3D - Printing

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DESIGN

SLICE

PRINT

Available machines in the Schumpeter Laboratory for Innovation

available
machines

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600 x 300 [mm]
95 [mm]
60 [W] CO2

Trotec
Speedy 360 flexx

Work area: 800 mm x 500 mm
maximum engraving height: 200 mm
CO2 & fibre laser

Trotec
SP500

Work area: 1200 mm x 700 mm
maximum engraving height: 85 mm
CO2 laser


availible
technologies
FDM - StandardFDM - Large ScaleSLA
max. build-volume
W x D x H
300 x 300 x 400 [mm]1000 x 1000 x 1000 [mm]145 x 145 x 175 [mm]
layer-height0,1 - 0,25 [mm]0,3 - 0,8 [mm]0,100 [mm] - 100 µm
0,050 [mm] - 50 µm
0,025 [mm] - 25 µm
materialsPLA

PET-G

TPU - Shore A70 - A98

bio- compatible PLA
PLA
PET-G
photo-reactive resin - clear & grey
heat resistant resin
application field & properties
(recommendation)
  • functional parts
  • demonstrators
  • hard and/or flexible parts
  • good surface quality
  • large parts
  • rough surface quality
  • very small parts
  • highly detailed parts
  • high surface quality is needed
All our 3D-Printers

Data - preparation

Required file format for all our 3D-printers:

.STL

A 3D-printer manufactures an object based on a 3D-model. This model can be designed in any 3D-design or CAD software you like. It is important to export your design in the format .STL, which is compatible with all our 3D-printers and almost every 3D-printer out there. The .STL-export of your model converts the actual shape into a shape composed of triangular elements. Increasing the quality settings of your export means that more triangles are used to approximate the original design. In the picture below you can see a low and a high quality export with their resulting prints. Using a low quality .STL file will result in a print with significant deviations. Whereas the print result of the high quality export is quite similar to the original CAD design.

Original
CAD File

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LOW quality
.STL export

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HIGH quality
.STL export

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Printed Results →

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Print Technologies


FDM

Fused Deposition Modeling

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This type of 3D-printer heats up a plastic filament in a nozzle until it melts. By moving the nozzle and extruding the materail it creates a model layer by layer

If you wish to know more about how FDM printing works check out this video.


SLA

Stereolitography

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This type of 3D-printer uses a liquid resin as a material. The base is immerses into the resin where a UV laser then hits the material and solidifies it. This is done for each layer until the model is finished.

If you wish to know more about how SLA printing works check out this video.

Materials

Each 3D-printing technology has different advantages and disadvantages, as well as there are various materials with different properties available for each technology. To give you an overview and help you selecting the right material and technology for your needs, we listed our available materials, ranked their properties, and quantified some important characteristics.


FDM
SLA
MaterialPLAPETGniceBIOTPUResinHT Resin
Colors

Detail Quality●●●●●●●●●●●●
Flexibility--●● / ●●●--
Temp. Resistance
(~55°C)
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(~145°C)
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(~235°C)
UV Resistance●●●●●●●●
Spezial Properties
FDA - Confirm
Shore
A70 / A82 / A95
produce injection molds
DocumentsDatasheetDatasheetDatasheetDatasheet_A70
Datasheet_A82
Datasheet_A95
Tech Data Sheet
Safety Data Sheet
Tech Data Sheet
Safety Data Sheet

These values are based on our experience and only represent a rough guideline. We do not guarantee their accuracy. The colors show just our basic assortment and you can always ask our staff about other colors on stock.

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