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In your class or lab, it’s not some ivory tower or esoteric theory. It’s practical and hands-on. It’s real world. Secondary schools, technical schools, colleges, and educational institutes of all kinds are increasingly turning their students on to leading edge 3D printing technologies through 3D Systems. Educators depend on our 3D printers for an affordable way to ignite the imaginations of their students. Their easy-to-learn, maintain and use high definition printers take students far beyond the theory to designing and creating three dimensional models right before their eyes. 3D Printers are indispensible tools for learning. 3D Systems' 3D printers are easy to own and economical to operate. Their 3D printers are the output tool of choice for designers, engineers, marketers, artists, architects and educators. Equip your students with tomorrow's skills today. 3D Systems manufacturers both personal and professional printers:
Personal Printers ProJet 1000 and 1500 3D Printers
ProJet Personal 3D Printers prints durable plastic parts tough enough for functional testing and snap-fit applications. The ProJet 1500 is capable of printing up to six different colors with excellent high resolution detail and smooth surface finish. Bring your designs to life at print speeds up to five times faster than any other 3D printer in its class. View the brochure of the ProJet 1000 and 1500 3D printers (1.4 Mb PDF).
3DTouch 3D Printers
View the brochure of the 3DTouch 3D printers (3.7 Mb PDF).
RapMan 3D Printers are based on additive layer manufacturing (ALM) methods. Using thermoplastics, the 3D printer heats the material through the extruder (or print head). The extruder then pushes out a very fine plastic thread which is applied layer by layer according to x and y co-ordinates, building a solid, 3D object. A perfect machine for students and educators, the RapMan 3D printers:
View the brochure of the RapMan 3D printers (1.8 Mb PDF).
Materials for
3DTouch and RapMan Printers
Professional Printers The affordable ProJet SD 3000 prints high definition, durable plastic parts for engineering and mechanical design applications including functional testing, form and fit verification, rapid prototyping, design communication, rapid tooling and more. ProJet’s fully automatic job submission and operation insures you won’t spend your valuable time calibrating and maintaining this printer. Just hit print and let ProJet do the work. Superior VisiJet materials deliver exceptional quality and the unique part support is the easiest and fastest to remove, even from complex, inaccessible internal geometries. View the brochure of the ProJet SD 3000 3D printer (3.2 Mb PDF). ProJet HD 3000 and 3000plus 3D Printers
With fully automatic job submission you won’t spend your valuable time calibrating or maintaining this printer. Just hit print and let ProJet do the work. Superior VisiJet materials deliver high definition output consistently and the unique part support is the easiest and fastest to remove, even from complex, inaccessible internal geometries. The ProJet HD 3000plus features a 60% expanded high definition build envelope and advanced print detail output. A new 16 micron print resolution delivers exceptional hard plastic parts with unmatched micro-detail and surface quality. View the brochure of the ProJet HD 3000 and 3000plus 3D printer (3.4 Mb PDF). Please contact your Regional Manager for more information. |
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ABS
(Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) is considered to be the second
easiest material to work with when you start 3D printing. ABS is
an engineering polymer commonly used to produce car bumpers due
to its toughness and strength. It’s also the stuff that Lego
blocks are made of…tough enough but safe enough for the kids to
handle! Please note however, consideration must be made
when printing larger objects—thermal stress can cause ABS to
warp as the part cools. ABS is suitable to make light, rigid,
molded products with good shock absorbance and wear resistance.
Available in both colored and white:
PLA (Polylactic Acid) is
probably the easiest material to work with when you first start
printing. PLA is a biodegradable thermoplastic that has been
derived from renewable resources such as corn starch and sugar
canes. This makes PLA environmentally friendly and very safe to
work with. PLA also has a very sharp glass transition point so
if you use a fan to cool it, on printing it will set to solid
very quickly. This has the advantage of achieving a greater
range of geometries than are possible with other plastics. It
also reduces the thermal stress on the printed part—warping
becomes less of an issue in larger parts when you print with
PLA. Available in both colored and translucent:
The
ProJet HD 3000 prints precision, durable plastic parts ideal for
functional testing, design communication, rapid manufacturing, rapid
tooling and more. It features selectable resolution choices for
speed and quality.