The main musical instrument of Hawaiian music, the name of Ukulele can be roughly translated as "jumping flea." When people play this traditional xylophone, it is a gift to the dancing fingers of the player. That is to say, when it is played, it is like a busy flea, and you will be completely engrossed. Therefore, the ukulele must be very durable and require high sound quality.
Outdoor Ukulele is a company that specializes in making durable and accurate ukuleles for outdoor needs and customization requirements, so that ukulele enthusiasts active all over the world-backpackers, campers, and climbers , Seafarers, students and many more people can take the Ukulele with them all over the world. When Outdoor Ukulele tried to perfect their new tenor ukulele, they felt that they needed a durable sample model that could be manufactured as quickly as possible. Indiana's rapid model service provider and Realize, which uses 3D Systems' SLA printers, jointly produced a complete model for Outdoor Ukulele.

　Realize's project leader Brian Cazzell said that Outdoor Ukulele encountered difficulties when seeking others to make tenor ukuleles because no one could use materials similar to polycarbonate resin to make physical models. The final sample model needs to be injection molded with glass filled polycarbonate, and the sample size and hardness must be the same as the finished musical instrument.
"The biggest challenge in making this model is that there is a component that must be able to support performance. The length and the contact position when playing must be determined." Scott Seelye of Outdoor Ukulele said, "Realize is the only company willing to make it in this size. Our model company."
　　This is not a big problem for Realize. They used 3D Systems' SLA stereolithography printer and Accura? 60 resin to make this final sample model. SLA 3D printing is known for its accuracy and ability to build large models. Now, through the SLA technology of 3D Systems, aerospace, manufacturing, casting and medical models have made a further qualitative leap.
　　 In this case, Realize used SLA to produce a working and playable Ukulele model within a few days to meet the specific requirements of Outdoor Ukulele. "The model we received from Realize is so close to the real violin that our customers think that the Ukulele has entered mass production." Seelye said.
　　 Next, Outdoor Ukulele hopes that Realize will become their only designated model supplier. "Our experience working with Realize is very unforgettable," Seelye said. 3D Systems is honored to be able to contribute to such a unique project, and is very happy to help service providers and manufacturing companies produce the products they need faster and more accurately.