At Spring srl a new 3D printing system is now available, its name is Stratasys J750.

This new printer, suitable for the PolyJet technology, offers a  multitude of benefits such as, for example, short building time for prototypes and tooling and high level of accuracy for functional components.

Through this technology it’s possible to work with a wide range of photopolymer materials from rigid resins, to rubber, from transparent materials to opaque ones. Thanks to this new extraordinary system a single model can be built with many different kinds of materials and related properties.

The PolyJet technology process  

Let’s now take a look to the major PolyJet processing steps in building a 3D model:

• Firstly, a 3D CAD file is needed to get the printing parameters such as the photopolymers and support material placement.
• Then, the printer settles tiny drops of photopolymers and at once polymerizes them with UV rays. As a result fine layers are collected one above the other on the tray, creating a detailed 3D model. The removable support material, with a gel-like consistency, is settled under geometric protrusions or complex shapes.
• At the end of the process, the support material is manually removed by an operator. Now the 3D model is ready.

PolyJet technology  application fields and advantages

Polyjet technology is able to realize tiny walls and complex geometries with a wide range of materials and an excellent level of accuracy. This cutting edge technology is a fast, flexible and precise way to build prototypes with different colors and different degrees of hardness. There are a lot of sectors working with this technology: from the automotive manufacturers wanting to build aesthetic elements for the car, both inside and outside, to the packaging sector for the realization of mockup, consumer goods and industrial products.

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The packaging and the consumer goods sectors enjoy the huge benefits of 3D printing.

Companies working in these fields need  lots of prototypes during the long and complex design process before putting a new product on the market.

Previously, those prototypes took a lot of time to be built, due to the use of traditional technologies, passing thought the production, finishing and assembly.

Currently, large companies like Adidas are leaving those old technologies to work with new production systems able to meet a wide range of needs.

Indeed Adidas is using  the additive manufacturing, especially the Polyjet technology, to realize sports shoes prototypes. Benefits are exciting.

But why bother using 3D printing?

There are many advantages in using 3D printing.

For example, let’s think about getting  finished prototypes in short time , reducing long production and tooling  process expected by traditional technologies, or about the lack of molds and equipment, or about the possibility of realizing prototypes with complex geometries.  Before there were indeed many geometric limits because of traditional technologies, but now with additive manufacturing is possible to meet the most demanding needs realizing any kind of object.

Unleash the power of imagination

The prototype look and feel must be as close as possible to the designer’s idea. However, with traditional technologies the gap between his idea and the finished prototype is huge. That’s why working with a skilled 3D printing service using ever more performing systems is the key.  The  J750 printer of the Polyjet technology has been embedded in the production site of Spring srl, and now it’s possible to:

• Realize smooth, detailed and realistic prototypes
• Produce molds and production tooling with an excellent accuracy
• Embed the most wide range of colours and materials in one single model

The skills in using this printer allow to realize highly realistic models also thanks to the excellent colour and shape rendering, in this way designers can test what will be the realistic look and feel of the finished product.

Innovation is the key for the packaging and consumer goods sectors, for that reason it’s important to develop strategic alliances with an highly qualified company.

Spring srl is one of the top players in Additive manufacturing at an European level and is continuously working with the largest companies in these sectors. Spring srl after 20 years of experience in 3D printing is able to help these companies on their path of innovation.

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