Imre Patterson is an active 5-year-old who participates in mountain biking and competitive hurdling, thanks to customized orthotics made possible by advances in 3D printing technology and polyurethane materials.

Anaheim, Calif. — Imre Patterson is an active 5-year-old who participates in mountain biking and competitive hurdling, thanks to customized orthotics made possible by advances in 3D printing technology and polyurethane materials.

The California boy was born with a femoral discrepancy, resulting in his left leg being shorter than his right. But he tries not to let the difference slow him down, striving to keep up with his two older brothers on rugged bike trails and ahead of other runners at track meets.

To better correct the asymmetry, Imre’s parents turned to 3D printing  rm Dinsmore Inc. in Irvine, Calif., about two years ago for help with a customized shoe that would allow their son to pursue his favorite activities. They were looking for something more durable and lighter than the manufactured foam boot he had been wearing.

Dinsmore brought a team of experts together, including Jason Lopes, production development engineer at Carbon Inc., in Redwood City, Calif., to  find a solution. The best option at the time called for forming a nylon 12 material into a latticed midsole using multijet fusion technology.

However, new considerations for Imre’s shoes have since come into play. The latest versions are made with an elastomeric polyurethane material and Carbon’s digital light synthesis (DLS) technology to improve properties and form.

“I don’t think anyone realized at the time that Imre is an extreme-type athletic kid,” Lopes said during the Medical Design & Manufacturing show in Anaheim. “He’s not walking nice and easy on this solution. He’s putting it to the test. The bike pedal gouges the side of the shoe.”

Plan B was to modify the shoes to be more in line with the sports in which Imre participates. “The nylon worked, but it was heavy, uncomfortable and a more cloggy-type shoe,” Lopes said. “We wanted to bring comfort to it and performance.”

How’d they do that?

The Dinsmore staff came up with a mix of rigid and elastomer materials that have the right properties for the sports Imre likes and the lattice form Lopes created.

The material also bonds well with the shoe bucks given to the team by Deckers Outdoor Corp., which sells popular brands like Ugg boots and Teva sandals.

The shoes provided by Deckers were 3D scanned at the SEMA Garage in Diamond Bar, Calif., to determine exact contours. Using the scan data, the Dinsmore team designed the computer-aided design model and shape of each 3D printed midsole to fir the specific Ugg and Teva shoes to which they would be bonded.

“Being able to create an actual functional elastomer material with Carbon was really the key,” said Jay Dinsmore, founder and CEO of Dinsmore Inc.

The team then used DLS light to shape the liquid material into a lattice form for the midsoles of three customized shoes for casual wear, sports and the beach.

Carbon said DLS is a breakthrough technology that uses digital light projection, oxygen permeable optics and programmable liquid resins to produce parts with excellent mechanical properties, resolution and surface finish.

Because the midsoles were digitally designed, they can be scaled up as Imre gets older. “Imre’s only 5 [years old], so he will grow — and rapidly,” Lopes said. “We’ll be able to apply a scale factor and send his parents new versions of the shoes as he grows.”

Dinsmore said his team is on a journey with Imre and his family.

“We absolutely are going to work on this to give him a better quality of life,” Dinsmore said. “These are things that 3D printing and additive can do. You don’t need to be an expert in the space to see how these technologies truly change peoples’ lives.”

At MD&M West, Dinsmore also talked about the company’s work in the medical space, including patient-specific organs and spine models for surgeons. He pointed to a replica of a heart.

“This is all done from CT and MRI data,” Dinsmore said. “The doctors perform a mock surgery before they do the surgery. They set up the model, navigate their way through and see if they can deliver a device into the heart. It really is life-changing.”

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Dear Clients, Strategic Partners, Suppliers, and Friends,

At Dinsmore Inc., our people and customers are important to us, and we are closely monitoring the impact regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are proactively taking every precaution to ensure the safety of our employees as we commit to provide you with our services during this critical time. We are diligently following the guidance and best practices from the WHO (World Health Organization) and CDC (Centers for Disease Control) across our entire facility and delivery operations.

Although Orange County has issued a restrictive order, as an essential business Dinsmore Inc. is fully operational and remains open to fulfill the needs of our community. We are proactively engaging and connecting with our federal, state, and local government as to how Dinsmore Inc. can be best utilized with our additive technologies, medical grade materials, and expertise in manufacturing for the medical industry. In this climate, we understand that people are depending on the products that you are providing, so we are taking the necessary steps to ensure continuity in manufacturing your parts.

