What is a 3D Printer? |
| 3D Printers set the standard for fast, affordable, colour 3D printing. The printers create real physical models direction from CAD and other digital data. The prototypes can be used for design review, mock-ups for form and fit testing and patterns for casting applications. The use of prototypes allows product developers to win new business, develop better products and improve production planning. |
How does the 3D Printing technology work? |
| 3D Printers use a powder-binder technology invented at and patented by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create parts directly from digital data. First, the 3D Printer spreads a thin layer of powder. Second, an ink-jet print head prints a binder in the cross-section of the part being created. Next, the build piston drops down, making room for the next layer, and the process is repeated. Once the part is finished, it is surrounded and supported by loose powder, which is then shaken loose from the finished part. |
What are the key advantages? |
| Speed: A high throughput 3D Printer that saves both time and labour by providing one of the fastest model production times available. The speed of the 3D printer reduces the time it takes to create a part from one day to a few hours. |
| Low Cost: A low cost per printed part to support the needs of businesses of all sizes within budgetary constraints. |
| Colour: 3D Printers can create parts from a full 24-bit palette of colours, resulting in multi-colour prototypes. Full-colour 3D printing accurately reflects design data including part labeling, feature colouring and texture mapping |
What size can I build? |
| The build chamber can be built up tp 254 x 356 x 203mm, however larger models can be built constructing in parts and assembling. |
What sort of files can the software support? |
Although we recommend and prefer the STL format, 3D Factory will accept:
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