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New Prototyping Capability
From the Comus Group of Companies
omus Europe recently
acquired a Stratasys uPrint
SE 3D printer providing
the capability to produce
prototype parts in natural ABS without
costly tooling or machinery.
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With a maximum build size of 203
x 203 x 152 (8 x 8 x 6 in) and a
minimum layer thickness 0.254mm
(0.010in) the uPrint SE is capable
of creating prototype parts from .stl
files in a short time scale with limited
finishing operations. These parts can
be used for design development and
customer approval greatly reducing
development costs and time to market.
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There is also the possibility of using the
machine to make tooling components
such as moulds and assembly nests.
Features
• Prototyping without the costly tooling
charges.
• Uses natural ABS plastic to build the
completed part.
• Complex objects with moving parts
can be built as one piece.
• Moulds and assembly nests may be
possible.
• Making custom designs more
available.
The parts are built by laying down
layers of ABS filament to build the
completed part. A washable support
material is laid down at the same time
to support the product during build.
This material is then removed in a
purpose built wash tank. The product
can, if required, be hand finished by
the customer to improve surface finish
or add colour. Complex parts such
as a ball in a lattice box and even
assemblies with moving parts such as
a chain can be produced as one piece
with this process.
For more information contact
[email protected].