3D Printers
It’s one thing to have an idea in your head — it’s something else to hold it in your hands, or place it on your co-worker’s desk and proclaim. 3D printers let you think faster. Move quickly. Cut costs.
3D Printers
WAVE OF THE FUTURE
Everything You Need to Know About 3D Printing
It’s one thing to have an idea in your head — it’s something else to hold it in your hands, or place it on your co-worker’s desk and proclaim “I knew this would work.” 3D printers let you think faster. Move quickly. Cut costs.
From individual designer through product development collaboration to the manufacturing department, Stratasys offers FDM and PolyJet 3D printers designed for you.
Application
Manufacturing Tools Solution
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- Production, without the line : Imagine production without the oppressive costs and time requirements of tooling. Make changes quickly and affordably — at any stage in the production cycle. Create low–volume assembly fixtures and jigs directly from CAD data.
What 3D Printing Can Do?
- Digital manufacturing is the manufacturing procedures which uses additive fabrication technologies to produce end-use parts or create tooling, casting or forming of products.Time-to-market, freedom to redesign and flexible manufacturing plans are only the beginning. This new
Rapid Prototyping Solution
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- The power of prototyping. Maximized :
Stratasys Design Series 3D Printers dramatically tighten design and development cycles, improve communication and collaboration, and resolve issues between design and engineering. They speed products to market and reduce costly mistakes — all while keeping your intellectual property onsite. Very soon, you’ll wonder, “Why weren’t we doing this before?”
What 3D Printing Can Do?
Concept Modeling
- 3D printing enables engineers and designers glimpse the future by turning an idea into a one-off finished product within hours or days.
- With in-house concept modeling, you can prove out your next big inspiration, incorporate improvements early, and filter out failures before they become costly.
Functional Prototyping
- Iterative, agile product development is the promise of the 3D printing. Functional prototyping with production-grade thermoplastics or digital materials reveals how your next product will perform, well before you commit to production.
How 3D Printing Works?
Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Technology
Trademarked by Stratasys, FDM 3D printing technology squeezes thermoplastic gauzes according to coordinates pre-programmed by software. Parts are constructed layer-by-layer from the bottom up by heating and extruding thermoplastic filament.
It is the only professional 3D printing technology that uses production-grade thermoplastic materials, so parts are unrivaled in mechanical thermal and chemical strength.
PolyJet Technology
PolyJet technology is a powerful additive manufacturing method that produces smooth, accurate prototypes, parts and tooling. PolyJet 3D printing is similar to inkjet printing, but instead of jetting drops of ink onto paper, PolyJet 3D printers jet layers of curable liquid photopolymer onto a build tray.
With 16-micron layer resolution and accuracy as high as 0.1 mm, PolyJet can produce thin walls and complex geometries using the widest range of materials.
FDM Benefits
- The technology is clean, simple-to-use and office-friendly
- Supported production-grade thermoplastics are mechanically and environmentally stable
- Complex geometries and cavities that would otherwise be problematic become practical with FDM technology
PolyJet Benefits
- Create smooth, detailed prototypes that convey final-product aesthetics
- Produce complex shapes, intricate details and smooth surfaces
- Incorporate color and diverse material properties into one model with the greatest material versatility available
Our Solutions
Applications Within Automotive
Act faster and shrink the cost and risk associated with producing specialty tools and custom fixtures. Be creative and innovate quickly to produce the tools you need to do the job with greater efficiency and ease.
The flexibility of 3D printing solutions frees you to optimize jigs, fixtures and other manufacturing aids for specific tasks, components, individuals, or equipment.
Shift your production work to FDM and eliminate the expense of tooling, set-ups and change overs to save up to 90%.
Polaris
“Every time we avoid cutting a tool, we save 8 to 12 weeks.” — Randy Larson, Polaris –
Industry: Automotive Consumer Goods
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Volvo
“3D printing will make it possible to build mock-up engine components so the platform and manufacturing teams can provide feedback at a much earlier stage in the development process.”
