Tom
Could you please let the group know how the new material works for investment
casting. The actua has been a great tool for investment casting. It would be
great to hear that the new material burns out as well as the old.
Thanks
Tom Richards wrote:
> 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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