROP Teacher” from Anaheim High School will share his secrets for engagement. September 5th 4:30 PST
Working on cars like Project Cobra can be very rewarding. However, at times there will be a few hiccups along the way. Here we encountered such an issue replacing our rear axles. As astute readers may know, in order to outfit project Cobra with vintage-style Halibrand wheels, we must convert the standard 4 lug mustang […]
A Case Study in Additive Manufacturing, Design, Construction, and Implementation The Honda TRX450ER is one of the most popular high-performance ATVs ever made. In stock form, it tends to be a reliable and tractable recreational vehicle, recommended for use by those 16 and over: However, when it’s time to race, the 450 can be […]
Printing Polycarbonate for Production 1. Video This video shows the EVO making 48 individual polycarbonate pieces over a period of 40 straight hours. For a desktop 3D printer this is a formidable accomplishment. In fact, the EVO is the only desktop 3D printer capable of printing large batch polycarbonate parts a. These parts, referred to […]
Impact Of Additive Manufacturing On Product Development It is commonly accepted that additive manufacturing is changing product development in many fields. Many companies have started using additive manufacturing to save money. Additive manufacturing has gone from simple prototyping to product development and to final production. For many companies, bringing a product to market can be […]
Airwolf was started for the purpose of making prototype parts for automobiles. However, before we could start building car parts, we started building 3D printers. Before we knew it, our days, nights, and weekends were entirely consumed with building, selling and servicing 3D printers. Fast forward seven (7) years and many thousands of 3D printers […]
Introducing configurable auto-slicing, same material solid layer support and highly-requested features and fixes with software update 1.5.9 Airwolf 3D is pleased to release some more exciting updates to APEX! Developed specifically for Airwolf 3D printers, APEX slicing software is part of our commitment to continually improve the 3D printing process for our customers. Aside from […]
Airwolf 3D is pleased to release the biggest update to APEX yet! Developed specifically for Airwolf 3D printers, APEX slicing software is part of our commitment to continually improve the 3D printing process for our customers. In this installment, we have added solid layer support, optimized support generation, and improved prime tower configuration. APEX is […]
Clear ABS Filament We are now manufacturing clear ABS filament and have added it to our ABS filament offering. As the name implies, clear ABS has no pigmentation and offers a transparent tint (color code 000000). Clear ABS is acrylonitrile butadiene styrene that incorporates methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer and results in a refractive polymer. Airwolf’s […]
Join the Airwolf 3D Wolfpack at Pacific Design & Manufacturing February 5-7 at the Anaheim Convention Center! Part of North America’s largest industry event, Pacific Design & Manufacturing delivers the latest in CAD/CAM software, 3D printing, rapid prototyping, new materials, injection molding, and more. Get a FREE Expo Pass or 20% off your conference pass […]
Once again, Airwolf 3D took center stage at CES in Las Vegas. Thank you, valued customers, for coming by and visiting the booth. We made many new business relationships and our CES Show Special Pricing was a hit! Several new happy customers walked out of the show with their new EVO 3D printers in hand. We are extending […]
School Savings Summer is cooling down, but we’re about to get started on our hottest time of the year here at Airwolf 3D! We want to help teachers get ready for school with 3d printing projects, savings, and inspiration. Save money on school 3d printing supplies with our back to school sale: Save 25% MG94 […]
At Airwolf 3D, we take a lot of pride in our machines’ ability to print BIG. If you look back at the History of Airwolf 3D Machines, you can see how central the theme of “printing big” has been to our company’s success. When we released the XL, our second-generation printer, back in 2013, it […]
It’s that time of year again — time for our summer 3D printer sale* that comes with its own “Summer 6-Pack” filled with over $300 worth of premium filament and accessories — and FREE shipping! Get in on this 3D printer sale now and take advantage of one of our best deals of the year! […]
The EVO is the most advanced desktop additive manufacturing machine in its class. While our award-winning AXIOM series 3D printers remain outstanding machines that always outpace their competition, the EVO is in a league of its own. And while the EVO is a relatively easy machine to operate right out of the box, we understand […]
Airwolf 3D Design Intern and High School Junior Prescott Campbell shares his design process for 3D-printed hubs he created for his team’s entry in the FIRST Robotics Competition. The ‘Power Up’ Challenge: Tip the Scales In this year’s FIRST Robotics Competition game, “Power Up,” the principal task is to lift “power cubes,” or plastic crates […]
Ready to see how some of the brightest students in the country are planning to change the world? The fifth annual ocMaker Challenge is just around the corner, and we would like to extend an invitation to you, your family, and any friends you know who are interested in supporting the growth of STEM education […]
Did you know that some of Airwolf 3D’s most significant innovations are also environmentally friendly? We often focus on how we push and strive to make our products better, bigger, and faster, but we are also incredibly proud to have developed some true green 3D printing solutions. HydroFill Water-Soluble Support We recently released a ‘new […]
When Design Intern Prescott Campbell isn’t creating things like custom parts for Airwolf 3D’s Dodge Hellcat, he’s a full-time student at Corona Del Mar High School in Newport Beach, CA. In this blog post, Prescott shares one of the challenges his school’s team faced when preparing for the 2018 FIRST Robotics Competition: Design 3D-printed encoder […]
Sometimes, even when it ain’t broke, the Airwolf 3D Wolfpack still fixes it. That’s why, despite this dissolvable filament’s success and effectiveness, Airwolf 3D’s patent-pending HydroFill Water-Soluble Support has undergone a few tweaks and has now been reformulated to work better than ever and offers support to more materials than PVA filament. Airwolf 3D strives to […]
It’s almost that time of year again. Since the beginning of the fall semester, teachers and students around Orange County, CA have been working hard to design and build their wildly creative entries for this year’s 5th annual ocMaker Challenge. Organized and supported by the Orange County Department of Education’s Career Technical Education Partnership (CTEp), […]
Whether you try to 3D print large parts or very small parts in high temperature materials like polycarbonate or ABS, the keys to success are excellent thermal management and effective bed adhesion. Successful thermal management requires three essential factors: a full enclosure, sufficient heat, and an effective way to control that heat. When working with […]
