The new soluble support material offers faster dissolve-times for the FDM additive fabrication process. The new SR-30 is initially well-matched with two of company’s additive fabrication machines – the Fortus 360mc and Fortus 400mc, formerly FDM 360mc and FDM 400mc.
Fortus has a goal to improve throughput in all stages of the additive fabrication process, from loading the STL file to post processing, states Fortus product manager Patrick Robb. This new SR-30 formulation offers a real improvement in post-processing time. And the material saves more than just time. The time-savings translate to lower production costs as well. Using FDM with the new SR-30, engineers can create prototypes, manufacturing tools, and production parts faster than before.
Direct digital manufacturing (DDM) is the process of manufacturing the parts directly from the CAD data utilizing additive fabrication. Performing DDM with Fortus 3D Production Systems brings great efficiencies to the production of manufacturing tools, like jigs and fixtures, and also low-volume manufacturing of end-use parts.
