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News Release from: Laser Lines (Industrial and Medical) | Subject: Stratasys high-resolution modelling material
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 19 June 2002
High-resolution modelling material aids
prototypes
Stratasys has developed a novel high-resolution modelling material that will allow all users of FDM (fused deposition modelling) to dramatically improve the quality of prototypes.
Stratasys has developed a novel high-resolution modelling material that will allow all users of FDM (fused deposition modelling) to dramatically improve the quality of prototypes The material improvement will affect 27% of all rapid prototyping systems installed globally because this is the percentage of FDM-based installations worldwide
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 15 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The material offers improvement to FDM systems of any age.
The high-resolution material is most helpful for building thin-walled models, those with fine features, or small models, for which details are more important.
The material replaces older formulas, which are no longer available.
"The FDM process is dependent on the fine control of the modelling material - a plastic filament - which is fed into a liquefier and then deposited to form a prototype", says materials-development director Bill Priedeman.
"And the prototype's quality is affected by the filament's tolerance.
The high-resolution material was made possible by new controls we've placed in the material-manufacturing process.
These controls allow a tighter tolerance in material diameter".
The new modelling material began shipping in early 2002.
Stratasys Insight software version 3.3 is also now shipping as an automatic upgrade to all users with service agreements.
With the upgrade, users can better optimise the modelling envelope by fitting in more parts.
They also have more build-control via added editing tools, and they can improve model surface finish with new seam-control enhancements.
(The software upgrade is a requirement for FDM Maxum and FDM Quantum users who plan to model using the 5mil slice upgrade.) Machines affected by the enhancements to material and software include all models with the letters FDM (ie FDM 1650, 2000, 3000, 8000, Quantum, Maxum, and Titan).
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