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How does FDM printing work?
How does 3D printing fit into the design process?
How durable is ABS?
What colors are available for FDM Printing?
I don't have 3D CAD drawings - can you make them for me?
What
cad file formats do you accept?
My design is confidential - can you provide a non-disclosure agreement?
What are the technical specifications for the material strength?
How does FDM Printing work?
Based
on the patented FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) printing process, the
3D printer builds functional 3D CAD models from the bottom up, one
layer at a time, with durable ABS plastic to create rapid prototypes.
STL
files are imported into the FDM Printing software which automatically
plots a precise deposition path for the FDM Printer to follow. ABS
plastic is fed into an extrusion head, heated to a semi-liquid state
and accurately deposited in layers as fine as 0.010-inch (0.254 mm)
thick. Organic and complex geometric shapes and models can be easily and quickly created using FDM Printing.
How does 3D Printing fit into the design process?
For a growing segment of designers that depend on 3D solid CAD, the Dimension 3D Printer is quickly becoming an essential extension of their overall CAD system and a critical part of the entire design process.
- Reducing
time to Market - FDM printers help streamline design & development
which can drastically reduce the time it takes to get products to the
market place. The ease of use provides designers to fine tune their
designs without expensive tooling charges using rapid prototypes.
- Generating
Bottom-Line Savings - by enabling a highly collaborative and efficient
design process, FDM printers and rapid prototypes have helped
organizations significantly lower production costs, reduce expensive
revisions late in the development cycle and ensure products' gross
profit potential.
- Enhancing
Communication and Collaboration - FDM printing provides functional
plastic models which can be easily shared, refined, and improved. 3D
Prototyping also allows designers to easily communicate a design's true
features to key audiences, including management, marketing, vendors and
customers. Selling ideas is easy when you can show rather than explain.
- Prove
your designs and provide functional models to show product feasibility.
Designs that would take weeks to machine can be built and refined
easily with FDM models to effectively demonstrate the value of designs.
How durable is ABS?
Unlike
appearance rapid prototypes produced in weak materials, FDM printing
provides parts built in ABS plastic have been used for functional and
field tests - from wind tunnel testing to camera mounts on a M1A
Bradley tank and a spray gun running at 60 psi. FDM parts strength
depends on the geometry of the part but in general have about 80% of
the strength of injection molded ABS.
ABS rapid prototype parts can be sanded, milled, drilled, tapped, painted and even plated with nickel, chrome or copper.
What colors are available for FDM Printing?
ABS is stocked in colors are black, white,
grey, and red. Other colors available by special order.
I don't have 3D drawings - can you make them for me?
Yes we provide
Reverse Engineering and Design services. Contact sales@b3-d.com
for a quotation.
What
cad file formats do you accept?
Stereolithography
files (.stl) are preferred, but we can accept .iges, .3dm, .sldprt and
many other files. Pre-processing charges may apply to formats other
than .stl files.
My design
is confidential - can you provide a non-disclosure agreement?
Yes. The Rapid Prototype industry is based on privacy. We have an industry standard non disclosure agreement
(NDA).
Material
Specifications for ABS Plastic used in FDM Process.
Tensile Strength 5,200 psi 34.45MPa
Tensile Modulus 373,000 psi 62,480Mpa
Flexural Strength 9,400 psi 65.0Mpa
Impact Strength (Notched Izod) 2.1 ft*lb/in 107 J/m
Impact Strength (Un-notched) 22.00 ft*lb/in 1,282 J/m
Hardness (Shore D) 76 (D)
Elongation >10%
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