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SLA Materials
Our
Machines are in several facilities, Each facility offers
unique "Rapid Prototyping" capacities and
capabilities! Most Rapid Prototyping companies offer
one or two choices of Resins, It is very difficult to
switch a Machine from Resin to Resin, Resins that enable
us to have your choice.
At
any given time we have the below 4 different resins
running in small and large format machines. If you don't
see your resin please ask, we have 4 resins that are
not on the "Instant Online Quoter" materials
list including for example Somos ProtoTool 20L and Amethyst
SL Material for the Jewelry Industry.
For
a complete list
or current list please contact us for availability and
prices.
General
Purpose Resin & Presentation
Models Available for
"Instant Online Quoting".
Generally
speaking Stereolithography Resin's are more similar
to each other and generally are the same to the casual
user. The mechanical properties very only slightly.
We default our resin choice to "best" which
allows us to choose which resin is best for you. See
our "Best" page for
more of an explanation of why you should choose this
option. Typicly we build in .004*
inch layers or less!
Resins
for Presentation Models can be rigid and they can have
the slight flexibility for snap fits. These snap fits
are the sort that you see on small electronic cases.
White
Resins
Somos®
14120™ ****The
hottest selling "Rigid" Material****
Somos®
9420™ ****The
hottest selling "Flexible" Material****
Clear
Resins
(have a slight amber or green tint)
Somos®
11120™
WaterShed
"Fit Form Function Rigid"
Somos®
9120™
"Fit Form Function Snap Fit"
Resin
choices for Mold Making.
Resins for Mold
Making are general purpose but more importantly rigid.
We have resins for Mold Making. We offer all types of
molds and cast duplicates here.
These Resins are also great for "Fit Form Function".
QuickCast
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QuickCast
™ is a 3D Systems proprietary process that
allows for the creation of direct shell investment
castings using "QuickCast" stereolithography
(SLA) patterns Resins! QuickCast is a process,not
a resin.
The
QuickCast method allows you to rapidly build**
highly accurate resin patterns in stereolithography,
bypassing the expensive and time-consuming step
of tooling. QuickCast facilitates rapid production
of small quantities of metal parts in much less
time than traditional methods.
Instead
of the SLA part being completely solid, QuickCast
eliminates 95% of the internal mass of the part.
This is achieved by curing only external surfaces
and an internal lattice structure. Holes in the
bottom of the part allow uncured resin to drain
from the part. The result is a 65-80% hollow part
with an internal beehive type lattice structure
which gives the part tremendous structural integrity.
QuickCast
replaces traditional wax patterns for investment
casting with patterns created in a robust, durable
material, without tooling and without delay. During
burnout, the QuickCast pattern collapses before
the ceramic shell can crack. The QuickCast pattern
will burn out in the investment casting process
with very little residue. Less mass yields less
ash. The small amount of ash that remains in the
cavity can easily be evacuated.
The
net result is QuickCast patterns in one week or
less and quality metal castings in 1 to 6 weeks
(per investment caster's schedule), compared to
18 to 20 weeks by conventional methods. And best
of all, Quickcast works with all castable metals
and alloys. |
Notes:
*
.006 inch layers
are the typical industry standard, some use .008
inch layers. Do you know what your current supplier
is using?
**QuickCast
is not the best option for saving cost, shelling
or hollowing a solid part is the preferred method
of making a part with less mass for quicker build
and processing time.
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