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Dinsmore Inc. has 28 years of expertise in educating and supporting our customers with the best that additive has to offer. We are fully equipped with a significant capacity of multiple technologies, and are in constant communication with our supply chain to ensure that we maintain a full stock of materials to help meet the needs of your project. We are fully committed to your projects’ success and are offering direct to home address shipping options.

We understand how crucial time is in your project’s development, and depending on the part, Dinsmore Inc. offers as soon as next day turnaround to help your project stay on track. We value our relationship with you, and we’re here to help. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at (888) 496-3406.

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Have you ever thought you’d ride your bike more often if the seat was more comfortable? You’re not alone in wishing for a better bike seat. Fitness instructor Bryan and his client Ani were dismayed at the state of bicycle seat comfort and decided to invent something that would address the chafing and saddle sores commonly experienced from cycling. Together, Ani and Bryan conceptualized, designed, developed, and patented the VSEAT, an extraordinarily comfortable bicycle seat that can be used on any indoor and outdoor bicycle.

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Using breakthroughs in both 3D printing technology and materials, the team at Dinsmore Inc. delivers a custom 3D printed orthotics for Imre Patterson, a young boy who was born with a femoral discrepancy (causing one leg to be shorter than the other).

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IRVINE, California, December 10, 2019 — Dinsmore Inc., Orange County 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing services provider with over 25 years industry experience, delivers custom 3D printed orthotics for Imre Patterson, a young boy who was born with a femoral discrepancy (causing one leg to be shorter than the other). Using breakthroughs in both 3D printing technology and materials, the team at Dinsmore Inc. designed an alternative to his traditional manufactured foam boot using Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) technology to 3D print a lightweight, latticed midsole. This is the same technology used to manufacture the midsoles of Adidas 4D Futurecraft shoes.

The youngest of three boys, Imre is extremely athletic and has a smile that lights up every room he walks into. His eagerness to embrace life one step at a time led his family to look at 3D printing as a possible solution to improve their son’s quality of life. A family friend connected the Pattersons with Dinsmore Inc.’s 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing services in Irvine, California. After meeting Imre, the team immediately started working on a 3D printed solution to help him do all the things he loves to do. The best solution at the time of the first shoe’s design involved using nylon based PA12 material and HP’s Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) Technology. This process uses an array of inkjets that apply fusing and detailing agents to selectively melt fine grains of powder, combining it with a binding agent and heat to form the shape of the latticed midsole. Although this shoe was durable and lighter than his manufactured foam boot, a second round of shoes was needed to keep up with Imre’s active lifestyle.

Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) technology was considered for the second version of Imre’s shoes, because of its ability to 3D print the midsole using elastomeric polyurethane based material. This material would provide Imre with a durable, lightweight, and responsive midsole. DLS used light to shape the liquid material in the form of a lattice, forming the midsole specifically in the shape of each shoe it was bonded to. In order to fit all these components together, the shoes provided by Chris Hillyer at Deckers Brands were 3D scanned by Conner Morris at the SEMA Garage. Using the scan data, the Dinsmore team was able to design the CAD model and shape of each 3D printed midsole to fit the specific TEVA and UGG shoes that they were bonded to.

Production Development Engineer at Carbon, Jason Lopes assisted with designing the lattice structure specifically for the technology commented that “as he grows bigger, we can put a scale model on it.” Because the midsoles were designed digitally, “as Imre grows, we can take the baseline of what we’ve already done, modify that lattice structure, and create another midsole,” according to Jay Dinsmore, the Founder and CEO of Dinsmore Inc. One of the benefits of 3D printing is its ability to design upon previous data and adapt it to whatever necessary changes need to be made in the application. Both Imre and his family are actively involved with Dinsmore Inc.’s 3D printing experts to create solutions for Imre as he strides into a future as bright as his smile.

About Dinsmore Inc.

Dinsmore Inc. was founded by Jay Dinsmore, a winner of the 2019 Distinguished Innovator Operators Award (DINO) and an outspoken advocate and educator for Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing technologies. Dinsmore Inc. has over twenty five years of experience in the industry, and is committed to supporting customers throughout their product design and production journey with technologies from Carbon DLS (Digital Light Synthesis), SLA (Stereolithography), HP’s MJF (Multi Jet Fusion), FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling), Polyjet, and more.

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Dinsmore Inc. will be exhibiting at several shows in 2020

MD&M West on February 11-16 in Booth #1872 at the Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, CA).

AMUG Conference 2020 on March 22-26 in Booth #P5 at the Hilton Chicago (Chicago, IL).

