I stopped by the 3D Sys booth at Chicago, saw the Thermojet and was told it
prints 400x300 dpi in the y and 300x300 in the x, and at 4 times the printer
length its volumetric output is 3x the Actua. I'll be casting some example
patterns in several alloys. Best regards, Tom Richards, Metallurgist
At 04:22 PM 3/16/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Scott,
>
>One of our engineers attended the National Manufacturing Week in Chicago and
>
>spoke visited the 3D booth, her understanding is the material for the
>ThermoJet
>will not be offered for the Actua. I'm not sure about the software.
>
>Brian T. Pardo
>Sandia National Laboratories
>P.O. Box 5800 MS0958
>Albuquerque, NM 87185-0958
>
>Phone: (505) 844-5079
>FAX: (505) 844-5589
>
>email: btpardo@sandia.gov
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott -Scooter- Sutterer [mailto:ssutter@pdmfg.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 1:10 PM
>To: Chris Aiken; rp-ml@ltk.hut.fi
>Subject: Re: Replacement for 3D Systems Actua
>
>
>
>Chris
>Here is what I have heard so far, all of this is second hand information so
>I am not sure of the accuracy. It sounds like the machines speed and
>material strength are the best improvements, plus some enhancements in the
>software to place parts (hopefully the software will be made available for
>the actua 2100) One thing you did not mention in your post is accuracy. The
>new machine is still 300 dpi. I would guess the new material has less
>overall shrink which should help accuracy. One of my deepest concerns it
>that 3Dsystems will abandon the Actua 2100 by not offering new better
>materials and better software.
>I have added some other thoughts within your post below.
>
>Chris Aiken wrote:
>
>> I'd like to know what people think about the new ThermoJet Solid Object
>> Printer by 3D Systems. Is anyone planning on implementing large numbers
>> of these machines? Is this the beginning of taking RP out of the labs
>> and giving it to the users much like printers and plotters, or is this
>> machine still to complicated and fragile to release into the general
>> engineering community for every day use.
>>
>> It appears that 3D has improved the speed,
>
>Only if the part is wider then the head on the 2100. From what I have heard
>so far the print head actually jets slower. It is just 3 times wider
>
>> reliability
>
>I don't see any difference in reliability
>
>> and part
>> durability
>
>This I see as the most importance difference
>
>> while reducing the cost significantly.
>>
>
>Most of the price difference is eaten away in the fact that the warranty is
>only 90 days rather then a year.
>
>A half inch of valuable work space has been lost in the y direction
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris Aiken
>>
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>>
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