– Jeff Hartman, Product Designer, Volvo Construction Equipment
Industry: Automotive
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Ducati
“To keep Ducati at the forefront of engine design, we sought a technology that could make accurate, durable prototypes quickly.”
— Piero Giusti, Ducati
Industry: Automotive
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Gordon Murray
“We were initially using the machine as a design tool but soon discovered that we could use it more and more for structural parts. In fact, we’ve designed the entire of the T.25 interior using the Stratasys machine.”
— Gordon Murray, Gordon Murray Design
Industry: Automotive
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Honda Access
“The Stratasys 3D Printer not only offers quality prototypes with fine details, it also enables our company to enhance customer satisfaction by synchronizing the development cycle of both the vehicle and the OEM accessories we create. Its user-friendliness further allows our designers to be more creative.”
— Hiroshi Takemori, senior design researcher, product planning department
Industry: Automotive
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Ichikoh Industries
“We believe the Objet Eden500V will help us significantly, in all areas of product prototyping.”
— Naohisa Akiyama, Ichikoh Industries
Industry: Automotive
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Applications Within Consumer Goods
Stratasys’ advances in FDM and PolyJet technology allow you to create production-grade prototypes that look, feel, and perform like your final product.
Print a mold. Shoot 10 to 100 parts. Then test and validate your designs using final production materials and processes. It could save you the time, cost, and waste of retooling.
Get better consumer feedback, test more thoroughly, and fix problems early on — before they become costly. Rapid prototyping will help you uncover more ways to perfect your designs.
InnoDesign
“The Stratasys J750 truly amazes everyone on the team, and boosts energy for designers to keep thinking out of the box for more and better ideas. We look forward to opening up a whole new world full of colorful and new designs together with Stratasys.”
– Kim Young-se / Innodesign
Industry: Consumer Goods
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Henk and I
“It would have been impossible to design a machine of this complexity and originality without the capability to quickly build prototypes.”
— Henk van der Meijden, Henk and I
Industry: Consumer Goods
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
3M Korea
“The Objet 3D Printer has allowed us to shorten modeling time from seven days to one day, cut prototyping costs by 90 percent, and systematize our design process.”
— In-Hwan Lee, 3M Korea
Industry: Consumer Goods
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Bianchi Bikes
“With our Dimension 3D Printer, we were able to master the locking system in less than 24 hours at a fraction of the cost. Having this capability enables us to spend more time perfecting our designs and less time worrying about whether our suppliers will deliver parts on time.”
— Fabio Ferri
Industry: Consumer Goods
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Trek Wind-Tunnel Prototypes
“The fact that we were able to print multiple iterations quickly enabled the designers to experiment more and still make all their deadlines.”
— Mike Zeigle, Manager of Trek’s Prototype Development Group
Industry: Consumer Goods
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
HOYU
“The huge tray size is incredible. We print several models in a single build, which saves us lots of time.”
— Lam Suet Fung, HOYU Tooling
Industry: Consumer Goods
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Applications Within Medicine
Optimize surgical planning with spatially, tactilely, and physically accurate models based on patient scans. Surgical teams can use the 3D printed models to plan therapeutic approaches, and make more efficient use of expensive operating room time.
3D printed multi-material models can replicate the complexity and wide range of patient pathology, making them superior tools for medical education. But how do 3D printed models compare to traditional training methods?
Get to market faster with clinically meaningful and marketable products. Use 3D printing solutions to rapidly produce prototypes with the shape, texture, and material properties of any medical device. Test quickly for early feedback and optimize designs for final production.
Udell Dental Laboratory
“The time required to print a typical removable partial dental frame is reduced by 80 percent, which makes it possible to complete the partial denture framework in a day and a half.”
– Scott Udell, President, Udell Dental Laboratory
Industry: Dental
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Altimate Medical
“A model that cost $1,000 and took three weeks to get from a service bureau can now be made internally for around $100.” — Gabe Routh, Product Development Manager, Altimate Medical Inc.
