WILCO.
At 10:49 AM 3/22/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Tom
>Could you please let the group know how the new material works for investment
>casting. The actua has been a great tool for investment casting. It would be
>great to hear that the new material burns out as well as the old.
>Thanks
>
>Tom Richards wrote:
>
>> I stopped by the 3D Sys booth at Chicago, saw the Thermojet and was told it
>> prints 400x300 dpi in the y and 300x300 in the x, and at 4 times the printer
>> length its volumetric output is 3x the Actua. I'll be casting some example
>> patterns in several alloys. Best regards, Tom Richards, Metallurgist
>>
>> At 04:22 PM 3/16/99 -0700, you wrote:
>> >Scott,
>> >
>> >One of our engineers attended the National Manufacturing Week in Chicago and
>> >
>> >spoke visited the 3D booth, her understanding is the material for the
>> >ThermoJet
>> >will not be offered for the Actua. I'm not sure about the software.
>> >
>> >Brian T. Pardo
>> >Sandia National Laboratories
>> >P.O. Box 5800 MS0958
>> >Albuquerque, NM 87185-0958
>> >
>> >Phone: (505) 844-5079
>> >FAX: (505) 844-5589
>> >
>> >email: btpardo@sandia.gov
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Scott -Scooter- Sutterer [mailto:ssutter@pdmfg.com]
>> >Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 1:10 PM
>> >To: Chris Aiken; rp-ml@ltk.hut.fi
>> >Subject: Re: Replacement for 3D Systems Actua
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Chris
>> >Here is what I have heard so far, all of this is second hand information so
>> >I am not sure of the accuracy. It sounds like the machines speed and
>> >material strength are the best improvements, plus some enhancements in the
>> >software to place parts (hopefully the software will be made available for
>> >the actua 2100) One thing you did not mention in your post is accuracy. The
>> >new machine is still 300 dpi. I would guess the new material has less
>> >overall shrink which should help accuracy. One of my deepest concerns it
>> >that 3Dsystems will abandon the Actua 2100 by not offering new better
>> >materials and better software.
>> >I have added some other thoughts within your post below.
>> >
>> >Chris Aiken wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'd like to know what people think about the new ThermoJet Solid Object
>> >> Printer by 3D Systems. Is anyone planning on implementing large numbers
>> >> of these machines? Is this the beginning of taking RP out of the labs
>> >> and giving it to the users much like printers and plotters, or is this
>> >> machine still to complicated and fragile to release into the general
>> >> engineering community for every day use.
>> >>
>> >> It appears that 3D has improved the speed,
>> >
>> >Only if the part is wider then the head on the 2100. From what I have heard
>> >so far the print head actually jets slower. It is just 3 times wider
>> >
>> >> reliability
>> >
>> >I don't see any difference in reliability
>> >
>> >> and part
>> >> durability
>> >
>> >This I see as the most importance difference
>> >
>> >> while reducing the cost significantly.
>> >>
>> >
>> >Most of the price difference is eaten away in the fact that the warranty is
>> >only 90 days rather then a year.
>> >
>> >A half inch of valuable work space has been lost in the y direction
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Chris Aiken
>> >>
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>> >>
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