Hello & thank you for joining us for today’s Webinar: 3D Printing: Multi-Materials and Vibrant Color My name is Kim Killoran and I’ll be your host for today’s event.
We are passionate believers in the value and power of
3D printing, and in the change it can bring to the world.
And we’re here to lead it.
Who Is Stratasys?
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Before we get into today’s topic, I wanted to give a brief overview of Stratasys. For those of you who aren’t familiar with our company, Stratasys manufactures 3D printing equipment and materials that create physical objects directly from digital data. Its systems range from affordable desktop 3D printers to large, advanced 3D production systems and we are passionate believers in the value and power of 3D printing, and in the change it can bring to the world. 4 main applications for additive manufacturing / 3d printing: concept models, functional prototypes, manufacturing tools, end use parts (worth a whole slide?)
PolyJet & FDM Technologies
PolyJet™
• Fine feature details
• Material versatility
• Multi-material product realism
• Industrial thermoplastics
• Accuracy
• Durability
FDM®
Model Material
Instant UV Curing
Support Material
Printing Head
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All Stratasys 3D Printers build parts layer-by-layer. PolyJet Technology, known for its smooth, detailed surfaces and ability to combine multiple materials in one part, employs an inkjet-style method to build parts from liquid photopolymers in fine droplets immediately cured with UV light. FDM Technology (Fused Deposition Modeling), known for its reliability and durable parts, extrudes fine lines of molten thermoplastic, which solidify as they are deposited. The Stratasys portfolio of specially engineered 3D printing materials is the most comprehensive in the industry. It includes over 500 PolyJet photopolymers and FDM thermoplastics. 3D Printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has many applications. Lets look at the primary applications it serves.
Established / Traditional (Design)
Direct Digital Manufacturing (Manufacturing)
Additive Manufacturing
Concept Models
Functional Prototypes
Manufacturing Tools
End-Use Parts
Primary Applications for Additive Manufacturing
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Under additive manufacturing umbrella: Product development applications {which is the traditional, established market for AF and the one that most think of or gravitate to} Concept modeling Define: initial models/prototypes used when product is being conceptualized. E.G. during industrial design or early in design engineering process Application is primarily product visualization, design communication Functional prototyping Define: Prototypes used to evaluate form, fit and function. Applications seek to prove all aspects of product performance/manufacturability, so: Requirements are more strenuous. E.G. mechanicals strength to undergo testing. Manufacturing applications {which is poised for massive growth; one that is real today but still evolving; fewer users of AF in these areas} For SSYS, this includes: Manufacturing tools Define: collection of all items used to produce, inspect or manage/handle manufactured items Includes Jigs/fixtures (work holders) Patterns End-use parts Define: The parts, subassemblies or products that are sold to a customer or put into service as the finished goods Collectively, we call these Direct Digital Manufacturing
Host Kim Killoran, Marketing Project Manager Stratasys
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Jon Cobb, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Stratasys
I’d like to welcome our main presenter today, Jon Cobb, Executive Vice President of Marketing for Stratasys Jon joined the company as Vice President of Marketing in August of 1995 and has held a variety of roles since. We’d also like to welcome our guest speaker, Guadalupe Ollarzabal who is an Engineer Technician for Trek Bicycle
• The first multi-material 3D printing
technology
• Proven and widely used
• Legacy multi-material capabilities:
• 100+ digital material combinations
• Rigid with rubber-like
• Opaque to transparent
• Digital ABS for injection molding
• Print mixed trays of parts with
differing materials
ConnexTM Technology
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Legacy Connex Capabilities (result of 2 base materials) Rigid with rubber-like Show picture of overmolded part and explain the advantage of 3D printing vs. traditional method. [Show picture of overmolded part.] Opaque to transparent Discuss colors (grays, blues, black, white and clear); good, but didn’t portray the design in it’s production-state. Digital ABS First time an ABS-like product was available for fans of PolyJet technology. Great new applications arose, including 3D printing injection mold tooling.
