The full-size, fully-detailed example gives learners a first-hand view into a component that is found in various applications worldwide. This professionally-crafted, yet-economical component sample will enhance any training activity relating to commercial and industrial air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
Slashing costs, improving performance: Medical device development and manufacturing with the Stratasys Origin One
Case Study: Enventys Partners, a full-service, turnkey product launch agency, delivered end-use biocompatible devices, while avoiding the long lead time, high costs and design constraints of injection molding or CNC machining by printing with the Stratasys Origin One.
Producing Lightweight, Durable Robot Parts on Stratasys Origin One
Ghost Robotics™ produces four-legged autonomous unmanned robots with all-terrain stability that can operate in almost any environment. These quadruped robots are size-scalable, ultra-agile, high-endurance, and easy to program. Simple mechanical systems increase the robots’ durability, agility, and endurance. The robots’ modular design supports the efficient field swapping of any sub-assembly.
Challenge
Ghost Robotics needed to produce lightweight, durable parts, with a cosmetic surface finish, for its Spirit™ Series robot.
- The team needed to stay agile, shipping units to customers while maintaining the ability to iterate designs based on customers’ feedback.
- Injection molded parts and CNC machined parts were cost-prohibitive, had long lead times, and could not be easily iterated on.
- The company considered other 3D printing methods as a solution, but the parts weren’t isotropic the mechanical properties weren’t strong enough; and the surface quality was too rough for the parts to be given to customers.
Ongoing sustainment for aging aircraft components
The U.S. Air Force increasingly faces sustainment challenges, including cost, speed, and supply chain agility, when using traditional manufacturing methods to maintain aging aircraft components. The department often seeks innovative engineering solutions to keep aircraft aloft and to modernize the fleet. In 2020, they hosted an open competition to quickly find new and creative 3D printing solutions for the C3175 family of hydraulic line clamps. Thousands of these clamps are used in the Air Force’s F-16 aircraft, in areas like landing gear cavities, and they frequently fail after extended exposure to vibration, environmental chemicals, and heat cycling. Historically, these clamps have been injection molded or CNC machined from a phenolic material that off-gases toxic formaldehyde.
The Origin One printer is designed to be a safe and reliable rapid prototyping printer. Access to areas of the printer is potentially dangerous. Download the Stratasys Origin One Instruction for Safe Use.
InterPRO Helps Distek Serve More Customers with 3D Printed Adapters
InterPRO Additive Manufacturing Group, a service bureau, started as a 3D printing prototyping company and is seeing growth in production applications due to advancements in 3D print technology and materials. InterPRO’s client Distek, a leading manufacturer of laboratory testing instruments for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, asked InterPRO to help them manufacture a motor adapter that would allow prospective customers to use Distek’s technology with customers’ existing motors. InterPRO used Stratasys’ Origin® One’s next-generation 3D printing hardware and software to print parts compatible with Distek’s bioreactor and their client’s devices. The parts had injection molded-like strength, consistency, and durability. The surface finish had an impressive, consumer-grade look and feel.
Distek’s challenge was to produce a motor adapter compatible with their proprietary bioreactor and their clients’ motors. However, the adapter design wasn’t easily manufacturable by CNC machining, injection molding, or even cast urethane. In addition, the company needed a fast turnaround to meet immediate customer needs for various adapter sizes in low volumes. High up-front tooling costs, long lead times, and low-volume demand ruled out traditional methods. As a result, InterPRO turned to 3D printing as a possible solution.
LOCTITE 3D 3172 is a durable photopolymer resin that enables functional parts production where high stiffness with a good surface finish and high impact resistance are required. Parts manufactured with this resin can be machined, tapped or polished.
LOCTITE 3D 3172 is compatible with various DLP machines.
Benefits:
- Tough & durable
- Superior impact strength
- Nice surface finish, machine-able
Ideal for:
- Manufacturing aids / Jigs & Fixtures
- Housings
- Insoles
HDT60 High Toughness Photoplastic
Matte Black, White, Clear
LOCTITE 3D 3843 is a semi-flexible resin with moderate temperature resistance HDT60, high impact strength, and versatility for various applications.
LOCTITE 3D 3843 is a high-strength engineering plastic with good impact resistance and surface finish. It is ideal for many different tooling applications on the production floor.
LOCTITE 3D 3843 displays high green strength and HDT enabling it to print accurately and function at room temperature. It is compatible with a broad range of DLP machines.
Benefits:
Ideal for:
HDT280 FST Photopolymer
Black
LOCTITE 3D 3955 is a halogen-free, high-performance, high-modulus material with excellent flexural and tensile physical properties.
