With the advent of desktop 3D printers, average people can now create extraordinary designs and prototypes that in the past would have been slow and cost prohibitive. But even the best models are very slow, making it difficult to move from the prototype to any kind of self production. The solution – it might be that desktop vacuum molding is exactly what is needed. And even if you don’t go the 3D printer route, this kind of technology allows you to make non-destructive copies of one-off works – provided that they are mold friendly designs, of course.