Stratasys unveils full-colour 3D printer
A 3D printer able to print full colour plastic models with a range of mechanical properties has been unveiled by US firm Stratasys.
Dubbed the Objet500 Connex3, the machine is claimed to be the first of its kind able to print 3D models with a full range of colours.
Earlier systems have typically used two printing jets and been able to blend two base materials. This enables them to produce components that feature varying levels of rigidity and flexibility.
However, the new system introduces a third jet, which enables the machine to blend three materials and therefore makes it possible to produce full colour components with a range of mechanical properties. ‘There’s nobody else in the world that can do that,’ claimed Bruce Bradshaw, director of marketing at Stratasys.
Professor Richard Hague, who heads up the EPSRC Centre for Additive Manufacturing, and is one of the UK’s leading 3D printing experts, agreed that the ability to print in full-colour represents a big step forward.
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