Shapeways continues to roll out thrilling updates on our stock of 90+ supplies and finishes already accessible, however with particular consideration to one in every of our most versatile 3D printing merchandise: High quality Element Plastic. This versatile acrylate is extremely standard for purchases at Shapeways, together with every part from miniatures to 3D printed plastic grasp molds.
New choices like High quality Element Plastic in Clear Extremely and Grey function wonderful selections whether or not you might be designing for the Shapeways Market, purchasing the hundreds of merchandise accessible there, or importing a customized design for us to 3D print.
3D Printing with Clear Extremely High quality Element Plastic
Clear Extremely High quality Element Plastic is a superb answer in the event you want a cloth much less vulnerable to yellowing over time, in addition to one providing extra flexibility to assist stop breakage in additional fragile 3D printing tasks like jewellery or ornamental items. This materials can also be beneficial for purposes requiring thinner constructions with flexibility, in addition to thicker components the place inflexible performance is critical.
Different purposes embody:
- Translucent prototypes for plastic injection molding
- Practical snap-fit assemblies requiring drilling, tapping, and machining
- Injection molding plastic screw bosses and threads
- Translucent movement visualization and dye-tinted purposes
- Optically clear sight home windows for digital fixtures
- Microfluidics, capillary fluidics, and lab-on-a-chip merchandise
High quality Element Plastic components will also be painted simply because of the exceptionally easy, constant surfacesâgood for smaller 3D printed merchandise requiring excessive accuracy, effective options, and sharp edges.
3D Printing with Grey High quality Element Plastic
Providing related materials properties to Clear Extremely High quality Element Plastic, this opaque Grey serves as the right base for portray and enhancing intricate 3D mannequin particulars.
The robust visible distinction of Grey High quality Element Plastic additionally makes it superb for practical purposes with excessive element, in addition to components that require drilling, tapping, and machining. Whereas this inflexible materials serves the identical purposes as its Clear counterpart, we additionally suggest Grey High quality Element Plastic for the next:
- Elements with floor particulars requiring distinction for simple visualization of floor element
- Opaque prototypes and a few end-use parts
- Painted enterprise and advertising and marketing collateral, fashions, and mockups
Finishes
New finishes for High quality Element Plastic supplies embody:
- Grey High quality Element Plastic: 3D Methods Visijet M2R-GRY materials at HD decision settings (800 x 900 DPI) to supply effective particulars at 32 micron layer top.
- Clear Extremely High quality Element Plastic: 3D Methods Visijet M2R-CL materials at UHD decision settings (1600 x 900 DPI) to supply best particulars at 32 micron layer top.
Know-how
We 3D print all High quality Element Plastic supplies with Materials Jetting (MJ), one in every of our quickest 3D printing applied sciences, offering excessive element and dimensional accuracy, wonderful floor finishes, and aesthetics. MF expertise depends on a number of nozzles to deposit materials droplets onto the print mattress. Every layer is cured by UV warmth till the half is full, with helps eliminated in post-processing.
As a result of element tends to be a excessive precedence with High quality Element Plastic merchandise, we suggest that you become familiar with the design tips right here.
