Improvements bring finer feature detail and smoother surface finish to FDM rapid prototyping

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(2004), "Improvements bring finer feature detail and smoother surface finish to FDM rapid prototyping", Assembly Automation, Vol. 24 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/aa.2004.03324caf.005

Improvements bring finer feature detail and smoother surface finish to FDM rapid prototyping

Improvements bring finer feature detail and smoother surface finish to FDM rapid prototyping

Keywords: Rapid prototyping

Rapid prototyping system maker, Stratasys, announced an update and an upgrade that increase feature detail and surface-finish smoothness for its T-Class rapid prototyping systems, the FDM Titan and FDM Vantage, which model with high-performance thermoplastic (Plate 6)

Plate 6 Stratasys improved the finest resolution setting of its FDM Titan (0.005 in./0.127 mm), and added it to its FDM Vantage

– FDM Titan gets 5-mil update; FDM Vantage resolution up by 50 per cent.

An update for the company's FDM Titan significantly improves the quality of its highest model-resolution setting, known as “5-mil” or 0.005 in. (0.127 mm). The 5-mil feature is available for use with ABS plastic modeling material. The update brings the modeling resolution into a similar quality range as the company's high-end FDM Maxum system.

The feature is also available as an upgrade for FDM Vantage system users wishing to increase modeling resolution with ABS plastic. It represents a 50 per cent increase over the previous ABS modeling resolution of 0.010 in. (0.25 mm). The improvement means Vantage users can build models with much finer features – as fine as 0.020 in. (0.508 mm) on a functional prototype. The refined high-resolution setting will be standard on new Titan and Vantage systems shipped as of May.

For more information, contact: Tel: 952-937- 3000, 1-888-480-3548; E-mail: info@stratasys.com; Web site: www.stratasys.com