-Stereolithography, the technology behind most resin 3D prints, is commonly referred to as 'the mother of all 3D printing technologies' and also is thought about one of one of the most extensively utilized techniques for generating high-grade 3D prints. Below at Materialise, we have been utilizing Stereolithography considering that 1990. Time to speak a bit a lot more regarding this innovation as well as our most current resins.
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The Technology: It's everything about UV Lasers
The modern technology behind (most) resin 3D prints is called Stereolithography. As well as below's the one-minute description of how Stereolithography works:
- In the first circumstances, the roller of the printer expands a razor-thin layer of liquid polymer. Considering that this layer is liquid, it will expand over the whole system ensuring that each layer has a constant density
- The fluid polymer we make use of is UV sensitive. When struck by a computer-controlled UV laser, the resin will certainly alter from a fluid to strong state. Primarily, the laser "attracts" the lays out of the print onto the resin layer as well as solidifies the components that it touches.
The parts that are not touched by the laser will certainly continue to be fluid
- These 2 actions are repeated over and over as well as over again. The version is lowered by a portion, and also the roller expands a brand-new layer. The laser after that strengthens details locations of that layer, which will certainly enter into your 3D print. This is duplicated until the version is ended up
Once the printing process is finished as well as the whole things has actually been published, the print is raised from the resin tank. The excess fluid will simply flow away as well as can be reused for various other prints. The prints then should be eliminated as well as completed by hand (i.e. remove support structure, smoothen surface areas, spray-paint surfaces, etc.).
The Resins: From Tiny Information And Facts to Mammoth-Size
There is greater than one product utilized with this technology. In fact, we provide 4 various Stereolithography-based materials that all featured their own attributes. Nevertheless, these materials also share some qualities: they include smooth surfaces as well as are terrific for post-processing.
Mammoth resin: Mammoth resin is published on one of the greatest printers out there ... you guessed it, the Materialise Mammoth printers (that's likewise the printer you saw in the video clip over). Previously this resin was called Paintable resin. These printers could publish huge components up to a size of 2100x700x800 mm, which can be spray-painted in several colors.
Transparent resin: Also published on our Monstrous printers, Clear resin is (surprise, shock) transparent as well as can be bought in a number of colors. Actually, it is the only transparent product that we currently provide at i.materialise.com. It can likewise be ordered for parts up to a dimension of 2100x700x800 mm.
Gray resin: Gray resin is the terrific all-rounder. It features an excellent level of detail, is suitable for little and mid-size designs, as well as showcases a smooth, grey surface area. This grey shade makes it best for hand- or spray-painting tasks. That's why this resin is so preferred among the scale modeling community.
Standard resin: Our most recent enhancement to the resin household. Standard resin comes with a low-budget cost while providing extremely comprehensive results. To save some more loan, you can even order Basic resin with support structure, meaning less time invested in post-processing.