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:
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.
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 printing, also 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.
695 x 385 x 1200mm
86mm per hour
510mm x 280mm x 350mm
16mm per hour
310 x 174 x 220mm
18mm per hour
142 x 111 x 180cm
35cm per hour
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.
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.