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Dimension 3D Printers:
Affordable RP technology, right in your office
Welcome to
2006, and an opportunity to decrease your product design cycle.
At
Hagerman & Company we have always offered our customers
solutions to their problems. We now have a solution that will
benefit many of you for making prototype parts. Hagerman has
teamed up with
Stratasys Inc. of Eden Prairie, Minn. to offer you the
Dimension 3D printers. These printers allow you to control from
your desk when, where, and how prototypes are constructed.
As a
manufacturing engineer, this product truly excites me because it
allows for STL files of 3D models to be printed in true shape
and scale using strong ABS resin in an office environment. No
more time wasted waiting on a quote from the Rapid Prototype
(RP) vendor, then waiting on their lead time to produce the
parts and ship them to you. With Dimention 3D printers, you can
now send that STL file to a networked printing device in your
building and start producing your ideas within minutes. This
allows for faster evaluations of aesthetics, functionality, and
strength if similar plastics are to be used in the final
product. These qualities are due to the properties of the ABS
resin as printed. These models are strong and usuable, unlike
other RP processes that produce fragile, weak models. Once these
evaluations are done, the concept can be modified as necessary
until all design parameters are optimized. This networkable,
office-friendly printer will open doors for your creative
energies that until now you have only dreamed of.
The
Dimension 3D printer is a self-contained unit that runs on
either 110V or 220V. It needs only the 3D STL file to create
parts. Its overall size is 27 x 36 x 41 inches (686 x 914 x 1041
mm). The maximum build size is 8 x 8 x 12 inches (203 x 203 x
305 mm). Larger parts can be divided into smaller pieces and
then glued together to form a large model. The Catalyst software
used by the printer automatically imports STL files, orients the
part, slices the file, generates support structures (if
necessary), and creates a precise deposition path to build the
ABS model. Multiple models can be packed within the build
envelope to maximize efficiency. Catalyst provides queue
management capabilities, build time, material status and system
status information. Dimension 3D Printers can run unattended and
provide system and build status information via e-mail, pager,
or the Internet. The ABS resin comes in a variety of colors and
contains 56.3 in3 of resin per spool. All these
features combine to make a simple, accurate, user-friendly
machine that will change the way you think about and use RP for
your business.
If you are
currently using outside sources for RP or would like to be able
to produce your own models for customers, marketing, or
production trials then the Dimension 3D Printers can quickly and
affordably meet your needs. For more information on how
Dimension 3D printers can help solve some of your manufacturing
problems, please contact your local Hagerman & Company, Inc.
sales professional.
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