Case study: 60,000 parts in one day
On January 25, 2022 we printed 60,000 side-release buckles for Alaska Guide Creations in under eight hours on the Magna fleet. Here is how a run like that works.
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Case study: one million parts for Adhesive Technologies, re-shored without a mold
How a commodity epoxy-tube hanger came back from overseas molds: 1M+ parts at 40,000 per week, design-to-production in two weeks, three design generations mid-run.
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The 1997 Jamboree: 18 Days on a Bus with My Future Business Partner
Before Merit3D there was a troop photo, a broken arm, a BMX race I lost, and 18 days on a bus. Blake on where the partnership actually started.
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How to Read a Resin Datasheet: HDT, Elongation, Shore Hardness
HDT, tensile modulus, elongation at break, Shore hardness — what resin datasheet numbers actually mean, with worked examples from materials we run in production.
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3D Printing Tolerances: What Production SLA Really Holds
What tolerances can production SLA 3D printing actually hold? Real numbers by part size, what moves them, and how to spec a drawing that won’t inflate your quote.
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No CAD File? How a Part Gets Manufactured From a Sample
No CAD file for your part? How manufacturing actually starts from a sample or sketch: modeling hours, real costs, and the three kinds of projects we see.
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3D Printing Cost Per Part: Real Numbers From a Production Floor
How much does 3D printing cost per part? Real production numbers: 5 to 20 cents for small parts, what drives the price, and where the math beats tooling.
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No Minimum Order Quantity: How MOQ-Free Manufacturing Works
3D printing has no minimum order quantity. Here’s what MOQ-free manufacturing means for mid-volume parts, with real numbers from a Utah production floor.
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America at 250: A Fourth of July from a Carbon County Shop Floor
On America’s 250th birthday, a note from a Carbon County shop floor. My ancestor Simeon Merrell was 15 when he lied about his age to enlist in May 1775.
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Rural Manufacturing: What Building an AM Shop in Carbon County Took
Coal country to production additive. What it actually took to build an AS9100-certified manufacturing shop in Price, Utah — honestly.
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