• Embed Triplex Video
Print Multi-Materials and Color
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From 0:00 to approx 0:47
New From Stratasys
Objet500® Connex3™
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• More than 500 material options
• Prints 3 base model materials
simultaneously
• Enhanced design offers
efficiencies in material changeover
Connex Technology Redefined
• Build envelope
• 490 × 390 × 200 mm (19.3 × 15.4 × 7.9 in)
• Printing speed, print modes
• All the Connex500 capabilities + much more
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3 base materials resulting in more than 500 digital material combinations Animation of triplex technology? 3 Base Materials = ability to not only combine hard and soft parts (rigid and flexible), but add color too. And not just solid color – translucent colors (something no other 3D printer on the market can do). Build envelope = same as the original Connex 500. Plus MUCH MUCH more
• A new generation of Digital Materials • Simultaneous jetting of 3 base materials • Delivers vibrant colors
• In opaque & translucent
• Continuing materials development
• Functional models
• Mixed part of Digital ABS with flexible or
transparent
Opening a World of New Applications
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Ready to print – don’t have to “load it”, ready to print right away without any adaptation / material changing – much more versatile
• Real vibrant color combinations
• Six color base resins, all with rigid properties
• Three color base materials can be used at any time
• Each combination spreads a ‘palette’ up to 46 tints – total of 10 palettes
• New materials cabinet allows for long unattended builds
Now in Color!
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Jon speak to “there have been color 3d printers before, however this is the first real rich and vibrant color available in the industry in plastics.” Platform where we’ll be continuing to introduce additional materials. In Q2, planning to release flex materials in color.
Digital ABS & Over-Molding
Digital ABS for (high-toughness applications) can be combined with:
Color
Transparent
Rubber-like in a wide range of shore values
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Jon speak to how this works, digital ABS takes up 2 model materials, third is the one it’s over-molded with Widest range of shore values in the industry – A27 to 95
Ideation & Concept
Detailed Design
Design Validation
Production Setup
RP/AM Domain
Design Engineering
Marketing
Design Freeze
Short Production Runs
Mass Production
Production
Product Development Life Cycle
Ideation & Concept
Detailed Design
Design Validation
Production Setup
Short Production Runs
Mass Production
Design Engineering Production
Marketing
Design Freeze
Product Realism Look, feel & functionality
Versatility End-to-end applications
Enabled by the only color multi-material 3D printer
Where Connex3 Is Used Most
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Taking Connex to a New Level
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Color opaque
Toughness & over-molding
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Multi-material printing
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Ultimate product realism with maximum versatility
Colored translucent
Fine details Accuracy & surface finish
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“ultimate product realism” + “maximum versatility” – will need to explain both in detail.
Key Industries
Education
Packaging Toys Entertainment
Consumer Electronics
Consumer/Sporting Goods
• Located in Waterloo, WI • Employs 800 people in Wisconsin and 1,800 worldwide • 1,700 dealers across North America • Distributors in 90 countries Trek was among the first to adopt Objet500 Connex3
Trek Bicycle
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Jon intro company and turn over to Trek Bicycle and Guadalupe: Lupe’s been at Trek Bicycle since 1995, started on the manufacturing floor and worked his way up to the proto shop in 2007 as a weld fabricator. He is an avid cyclist both on and off the road. Optional: When Trek got their 1st Connex500 it was supposed to be a 1 person job. That quickly changed to a full time job due to all the prototype requests coming in.
Trek Bicycle
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What has your experience been with PolyJet technology, being able to do multi-materials in one build? What are the advantages that you've seen with using color? (aka why is color such a big deal)? How has it changed the way Trek designs products?
Summary
Objet500 Connex3:
• Look, feel and functionality
• Ensuring the right ‘design freeze’ decision
• The first multi-color, multi-material printer
• Vibrant colors
• The only printer capable of printing color translucent / rubber like parts combinations
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With more palettes coming soon
More Information
www.stratasys.com/webinar-connex3
• Download webinar slides
• View webinar on-demand
• View white paper on technology
• View full Trek case study
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Thank you! In a minute we’ll take any questions that have come in from attendees. If anyone has a question, please be sure to submit it through the Q&A or chat panel. I wanted to let you know that after the event, you can download a copy of the slides and the recording of this webinar at stratasys.com/webinar-connex3 Now onto the Q&A. I see that a few of questions have come through. We’ll try to get through most of these before our time runs out. NEXT SLIDE
Questions?
More information:
www.stratasys.com/webinar-connex3
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Is this product available now? Can I choose any pantone color to print? No, but… Talk about how repeatable the color is. Hundreds of options, always get the same color over and over For Trek: What did you do (or how did you prototype) before you got the connex 3d printer? How much does it cost? How do you place color on your part? Color is assigned to shells within the STL file using our proprietary objet studio software. For Trek: How many engineers are you servicing with your (2) 3d printers? How much material does it hold? The Connex3 can hold a total of 8 resin cartridges, (28.8kg at a time), 2 for support material, 6 for model material (2 cartridges each model type)
Thank you!
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Well it looks like our time is about up. If we didn’t get to your question on the call, we will be sure to follow up with you via email. Thanks again to Jon and especially to Lupe for your time and insight. Thanks to all the attendees for your attention during the presentation. Now I’ll turn it over to our operator who will close out the event. Bye!
