3D printing

The 3D Printing Unit design and manufacture a three-dimensional objects by superimposing layers to create prototypes and viable parts through this new technology in a short period of time and with a wide variety of specific materials for each function.
Instrumental Facilities
- 3D FDM Ultimaker S5 PRO bundle Printer.
- Formlabs Form 3BL SLA Resin 3D Printer.
- Form Wash L Washing System.
- Form Cure L curing station.
Applications
Enhanced SLA 3D printing or LFS (Low Force Stereolithography) large format: uses linear lighting and a flexible tank to convert liquid resin into solid parts. The part responsible for the lighting is the LPU (Light Processing Unit), a single module that has all the parts (lenses, mirrors and lasers) needed to solidify the resin during the manufacture of a part with a laser power of 250 mW and a precision in an XY plane of 25 μm. This system offers sharp and clean features thanks to the high-power lasers passing through a filter and guaranteeing a concentrated laser spot. The parabolic mirror ensures that the laser projection on the manufacturing plane is always perpendicular, which ensures maximum print quality and the exact reproduction of the design to be manufactured.
It is large enough to print anatomy and medical devices. It is possible to print femurs, iliac bones, skulls and other adult body parts at 1:1 scale.
Validated with work processes approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) it is compatible with a wide range of biocompatible and sterilizable materials manufactured in ISO 1348 certified facilities.
FDM (Fused deposition modeling) 3D printing works with a variety of standard thermoplastics, such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polylactic acid (PLA), and their various blends. It is a technique suitable for basic proof-of-concept models, as well as for rapid, low-cost prototyping of simple parts, such as parts that might eventually undergo a machining process.
Functional objects and the design of some new equipment specific to each job are made, such as:
- Sample models such as Algae, Foraminifera, Phytoplankton or chromosomes for scientific outreach.
- Boxes and packaging.
- Testing tools, prototypes.
- Molds.
- Sampling quadrants.
- Fish for non-laboratory adaptation.
Impresión 3D SLA mellorado ou LFS (Low Force Stereolitografy) de gran formato: utiliza unha iluminación lineal e un tanque flexible para converter a resina líquida en pezas sólidas. A parte encargada da iluminación é o LPU (Light Processing Unit), un único módulo que ten todas as partes (lentes, espellos e láseres) que se necesitan para solidificar a resina durante a fabricación dunha peza con unha potencia de láser de 250 mW e unha precisión nun plano XY de 25 μm. Este sistema ofrece características nítidas e limpas gracias a que os láser de alta potencia pasan a través dun filtro e garanten un punto de láser concentrado. O espello parabólico encárgase de que a proxección do láser sobre o plano de fabricación sexa sempre perpendicular, o que asegura a máxima calidade de impresión e a reprodución exacta do deseño que se quere fabricar.
É o suficientemente grande como para imprimir anatomía e produtos sanitarios. É posible imprimir fémures, ósos ilíacos, cranios e outras partes do corpo adulto a escala 1:1.
Validado con procesos de traballo aprobados por la Administración de Medicamentos e Alimentos Americana (FDA) é compatible con unha ampla gama de materiais biocompatibles e esterilizables fabricados en instalacións con certificación ISO 1348.
Sample requirements
n/a
More information
Antonio Souto Casás – Damián Pino Rodríguez
+34 986 812 241
tallerdemecanizado@uvigo.es

