Best described as “a museum of art being built,” the Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry in Rock Tavern, NY, has helped artists develop and produce their work for nearly 50 years. Large-scale Frank Stella statues adorn the exterior of the premises, which is otherwise unassuming in all but scale. The size of a multi-storied football field, this is where some of the world’s grandest sculptures are cast, fabricated—and now—3D printed.

Whether clients begin with a digital file or not, Polich Tallix’s growing branch of digital production is helping the foundry advance its ability to deliver art precisely as it was envisioned. Using a complete digital workflow that starts with 3D scanning, Daniel Plonski, Polich Tallix’s 3D artist and production specialist, uses 3D Systems’ Geomagic software to design and prepare 3D files before 3D printing detailed wax parts.

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