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Fortis

3d-Printer

Fortis 900mc 

Shop Model

Method
Additive Layer  

Advantages

Variable layer thickness which allows greater control over layering and production speed.
This has a large bay and is a floor model.  The unit is large and suitable for shop applications but will not work well on a standard desktop area.

This machine is fast and is the companies flagship model for high volume production.  Tolerances are about 3 thousands of an inch.


This machine is versatile to handle a fair range of thermoplastics and polycarbonate compounds.  The double materials bays allow for greater volume and flexibility in manufacturing design.

Materials Capacity

36 x 24 x 36
31,104 cubic inches
The materials bay area defines the maximum size of the model or component that can be produced by this particular model of 3d printer.   

Features dual material bays and dual material support bays

http://www.fortus.com/product.aspx?id=2234

Parent Company
Stratasys
http://www.stratasys.com/

Materials Options

Thermoplastics
Polycarbonates

ABS-M30 and ABS M30i
PC-ABS
PC-ISO
PC
PPSF
PPSU

ULTEM 9085 tm
materials sheet
http://www.ides.com/grades/ds/E100408.htm

Materials Costs

Material costs vary with the type of resin used.   The company claims that the overall cost pricing is effective for small manufacturing runs of finished products as well as prototypes.

Reviews

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