Industry: Medical
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Nordic Neuro Lab
“Our Objet 3D Printer has helped us to reduce time to market and has also decreased the risk of building a faulty mold.” — Svein Reidar Rasmussen, NordicNeuroLab
Industry: Medical
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
BlueSky Designs
“With the 3D printer we develop many iterations before deciding on the ones we machine, which has saved us tens of thousands of dollars in design and manufacturing costs.”
— Dianne Goodwin, BlueSky Designs
Industry: Medical Commercial Products
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Shaping Young Hearts
“My team could visualize the operation before we started. We knew the safest approach, and confidently made a smaller incision.”
— Dr. Redmond Burke, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Industry: Medical
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Pioneer
“By creating prototypes with an in-house 3D
printer, we were able to cut down product
development cost by approximately 50 percent.”
— Yasuyuki Tobishima, Pioneer Corporation
Industry: Electronics
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Culligan
“I wouldn’t trade in our Dimension
3D printer for anything. It’s a tool we use to
showcase our capabilities when our dealers
and resellers come into the office for a tour.
They are always very impressed.”
— Steve Reif, Director of Research & Development,Culligan
Industry: Electronics
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Bullard
“[Because of the concept models] we didn’t have to guess if the customer would like the T3 – we knew from the very beginning.”
— Eric Bielefeld, Bullard Senior Industrial Designer
Industry: Commercial Products
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Logitech
“Had we relied on formulas and CAD models
rather than functional models, we might
never have found the optimal design.”
– Dominic Amae, Logitech
Industry: Electronics
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Christie Digital
“We have had a mindset change with our engineers. Now they are not willing to live with one prototype and hope it works,”
— Mark Barfoot, Christie Digital Systems
Industry: Electronics
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Architecture Build detailed, durable models with 3D printing
Seeing is believing. Stratasys 3D Printing helps architectural firms seize more opportunities by creating complex, durable models in-house, directly from CAD data.
PolyJet 3D printing technology produces astonishingly smooth, detailed architectural models in an array of materials, including rigid photopolymers ready for painting. For models that must bear loads or take abuse, FDM Technology builds strong parts in production-grade thermoplastics.
Find customer testimonials and expert knowledge on 3D printing in architecture.
- Case Studies
Modelzium
“The speed with which we can deliver highly accurate architectural models with the Objet 3D Printer has had a great impact on our business.”
— Yang Ho Park, Modelzium
Industry: Architecture
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
BplusU
“Having our own 3D printer makes sense because of the complexity of the geometry we’re working with. There is no other way to build some of our models than with 3D printing.”
— Herwig Baumgartner, Principal/Partner, BplusU
Industry: Architecture
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Camerino
“Thanks to Objet, we can touch the results of 210 days of work. I had a stadium in my mind, and now it’s in my hands.”
— Luca Frattari, University of Camerino
Industry: Architecture
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
McCann
“The [Dimension 3D] printer has given us the ability to create unorthodox shapes to an exacting degree of accuracy. There have been projects that we simply could not have completed without it.”
— Josh Coulas, Peter McCann Architectural Models Inc.
Industry: Architecture
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Transference
“The Fortus 3D Production System has expanded our possibilities and fostered creativity in our team.”
— Huang-Ren Li, Transference
Industry: Architecture
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Our Solutions
Applications Within Automotive
Act faster and shrink the cost and risk associated with producing specialty tools and custom fixtures. Be creative and innovate quickly to produce the tools you need to do the job with greater efficiency and ease.
The flexibility of 3D printing solutions frees you to optimize jigs, fixtures and other manufacturing aids for specific tasks, components, individuals, or equipment.
Shift your production work to FDM and eliminate the expense of tooling, set-ups and change overs to save up to 90%.
Polaris
“Every time we avoid cutting a tool, we save 8 to 12 weeks.” — Randy Larson, Polaris –
Industry: Automotive Consumer Goods
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Volvo
“3D printing will make it possible to build mock-up engine components so the platform and manufacturing teams can provide feedback at a much earlier stage in the development process.”
