Recently, EnvisionTEC, a well-known professional 3D printing company in Germany, demonstrated its latest breakthrough technology-Continuous Digital Optical Manufacturing (cDLM) and the first 3D printer using this technology-Micropluscdlm at JCK Las Vegas Trade Show.
A ring can be printed in a few minutes.
It is understood that this machine is specially designed for the jewelry industry, and is used to directly print 3D models of investment casting. The biggest highlight is that the speed is much higher. It only takes a few minutes to print a sample instead of the original hours. In order to prove the power of the machine, EnvisionTEC company repeatedly used the standard 3D printing casting material PIC 100 and their fastest material QView for printing demonstration at the exhibition site.
"This innovation is enough to change the current jewelry industry," said AlSiblani, CEO of EnvisionTEC. "Usually, 3D printing of castable materials (PIC 100) often takes several hours, but now with cDLM technology, this time will be greatly shortened-jewelry such as rings can be designed, developed and ready for investment casting in one day, which is undoubtedly huge for the jewelry industry.
According to the specific data, the z-axis printing speed of MicroPluscDLM is 25.4mm/ 10-20 minutes per inch, and the maximum component size is 45 mm× 28 mm× 75 mm In addition, it is equipped with an industrial-grade UVLED light engine, an integrated PC with Wi-Fi function and a built-in touch screen, which is very convenient to control.