At 2018CES, which is being held in Las Vegas, USA, Formlabs USA has released two new photo-curable (SLA) photosensitive resin materials for 3D printing - Rigid and Gray Pro, a glass-reinforced resin, The advantage is that the print has a very high hardness and excellent polishing surface properties; the latter has the advantage of high print accuracy, moderate elongation and low, so it is ideal for concept modeling and functional testing select. Formlabs said developing Rigid and Gray Pro is largely due to their growing desire to use SLA technology for 3D printing of end products, not just prototypes, but they are very confident about the two new materials that they can be used in factories and large Scale production. It is worth mentioning that Formlabs also found some new partners at this show, the most exciting of which is dental and audio technology company 3Shape. In fact, with both flagship products (Formlabs' Form2 SLA printer And 3Shape's inner ear scanner Phoenix), the two companies have made good collaborations to print customized earplugs with the new Formlabs material, which is perfectly matched to the user's ear shape and therefore more comfortable and durable Can better eliminate the environmental noise. The two companies said their partnership provides a "ready-made technology package." With it, retailers can offer on-demand, in-ear products to customers, a model formerly offered to enthusiasts or musicians , Will now embrace the average consumer. Also at the show, Formlabs also debuted their first SLS (selective laser sintering) 3D printer, Fuse 1, in mid-2017 and the Form Cell, a management device for SLA batch 3D printing. Fuse 1 has the same shaping principle as laser grade SLS printers on the market today (compatible with PA16 and PA11 powders), but at a much smaller size so attractively priced at only $ 9,999 (about 68,000 RMB) is not only ten times lower than the most common industrial-grade SLS printers, but also cheaper than another similar economy desktop-grade SLS printer, Sinterit Lisa (12,500 euros, about 95,000 yuan). Fuse 1 has a number of ancillary facilities, including a post-processing station with material recovery, an additional piston for continuous printing, and an initial material loader, which are not free, of course, and require you to pay as much as 10,000 But even so, the entire package, including Fuse 1 itself, is only $ 199.99 million (about 136,000 yuan), still much cheaper than the industrial-grade SLS. The Form Cell is a robotic 3D printing intelligence management device similar to Stratasys 'previous Continuous Build Demonstrator, working really hard with Formlabs' flagship SLA printer Form2 (seemingly up to 5) for 24 hours a day Continuous operation, and requires little human intervention, in addition to error detection and remote monitoring functions, so it can not only successfully mass production, but also effectively reduce labor and material costs. Source: South Polar Bear 3D Print |