– Jeff Hartman, Product Designer, Volvo Construction Equipment
Industry: Automotive
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Ducati
“To keep Ducati at the forefront of engine design, we sought a technology that could make accurate, durable prototypes quickly.”
— Piero Giusti, Ducati
Industry: Automotive
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Gordon Murray
“We were initially using the machine as a design tool but soon discovered that we could use it more and more for structural parts. In fact, we’ve designed the entire of the T.25 interior using the Stratasys machine.”
— Gordon Murray, Gordon Murray Design
Industry: Automotive
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Honda Access
“The Stratasys 3D Printer not only offers quality prototypes with fine details, it also enables our company to enhance customer satisfaction by synchronizing the development cycle of both the vehicle and the OEM accessories we create. Its user-friendliness further allows our designers to be more creative.”
— Hiroshi Takemori, senior design researcher, product planning department
Industry: Automotive
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Ichikoh Industries
“We believe the Objet Eden500V will help us significantly, in all areas of product prototyping.”
— Naohisa Akiyama, Ichikoh Industries
Industry: Automotive
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Applications Within Consumer Goods
Stratasys’ advances in FDM and PolyJet technology allow you to create production-grade prototypes that look, feel, and perform like your final product.
Print a mold. Shoot 10 to 100 parts. Then test and validate your designs using final production materials and processes. It could save you the time, cost, and waste of retooling.
Get better consumer feedback, test more thoroughly, and fix problems early on — before they become costly. Rapid prototyping will help you uncover more ways to perfect your designs.
InnoDesign
“The Stratasys J750 truly amazes everyone on the team, and boosts energy for designers to keep thinking out of the box for more and better ideas. We look forward to opening up a whole new world full of colorful and new designs together with Stratasys.”
– Kim Young-se / Innodesign
Industry: Consumer Goods
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Henk and I
“It would have been impossible to design a machine of this complexity and originality without the capability to quickly build prototypes.”
— Henk van der Meijden, Henk and I
Industry: Consumer Goods
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
3M Korea
“The Objet 3D Printer has allowed us to shorten modeling time from seven days to one day, cut prototyping costs by 90 percent, and systematize our design process.”
— In-Hwan Lee, 3M Korea
Industry: Consumer Goods
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Bianchi Bikes
“With our Dimension 3D Printer, we were able to master the locking system in less than 24 hours at a fraction of the cost. Having this capability enables us to spend more time perfecting our designs and less time worrying about whether our suppliers will deliver parts on time.”
— Fabio Ferri
Industry: Consumer Goods
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Trek Wind-Tunnel Prototypes
“The fact that we were able to print multiple iterations quickly enabled the designers to experiment more and still make all their deadlines.”
— Mike Zeigle, Manager of Trek’s Prototype Development Group
Industry: Consumer Goods
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
HOYU
“The huge tray size is incredible. We print several models in a single build, which saves us lots of time.”
— Lam Suet Fung, HOYU Tooling
Industry: Consumer Goods
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Applications Within Medicine
Optimize surgical planning with spatially, tactilely, and physically accurate models based on patient scans. Surgical teams can use the 3D printed models to plan therapeutic approaches, and make more efficient use of expensive operating room time.
3D printed multi-material models can replicate the complexity and wide range of patient pathology, making them superior tools for medical education. But how do 3D printed models compare to traditional training methods?
Get to market faster with clinically meaningful and marketable products. Use 3D printing solutions to rapidly produce prototypes with the shape, texture, and material properties of any medical device. Test quickly for early feedback and optimize designs for final production.
Udell Dental Laboratory
“The time required to print a typical removable partial dental frame is reduced by 80 percent, which makes it possible to complete the partial denture framework in a day and a half.”
– Scott Udell, President, Udell Dental Laboratory
Industry: Dental
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Altimate Medical
“A model that cost $1,000 and took three weeks to get from a service bureau can now be made internally for around $100.” — Gabe Routh, Product Development Manager, Altimate Medical Inc.
