This series of 3 medical product models represent a knee, hip and shoulder implant. Each one is  3 1/2 x the size of the real implant. The enlarged size maximizes each product’s unique design and features, in a human-friendly scale. [ more →]

Check out this video of our hand-built CNC Router carving a helicopter body out of tooling board:

KiwiMill has been pinning to boards on Pinterest for a few months now. With categories like “3D Printed Art,” “Beauty In Industry,” “Architectural Intrigue,” and “Naked Models,” there’s likely something of interest for everyone. If you find yourself on Pinterest – look us [ more →]

If your company has a great design for a door – what’s an effective way to show that off? A working model! Once again, instead of brochures, or power point presentations, bring a miniature version of the real thing. It [ more →]

It’s been a couple of years now since KiwiMill added a 3D printer to the model shop. Through experimentation on various projects, we have established a protocol for the use of 3D printed parts on our custom models. Most often, the 3D [ more →]

This training model will familiarize people with the steps of an industrial process before they get into the actual field. The process being simulated is the replacement of a valve on a hydro-electric dam penstock. All of this activity takes place [ more →]

When it comes time to extract fuel out of nuclear reactors and transport it to permanent storage, it takes very large and specialized equipment to do the job. Each extraction is unique, requiring machinery designed and built specifically for the [ more →]

This was a very fast turn around scale model project for Siemens involving an electrical unit that needed to be replicated for a sales presentation. The scale model was built and shipped in a total of three days using a [ more →]

This house model we built for Cavco Industries will not only be featured on the television show “How It’s Made.” It’s made the news for its innovative features. The modular design is made for use in situations where the land [ more →]

Occasionally professional model making feels a little bit like a kid in a candy shop. This phenomena occurred recently when KiwiMill was asked to build a car carrier truck model in 1:14 scale (big!) for a trade show. When it was [ more →]

It’s not often that KiwiMill has the opportunity to work on a local scale model project. This past summer we jumped at the opportunity to contribute a historical museum model to Rochester, NY’s own Genesee Brewery Company. Owned by North [ more →]

This trade show model was commissioned by our client, Fisher Industries, to capture the key features of their air separator product. The model is a cut-away design with working parts. Model maker, Mike, created a design made mostly out of [ more →]

Nearly 2 years ago, KiwiMill built a model of a five ton armoured FMTV truck model with a specialized medical hospital payload. The model was 1/10th scale with the truck measuring 36″ long. It was hand built for trade show us, [ more →]

The team here at KiwiMill is definitely pleased with the addition of our newest Objet 3D printer. While we jokingly refer to it as our extra employee – it is quite a miraculous technology – it’s worth noting the support [ more →]

Model Making is a profession that most people don’t know a lot about. People tend to think of it either as a layman’s hobby or a skill that has been replaced by computers. Neither view is quite accurate. Model Makers [ more →]

Our KiwiMill 3D printing process can be used to grow a part in less than a day, and then molded and cast into multiples with speed. Here’s a look at a part used in a model of a water filtration system, [ more →]

KiwiMill has an Objet 3D printer to make scale model parts efficiently, accurately and with greater detail. When the printer is not in use for model parts, it’s available to customers for rapid prototyping services. Not only can the printer [ more →]

One fabrication technique that is not often associated with model making  is welding. While styrene plastic and glue are staples of some model designs, many more are made out of metal for stability, longevity and appearance. One way to fasten metal model [ more →]

With the addition of a 3D printer, new in-house fabrication options are available to the model makers at KiwiMill. Decisions need to be made about what fabrication method is best for building each model part. What parts should be printed, [ more →]