When your business depends on heroes, villains and monsters, it really pays to stay on the cutting edge of technology. Just ask legendary Hollywood special effects studio Legacy Effects. They‘ve been using Stratasys 3D printing to create memorable characters for such blockbusters as Avatar, Pacific Rim and Iron Man.
This year’s RoboCop movie, where man and machine become one, brought 3D printing again to the big screen. Using Stratasys’ high resolution Objet Connex multi-material 3D printing technology, Legacy Effects produced every aspect of the RoboCop suit – from helmet to boots – as master mold patterns. These pieces were then molded and cast into other materials to create variants of the suit depending on the requirements of each scene.