Industry: Medical
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Nordic Neuro Lab
“Our Objet 3D Printer has helped us to reduce time to market and has also decreased the risk of building a faulty mold.” — Svein Reidar Rasmussen, NordicNeuroLab
Industry: Medical
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
BlueSky Designs
“With the 3D printer we develop many iterations before deciding on the ones we machine, which has saved us tens of thousands of dollars in design and manufacturing costs.”
— Dianne Goodwin, BlueSky Designs
Industry: Medical Commercial Products
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Shaping Young Hearts
“My team could visualize the operation before we started. We knew the safest approach, and confidently made a smaller incision.”
— Dr. Redmond Burke, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Industry: Medical
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Pioneer
“By creating prototypes with an in-house 3D
printer, we were able to cut down product
development cost by approximately 50 percent.”
— Yasuyuki Tobishima, Pioneer Corporation
Industry: Electronics
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
Culligan
“I wouldn’t trade in our Dimension
3D printer for anything. It’s a tool we use to
showcase our capabilities when our dealers
and resellers come into the office for a tour.
They are always very impressed.”
— Steve Reif, Director of Research & Development,Culligan
Industry: Electronics
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Bullard
“[Because of the concept models] we didn’t have to guess if the customer would like the T3 – we knew from the very beginning.”
— Eric Bielefeld, Bullard Senior Industrial Designer
Industry: Commercial Products
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Logitech
“Had we relied on formulas and CAD models
rather than functional models, we might
never have found the optimal design.”
– Dominic Amae, Logitech
Industry: Electronics
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Christie Digital
“We have had a mindset change with our engineers. Now they are not willing to live with one prototype and hope it works,”
— Mark Barfoot, Christie Digital Systems
Industry: Electronics
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Architecture Build detailed, durable models with 3D printing
Seeing is believing. Stratasys 3D Printing helps architectural firms seize more opportunities by creating complex, durable models in-house, directly from CAD data.
PolyJet 3D printing technology produces astonishingly smooth, detailed architectural models in an array of materials, including rigid photopolymers ready for painting. For models that must bear loads or take abuse, FDM Technology builds strong parts in production-grade thermoplastics.
Find customer testimonials and expert knowledge on 3D printing in architecture.
- Case Studies
Modelzium
“The speed with which we can deliver highly accurate architectural models with the Objet 3D Printer has had a great impact on our business.”
— Yang Ho Park, Modelzium
Industry: Architecture
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
BplusU
“Having our own 3D printer makes sense because of the complexity of the geometry we’re working with. There is no other way to build some of our models than with 3D printing.”
— Herwig Baumgartner, Principal/Partner, BplusU
Industry: Architecture
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Camerino
“Thanks to Objet, we can touch the results of 210 days of work. I had a stadium in my mind, and now it’s in my hands.”
— Luca Frattari, University of Camerino
Industry: Architecture
Technology: PolyJet
Download PDF
McCann
“The [Dimension 3D] printer has given us the ability to create unorthodox shapes to an exacting degree of accuracy. There have been projects that we simply could not have completed without it.”
— Josh Coulas, Peter McCann Architectural Models Inc.
Industry: Architecture
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
Transference
“The Fortus 3D Production System has expanded our possibilities and fostered creativity in our team.”
— Huang-Ren Li, Transference
Industry: Architecture
Technology: FDM
Download PDF
MATERIAL PARTS
FDM Thermoplastics
3D print durable parts in production-grade materials
FDM Technology builds parts in the same strong, stable plastics used in injection molding, CNC machining and other traditional manufacturing processes. Harness the power of 3D printing while relying on tested, established thermoplastics.
POLYJET MATERIAL
PolyJet Materials
3D print in hundreds of materials
PolyJet technology 3D prints in the widest variety of materials, so you can create ergonomic tooling, biocompatible surgical guides or realistic prototypes that closely resemble finished products.
Models are precisely printed in layers as fine as 16 microns for smooth surfaces and complex geometries. Material properties range from rubber to rigid, transparent to opaque, neutral to vibrantly colored and standard to biocompatible.
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