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Material Properties

Knowing how to select the best material for your 3D printing design is critical to ensuring the longevity and performance of your part.

Visual Appearance

When selecting materials, consider the desired function of the part. Do you need to create a prototype appearance model? Does the part need to feel soft or smooth? Should it be optically transparent?

3D Printing Process

Access precise, flexible, and versatile 3D printing processes—FDM, MJF, SLA, SLS, and PolyJet. Elevate your designs, streamline your workflow, and bring your ideas to life.

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Carbon DLS: Carbon DLS uses engineering-grade materials to produce isotropic parts with exceptional mechanical properties, resolution, and surface finish.

FDM: Fused Deposition Modeling creates component layers by extruding material from a nozzle. Typically used for early stage prototyping and visual models, this process is a cost-effective way to quickly build plastic parts.

MJF: Multi Jet Fusion works by spreading out a fine layer of powder, depositing a fluid in the desired locations, and then fusing those areas together. The MJF process creates parts with a high resolution and excellent tensile strength, making it ideal for bridge production quantities in the hundreds.  

PolyJet: PolyJet sets layers of liquid photopolymer onto a build tray and instantly cure them with UV light.  PolyJet is used for its ability to produce high-resolution, multi-material, and multi-color parts with exceptional detail, smooth surface finish, and realistic prototypes. 

SLA: Stereolithography utilizes a mirror that is programmed to direct an ultraviolet laser to draw and cure a part’s cross-section onto a vat of photopolymer resin. SLA is known for intricate detail and high quality surface finish

SLS: Selective Laser Sintering uses high-powered lasers to sinter powdered material, binding it together to create a solid structure. The high level of accuracy and high temperatures achievable make SLS a useful technology with a broad range of applications ranging from architectural models to surgical tools.

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Which Part Aesthetics Are Most Important?

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Which Process(es) Works Best With My Project?

What Is My Ideal Part Resolution?

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