LOCTITE 3D 3955 passes UL94 V-0 flammability requirements, and FST (AITM2-0002, AITM2-0007, AITM3-0005) and its high HDT allows it to withstand harsh environments with negligible deformation.
Parts printed with LOCTITE 3D 3955 showcase an excellent surface finish making it ideal for connector and interior parts for aerospace and rail.
Benefits:
- Fire Safety Material
- Halogen Free
- Excellent flexural and tensile physical properties
Ideal for:
- HVAC Components for Aircraft
- Clips and Plugs for Control Systems/Cabinets
- Connectors, Electronic Housings
HDT80 High Modulus Photo plastic
Black
LOCTITE 3D IND403 is a high-temperature resistance material that allows the production of parts with high surface quality and outstanding dimensional accuracy. It is ideal for tooling production for processes such as silicone casting, low-pressure molding, and open-mold PU molding. The material can withstand mechanical stresses while maintaining dimensional stability for multiple cycles for fast product development and rapid process iteration.
Benefits:
- High heat deflection temperature, HDT 80oC
- Tough with good dimensional stability
- Good surface finish
Ideal for:
- Tooling and molds
- Interior applications in automotive
HDT50 High Elongation Photoplastic
Black, Clear
LOCTITE 3D IND405 is a rigid, high-strength, high-elongation engineering material with outstanding impact resistance and excellent surface finish properties. This stiff and durable high-performance material is ideal for various tools on the production floor, including manufacturing aids and final parts such as housings and consumer goods applications. Parts can be printed with various DLP printers and machined, tapped, or polished for the final finish.
Benefits:
- High impact resistance with high elongation
- Easy to print (one-part material)
- Tough and Durable
- The toughest clear resin (only applicable for clear material)
- Functional Prototyping
Ideal for:
- Clear prototypes (clear version)
- Fluid routing & consumer goods prototypes
- Manufacturing aids/tools
- Housings
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BOFA’s AD 1000 iQ high-end laser extraction system combines extremely large filter capacity with high airflow and pressure rates, making it the ideal choice for heavy-duty applications that generate large amounts of particulate and gaseous organic compounds. -
BOFA’s AD 1500 iQ is the ideal choice for heavy-duty applications that generate large amounts of particulate and gaseous organic compounds.
Performance has been further enhanced with the inclusion of several features including BOFA’s acclaimed iQ Operating System, making the AD 1500 iQ one of the most advanced systems available.
The iQ system takes performance and safety parameters to a new level and ensures that maintenance, downtime, and ownership costs are kept to a minimum.
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The AD 2000 iQ’s technology delivers superior and measurable performance, ensuring airflow and filtration is maintained even when particulates start to build up. It’s thanks to the vacuum/pressure which is three times greater than that of its predecessor, the AD 2000. -
Low airflow entry-level laser fume extractor incorporating DeepPleat pre filter technology and large combined filter.
BOFA’s Advantage 250 fume extraction and filtration system has been designed to provide a cost-effective solution for light duty applications. This compact and extremely quiet system is ideal for use in schools, sign making workshops, small-scale industrial environments and light laser coding applications.
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The Advantage Base C180 has been designed specifically for the GCC C180 laser engraver. The dimensions of the unit allow the C180 to fit perfectly onto the extractor, effectively doubling it up as a workstation. The unit is also offered with an onboard air compressor to provide the laser with its air assist requirements and comes complete with extraction hose kit and compressor link up on compressor models.
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The compact system designed for small-scale industrial sites and light laser coding applications.
The AD Nano+ fume extraction and filtration system has been designed as a cost-effective solution for light to medium duty applications and is the ideal choice for installations where floor space is limited.
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The AD Oracle iQ is our most technically advanced laser fume extractor, combining a powerful range of unique features into one compact unit.
This versatile unit can be used across a range of laser applications and the revolutionary auto-voltage sensing blower automatically self-adjusts to run on any voltage worldwide.
Our inline AD Cyclone has been designed to separate lower particle sizes during laser marking process.
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Introducing BOFA’s most technically advanced compact laser fume extractor. The AD Oracle SA iQ has been enhanced with BOFA’s iQ Operating System, RFA and ACF technology and packs a powerful range of unique features into one compact unit. -
The AD PVC iQ extraction system has been designed to effectively deal with the corrosive nature of the fumes generated when lasering PVC materials.
The latest design specification now offers many of the features associated with our “Best in class” AD Oracle iQ model as standard but in addition all internally exposed surfaces have been coated to resist the corrosive nature of the fume and each unit is fitted with HCL and VOC sensors which continually monitor the exhaust air of the unit giving added safety assurance.
