HP Multi Jet Fusion
HP Multi-Jet Fusion (MJF) technology is a powder-based system that uses PA12 nylon powder to create strong, dense, and complex parts. This technology is best suited for parts that are traditionally too intricate for injection molding and/or short-run production parts. MJF also has several benefits over injection molding: no tooling or retooling costs, almost no limit on complexity (e.g. elaborate internal channels), and the ability to run various different parts in the same production cycle. Additionally, unlike many other forms of additive manufacturing, these parts are isotropic – making their tensile strength uniform in all directions.
WT3D has over 5 years of experience of printing with and repairing the equipment needed for this technology.
Photopolymer Resin
Photopolymer Resin printing is a term that encompasses three different technologies Stereolithography (SLA), Digital Light Processing (DLP), and Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). All three share the similar process of using ultraviolet light to cure a liquid resin into a solid shapes to create parts with unparalleled detail and resolution compared with other additive manufacturing technologies. Similar to MJF, the parts are also isotropic but the technology allows for a much wider array of materials to be used including elastomers and even ceramics.
WT3D has over 4 years in the industry with photopolymer resin printing including operating, selling, and designing for the process.
Fused Filament Fabrication
Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF), also known as FDM, is an additive manufacturing method that utilizes plastic filaments that are melted through a heated nozzle to create polymer parts. This technology is one of the most common types of additive manufacturing or as it is more commonly known – 3D printing. The versatility of FDM printing allows for a wide range of materials to be used; almost any thermoplastic can be printed when the correct system calibrations and tolerances are applied. Quick turnaround, single small batch production, advanced materials parts (carbon or glass-filled nylon, PEKK, PPS, Polycarb, etc.), and rapid prototyping are best suited to this manufacturing style.
WT3D has almost 2 decades of experience with this technology in R&D, printing, and equipment repair.