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News Release from: Stratasys | Subject: FDM Vantage
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 30 June 2003
RP system for futureproof upgrades
The FDM Vantage rapid prototyping system was designed to allow future upgrades to a larger modelling chamber, more material bays, and new modelling materials when developed, extending its life span.
The FDM Vantage rapid prototyping system was designed to allow future upgrades to a larger modelling chamber, more material bays, and new modelling materials when developed, extending its life span The FDM Vantage is built on what Stratasys calls its T-Class high-performance platform
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 4 Dec 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Stratasys has installed more rapid prototyping systems than any other manufacturer, worldwide.
Build option improves prototyping speed
Stratasys today announced a new build option that increases throughput up to 50% compared with previously available options.
This platform allows the use of high-temperature, high-performance engineering thermoplastics.
The T-Class platform was commercialised in 2001 with the company's FDM Titan.
The combination of a robust platform and high-temperature engineering plastics has been successful for Stratasys.
"The introduction of the FDM Vantage brings this proven technology to a mid-priced system at the centre of our product line", says FDM Product Manager, Patrick Robb.
"And the ability to upgrade helps protect the user's investment".
The system comes standard with two thermoplastic modelling materials: ABS and polycarbonate.
Both are widely used in manufacturers' end products - an advantage for the design engineer.
Both materials are durable, stable, and will not warp, shrink, or absorb moisture, enabling high accuracy.
Polycarbonate offers high tensile strength and flex strength, a hardness exceeding ABS, a high heat-distortion temperature, superior dimensional stability, and durability sufficient for rapid manufacturing applications.
The FDM Vantage is quiet and safe enough for an office environment.
It requires no special facilities or venting and involves no hazardous materials or byproducts.
It comes standard with the company's WaterWorks water-soluble supports for ABS modelling, which lets users dissolve model-support material rather than remove them by hand.
It has model-chamber dimensions of 355.6 x 254 x 254mm.
User selectable model-layer thickness settings for polycarbonate are 0.178 and 0.254mm.
ABS layer thickness is 0.254mm.
The machine will begin shipping in August.
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