3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced on March 9, 2020 that it has fully tested its latest Figure 4® material in accordance with ASTM and ISO standards. This series of materials is the core of 3D Systems’ digital manufacturing solutions, and at the end of 2019, the company introduced a series of production-grade materials for its Figure 4 platform, opening the door to new application scenarios. The announcement of the test data of the advanced Figure 4 material this time is that the company still insists on the innovative method of “customer first” and is the first company in the industry to demonstrate this level of transparency-saving customers time, reducing costs and shortening the first article Production time.
“So far, the material test data provided by the industry is incomplete for production applications, and is of little value to engineers who are accustomed to the parameters of injection molding plastics,” said Marty Johnson, a technician at 3D Systems. To use additive manufacturing materials in real production applications, a complete set of data that meets industry standards is required to evaluate the effectiveness of the materials. 3D Systems knows how these standards can help improve product quality, improve safety, and promote the market Access, trade and build consumer confidence. By conducting tests based on ASTM and ISO standards, we can provide support for manufacturers and users around the world to use additive manufacturing in real production.”
Provide manufacturers with a complete data set to properly screen the usefulness of materials for their applications, so that they can continue to carry out long-term application tests in a timely manner, such as component/component service life testing or higher biocompatibility levels. For example, electrical life testing may take 1,000 to 4,000 hours (approximately 3 to 12 months) to complete, including time spent on test equipment, operator time, and time to market. Before the company makes such a large investment, it wants to make sure that the selected material is suitable for the application. If it is known in advance that a material meets the dielectric performance data specified by the industry standard, the engineer does not need to carry out several rounds of testing before the long-term service life test (each material takes about two weeks) to determine that it can pass the initial dielectric performance Screened candidate materials.
\n3D Systems has completed the testing of its Figure 4 materials dedicated to production applications: Figure 4 PRO-BLK 10, Figure 4 EGGSHELL-AMB 10, Figure 4 HI TEMP 300-AMB, Figure 4 FLEX-BLK 20, Figure 4 RUBBER- BLK 10, Figure 4 TOUGH-BLK 20, Figure 4 MED-AMB 10 and Figure 4 MED-WHT 10. The company has carried out tests for a variety of material properties, including long-term environmental stability, electrical data, UL94 flammability, biocompatibility, ISO mechanical properties, isotropic mechanical property tolerances, and compatibility with automotive fluids and chemical reagents .
These materials have outstanding characteristics, which can greatly increase the first print yield, control thermal deformation, UV stability, durability, flexibility and impact strength, while supporting new biocompatibility and direct digital production processes. . These breakthrough materials complete the company’s entire product portfolio, combined with 3D Systems’ 3D printing technology, software, and services, allowing users to build nearly 200 million production parts in 2019 alone.
Marty Johnson of 3D Systems will give a speech on the importance of comprehensive material test data at the 2020 AMUG Conference in Chicago titled “Industrialization of Additive Manufacturing: High Speed Direct Production of Advanced Polymers”, which will be held on March 25 Held at 1:30 pm on Sunday (Wednesday).
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