Technische informatie

3D printing

3D printing has become increasingly popular in recent years as a supplementary production technique. At 3D Next Level, we believe that 3D printers have the potential to replace traditional production methods more frequently. This is due to several reasons, including:

Wat is 3D-printen?

3D printing, also known as Additive Manufacturing (AM), Rapid Prototyping, or Rapid Manufacturing, is a production technique where a digital (3D) file is converted into a tangible (3D) object. The object is built layer by layer by a 3D printer.

What 3D printing techniques exist in general?

There are several techniques to create a (3D) object, mainly by building the object layer by layer. Below are brief descriptions of the three most well-known 3D printing techniques:

The most well-known technique is FDM printing, this method involves melting a plastic filament and depositing it layer by layer.

With SLS printing , objects are formed by fusing (sintering) ultra-fine powder particles (also layer by layer) using heat, such as from a laser

SLA printingalso known as stereolithography , is a term used to describe various methods that fall under this category. With this technique, each layer is exposed from a liquid bath containing a UV-sensitive liquid polymer (resin). The liquid solidifies exactly where the UV light shines. The light sources can be a UV laser, UV LEDs combined with an LCD screen, or a projector (DLP), but developments are advancing rapidly.

3D Next Level heeft veel ervaring de afgelopen jaren opgedaan met al deze 3 technieken en de vele varianten daarin. Op dit moment richten wij ons met name op de SLA 3D-printtechniek.

"We use SLA 3D printers because we see the most potential in this method: it's fast, precise, offers a variety of materials, and can handle all sizes. This is what the technical industry needs.

Lennart van den Doel
Technisch directeur 3D Next Level

Our 3D printers

Photocentric Titan (SLA)

695 x 385 x 1200mm


86mm per hour

Photocentric magna (SLA)

510mm x 280mm x 350mm

16mm per hour

 

Photocentric opus
(SLA)

310 x 174 x 220mm

 

18mm per hour

Massivit

142 x 111 x 180cm

35cm per hour

Sinterit lisa pro (SLS)

150mm x 200mm x 260mm

3mm per hour

 

Hierboven ziet u een selectie van onze 3D-printers. Van de meeste 3D-printers hebben wij er meerdere 3D-printers staan. Daarnaast hebben wij ook nog aanvullende 3D-printers die wij hoofdzakelijk inzetten voor Creative. 

Waarom 3D Next Level?

De 7 grootste voordelen van (SLA) 3D-printen:

Onze Materialen

Lennart van den Doel - Photocentric

3D-print methodes

De verschillen

Wij geloven bij 3D Next Level het meeste in de SLA 3D-print methodiek. Dit komt met name omdat we in de afgelopen jaren de meeste voordelen hebben ervaren bij SLA 3D-printen en omdat de voordelen van FDM & SLS 3D-printen naar onze mening niet opwegen tegen de nadelen. De voordelen van SLA 3D-printen zal maken dat 3D-printen gedeeltelijk o.a. spuitgieten kan gaan vervangen komende jaren. 

SLA 3D-printen

Pluspunten van SLA 3D-printen:

Challenges of SLA 3D printing:

Nadelen FDM 3D-printen:

Nadelen SLS 3D-printen:

Are you wondering if your product is suitable for this production technique?

Get in touch with us!

Lennart van den Doel - Photocentric