However, as far as the current market feedback is concerned, it is difficult for light-cured 3d printers to surpass FDM3D printers in a short time. This situation is not only a price issue, but also a market issue. Almost most people can use FDM3D printers. Because of its simple operation and practical performance, it is well received by users and the market. Light-cured 3d printers are mostly used in jewelry designers, industrial designers, animation designers, dentists and other professional occupations, so the audience is much smaller, and it is expensive and difficult to maintain, so it can't be compared with FDM3D printers in the largest consumer market.
Even so, as the earliest developed 3d printing technology, the 3D printer with vertical cube curing has incomparable advantages over FDM:
First, the accuracy of printing; FDM belongs to hot melt lamination. As far as the current technical level is concerned, no matter how high-precision nozzles and high-end consumables are used, there will still be a layer of fine lines on the surface of objects printed by FDM, which cannot be as fine and smooth as those printed by light-cured 3d printers.
Second, the speed of printing; FDM3d printing is limited by the imbalance between accuracy and speed. If you want to be accurate, you can't print too fast. If you want to print quickly, you can't guarantee the accuracy. For example, FDM3d printers need 1 and 2 hours, while photocuring 3d printers may only need half an hour or less. More importantly, no matter how many sheets you need to print, as long as the platform has enough space, the printing speed of 10 and 100 are the same, and the accuracy remains unchanged.
The above two points are the core advantages of light-cured 3d printer compared with FDM3D printer. As for other aspects, these two technologies have their own advantages. So, if you want a 3d printer with 3d printing technology, you just need to see if you have any requirements for accuracy and speed.