Quad Lock Accelerates Their Smartphone Mount Development with Ultimaker

3D Printing Enables Quad Lock to Keep Up with Shorter Product Lifecycles of Smartphones

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 31 August 2021 – Ultimaker,
the global leader in professional 3D printing, today announces that Quad
Lock, an award-winning smartphone-mounting solutions
provider from Australia, utilizes Ultimaker 3D printing
solutions to keep up with the shorter product life
cycles of smartphones. For Quad Lock it is key to react quickly when
new smartphone models come to market that require different
levels of protection and vibration dampening from a smartphone bike mount. To
stay ahead of competition, Quad Lock uses 3D
printing to speed up the development of new mounts. This led to the development of the award-winning
Quad Lock Vibration Dampener, already trusted by millions of bikers worldwide to protect,
and stabilize their new smartphones in extreme use
conditions such as motorcycling. Imaginables,
partner of Ultimaker in Australia, served as a support partner to Quad Lock delivering various
types of Ultimaker 3D printers.  

The latest generation of smartphone
cameras hold multiple lenses, image stabilization, and AI software which
rivals the sophistication of professional SLR cameras. However, they
don’t always stabilize
and perform well when mounted on
motorcycles that produce high levels of vibration. To stay leading and
have new products in market quickly that solve these
issues, Quad Lock developed a flexible research, design and development process that
is based on iterating quickly and gather lab and field test feedback almost as
quickly as they can design and print a new part. Various types
of Ultimaker printers were used to print prototypes strong enough to withstand
hours of testing on a vibration test rig, from which the team gathered valuable
feedback and data. This resulted in the Quad Lock Vibration
Dampener, an innovative smartphone mount that fully protects and
stabilizes the newest generation of smartphones models in extreme
use conditions. 

Chris Peters, Co-founder & Chief Innovation
Officer: “In some instances, it was possible to produce multiple design
iterations in a single day, which inspired new levels of creativity and
ingenuity in the team. Ultimaker’s 3D printing solutions helped
us design a unique product with much lower development cost and time. The quick
feedback loops and high strength of the 3D printed physical components allowed
us to develop a solution that now serves millions of bikers across the globe.
Additive manufacturing technology is here to stay and fully embedded in our
design, prototyping and production processes.” 

Jürgen
von Hollen, CEO at Ultimaker: “3D printing has become a genuine
transformative business solution and Quad Lock’s award-winning Vibration
Dampener project is an exciting proof point. This team has discovered the
level of flexibility and sustainable value they can achieve with flexible
technologies like 3D printing, which sets the company up for great continued success.
They are in a market where things change at a fast clip. Their
deployment of 3D printing is exemplary and no doubt one of their keys to
continued market leadership.”