RAPID + TCT on April 20-23 in Booth #1216 at the Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, CA).

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Dinsmore Inc. 714-641-7111
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How can 3D Printing solve real issues in the Medical Industry? Our goal is to educate innovative medical professionals on what tools 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing can provide to help navigate the challenging landscape of their industry. We attended the Medtech Mega Mixer to help professionals make more informed decisions and increase awareness about what 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing currently bring to the table and where it’s heading.

3D Printing can be a complicated process. With new technologies being introduced into the market on both the consumer and industrial end, along with an alphabet of 3D printing materials to select from, can make even getting started a daunting task to undertake. Companies that offer 3D printing services need to be experts in both the technologies and materials offered. If you’re looking to start on a project that requires a realistic prototype, PolyJet technology offers a multifaceted solution. Dinsmore Inc. in Irvine, CA recently added the J750, a PolyJet printer to its expanding Additive Manufacturing technology arsenal. The J750 is capable of producing parts from a selection of over 360,000 colors, textures, gradients, transparencies, and durometers. It can create prototypes that look and feel like finished products, requiring no added assembly or painting.

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A machine with this much versatility requires a service provider that understands the materials and how each customer’s specific finished product needs to look. Able to print several different types of materials—from opaque to transparent, flexible to rigid—all types can be applied to a single job if required. This means that applications that previously required multiple systems, now can be completed in one single build using the J750.

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PolyJet provides prototypes, models, and patterns in high resolution and detail so that you can have the freedom to design in vivid color and be able to get a feel of the final product. From flexibility to opacity, the J750 accommodates multiple material combinations to produce realistic models with the ability to apply texture patterns like wood grain and printed photos. High end concept models can be developed without any tooling, and are ready to present in the boardroom straight off the machine.

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Designing products that will be produced using PolyJet technology may be an iterative process, depending on your design expectations. Working with a service bureau that understands the technology and how it can be used for each individual customer’s project is key to success when using PolyJet to produce prototypes. Dinsmore Inc. has over 20 years of experience across multiple additive manufacturing technologies, giving customers the assurance of knowing they will be matched with the best fit solution for their application. Fast turnarounds and expertise in using 3D printing technology to provide solutions to customers across the Medical, Automotive, Aerospace, Consumer, and Educational industries, Dinsmore Inc. understands the need for speed and precision when meeting your project’s demands. Contact Dinsmore Inc. today to request a quote for your project.  

Dinsmore Inc., a premier 3D printing and additive manufacturing service bureau located in Irvine, CA, had the pleasure of hosting 80 young students from A Little Dynasty (ALD) Chinese School for a day of discovery. ALD specializes in immersing students of all backgrounds in hands-on environments that help to nurture their sense curiosity while learning to improve their Chinese language skills. During the interactive tour, students were introduced to a variety of 3D printed parts, diverse processes, and innovative technologies.

One of the featured technologies included in the tour was Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) which “uses digital light projection, oxygen permeable optics, and programmable liquid resins to produce parts with excellent mechanical properties, resolution, and surface finish.” Students were able to learn about this technology first-hand in Dinsmore’s newly designed Carbon Lab which exclusively produces parts via this cutting-edge process. Students shared their ambitions for using this technology for everything from printing houses for the homeless to designing new inventions.

In the main lab, students were able to see how 3D printing can combine several materials and colors into a single intricate model using Stratasys’ PolyJet Technology. PolyJet builds parts using “multiple print heads to deposit liquid plastic onto a clean build platform, layer by layer.” With this technology, complex geometries can be produced with “microscopic layer resolution and accuracies down to .01mm,” and in materials that can simulate anything from clear, flexible, and rigid. Students were able to hold finished parts from medical models to sunglasses, displaying the spectrum of how creative one can get with 3D printing using this technology.

Another technology featured on the tour was Stereolithography (SLA) on a large-scale via 3D System’s PROX 800 which uses a “very wide spectrum of Accura® additive manufacturing materials.” SLA enables the production of parts with “polypropylene-like, tough/durable, clear, casting, high temp composites and specialty materials.” The PROX 800 system is capable of building massive parts as large as 650mm x 750mm x 550mm with high accuracy.

At the end of the tour, each student received a souvenir from their day at Dinsmore—a dog to celebrate the year of 2018 which is the Chinese zodiac of the dog. Dinsmore Inc. is passionate about the 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing industries and encourages educational visits. If you’d like to schedule an educational tour or if you’re curious about how you can improve current prototyping process using the latest technologies, please feel free to contact us or reach us directly at (888) 496-3406.