Dimension uPrint
3-d printer
Production Method
Additive Layer
Speed
Varies with model. Production speed is estimated to be a number of hours, based on the model size, complexity. Specifics do not appear to be available, but reports are that it is “fast” for the current state of the art.
Size
Desktop
Bay Area
6 x 6 x 12
The Bay area defines the maximum size of the model or component that can be produced
Cost
$14,900
Costs are estimates and may vary with purchase source and model
http://www.dimensionprinting.com/3d-printers/printing-productspecs-uprint.aspx
Parent Company
Stratasys
http://www.stratasys.com/
Materials
Absplus
http://www.tekprogroup.com/tekprorapidprototyping_041.htm
Cost $250 per cartridge
Tempering Materials
$75 to $100 per unit
Estimation based on the size of the materials bay puts these costs at about .30 per cubic inch of material produced.
Larger Models manufactured by this company are up to 1200 cubic inches 10 x 10 x 12
Demo Applications
A model of Stockholm Sweden was built using information from Google Earth as an input source. The actual display can be seen here.
http://www.tekprogroup.com/tekprorapidprototyping_038.htm
This companies prototype machines have been used by companies such as
Johnson & Johnson
BMW
Sony
Reynolds
Groh
Motorola
and a large number of other major manufacturers.
This printer has won awards at the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, notably the popular mechanics editors choice award.
Patents
Stratasys has filed a number of patents with the USPTO for components and extrusion techniques. If you are interested in the specifics of these, the USPTO site search for Stratasys reports at least 21 relevant patents. http://www.uspto.gov/
3d Software
The dimension series of 3d printers uses Catalyst-EX for object modeling.
http://www.3dvision.com/wordpress/index.php/2009/04/08/explaining-catalyst-ex-build-properties/
Reviews
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