Teenage Engineering AB is a company in Sweden offering future commercial products and communication services. Its mission is to create products with superior quality, functional design, and first-class engineering.
Challenge:
Compelling design is a combination of art and science; with a penchant for risk-taking and a keen sense of humor, Teenage Engineering works with global brands like IKEA, Ericsson, and Absolut to develop market-leading communications strategies. In conjunction with keeping the team engaged and financing their interest in product development, these efforts often generate great ideas for new products.
From CNC machining and laser cutters, Teenage Engineering graduated to building concept models and functional prototypes through outsourcing to local service bureaus with Stereolithography and Selective Laser Sintering Systems 3D Printing.
Solution:
While the quality was exceptional the cost and the time required to a finished concept model prompted them to evaluate 3D printers. Teenage Engineering began to acquire technology to facilitate their emerging product development process, which leads them to the ProJet MJP 3600 3D printer (previously named ProJet™ HD 3000) from 3D Systems.
Benefits:
The team attended a demonstration of MultiJet Printing (MJP) and was impressed with the extremely fine feature detail and accuracy of the high definition parts. They decided that the cost savings of an in-office 3D Printer and the ability to iterate, producing a revised model in a matter of hours, far outweighed the initial investment. Teenage Engineering has been very successful with the use of sound in the communications efforts so it is only fitting that their first commercial product is based on sound; an exciting portable, multi-function synthesizer.