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Direct pellet printing with open material platform

Process

Similar to injection molding, an extruder screw feeds plastic granulate through a nozzle "freeforms" the 3-dimensional structure without the need for a mold. Through the direct pellet-feedings system, open material selections can be made with the freedom of choice for color, hardness, and flexibility.

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Details

Machine: Arburg Freeformer 300-3X Material

Examples: PC/ABS (performance), TPU (flexible)

Characteristics

Surface
Resolution
Strength
Toughness

 

Advantages at a Glance

  • Material variety
  • Multi-material within a part
  • Processing of specific material requests
  • Process-based part properties (i.e. hard-flexible)

Parameters

Build Volume: 234 x 134 x 230 mm (XYZ)

Minimal Wall Thickness: 0.6-1.0 mm

Accuracy: ±0.1 mm

Layer Thickness: 0.2 mm

Application Areas

  • Functional prototyping in end-product material
  • In part material transitions (hard-soft)
  • Color and in-situ color mixing

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