ProJet 2500W Plus 3D Printer with new higher resolution for Jewellery patterns

ProJet 2500W Plus wax parts

3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has announced the availability of the ProJet MJP 2500W Plus.

This new solution is  designed to create intricate, high-quality, pure wax 3D printed jewellery patterns with unprecedented speed and accuracy to be utilized in the lost wax casting process. The ProJet MJP 2500W Plus was designed specifically to fulfil the unique requirements of the jewellery industry, and it can generate high-resolution 100% wax casting patterns in hours.

Furthermore, the new high-resolution printing mode allows for smooth pure wax casting pattern. This allows for the rapid and cost-effective iteration, creation, iteration, and manufacturing of all jewellery styles, along with those with the most complicated geometries.

ProJet MJP 2500W Plus 3D printer. Image via 3D Systems.
ProJet MJP 2500W Plus 3D printer. Image via 3D Systems.

ProJet MJP 2500W Plus streamlines the 3D printing of jewellery

The need for manual polishing can impose a major stress on resources, both in terms of skills and materials, and can have a negative financial impact. To address this issue, the ProJet MJP 2500W Plus 3D printer features a new ZHD print mode that improves vertical resolution by up to 2x without increasing wax material consumption. The consequent high-quality surface finish diminishes the requirement for manual polishing of final components, reducing gold loss and potentially improving profitability. Furthermore, with less polishing required, customers can create increasingly complicated designs for which polishing is impractical.

Meeting demand while maintaining high-quality standards necessitates rapid design iteration and customization, as well as the capability to produce large production batches. The ProJet MJP 2500W Plus is intended to assist clients to boost throughput by up to 25% over existing solutions. Consumers can benefit from quicker time to parts-in-hand and more versatility in planning builds with higher printer efficiency. Customers can consistently and rapidly develop micro-detail, accuracy, 100% wax sacrificial casting patterns for high-capacity jewellery manufacturing when employed as part of 3D Systems’ extensive MultiJet Printing solution for jewellery casting, which includes the ProJet MJP 2500W Plus, VisiJet wax materials, and 3D Sprint software, claims  3D Systems.

The ProJet MJP 2500W Plus 3D printer prints true-to-CAD and fine feature definition jewellery patterns with precise, razor-sharp corners and what the company describes as “highly crisp details” in VisiJet 100% wax materials. VisiJet wax melts like conventional casting waxes, but it contains no ash, resulting in defect-free castings. 3D Systems claims that it is tough to handle and cast fine features, and the high contrast colors enable simple fine-detail visualization. Furthermore, the enhanced 3D Sprint software functionalities of 3D Systems enable users to simplify their file-to-pattern workflow.

3D Systems VisiJet cast MJP 2500 jewelry. Image via 3D Systems.
3D Systems VisiJet cast MJP 2500 jewelry. Image via 3D Systems.

 

XHD Printing Mode 

  • Resolution: 1200 x 1200 x 1600 DPI
  • Layer thickness: 16 µm
  • Single Lane Build
  • Productivity: 147 cm3/hr (9 in3/hr)
  • Time for 1 in/2.54cm height: 4 hr

Two Lane Build    

  • Productivity: 141 cm3/hr (8.6 in3/hr)
  • Time for 1 in/2.54cm height: 8 hr

Three Lane Build    

  • Productivity: 134 cm3/hr (8.2 in3/hr)
  • Time for 1 in/2.54cm height: 12 hr

ZHD Printing Mode 

  • Resolution: 1200 x 1200 x 3200 DPI
  • Layer thickness: 8 µm
  • Single Lane Build
  • Productivity: 75 cm3/hr (4.6 in3/hr)
  • Time for 1 in/2.54cm height: 8 hr

Two Lane Build    

  • Productivity: 72 cm3/hr (4.4 in3/hr)
  • Time for 1 in/2.54cm height: 16 hr

Three Lane Build    

  • Productivity: 69 cm3/hr (4.2 in3/hr)
  • Time for 1 in/2.54cm height: 24 hr

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