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Stratasys Brings Connex3 To The Dental Industry « Fabbaloo

Stratasys Brings Connex3 To The Dental Industry

By on March 29th, 2015 in printer

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Stratasys has supercharged their Objet 260 platform to provide new functions for dental 3D printing. 

The new machine, the Objet260 Dental Selection 3D Printer, builds on both the Objet260 platform and the companyā€™s Connex3 technology. Connex3 was announced about a year ago, and it provides three independently controlled resin jets within a single 3D printer. Using this technology up to three resins can be mixed to provide a much wider variety of material properties and colors. 

In the Objet260 Dental Selection machine, the usual Stratasys dental resins continue to work, but the addition of an extra jet permits the use of color in 3D printed dental models. In other words, not only can they print a model with rigid teeth and softer gums, it can now be printed in lifelike colors. 

Stratasys has arranged a new set of resin palettes for this use that permit an appropriate selection of colors. The Objet platform appears otherwise unchanged, as it still includes the same 255 x 252 x 200mm build volume and highly-accurate 16 micron (0.016mm) layer size. 

Dental has always been a prime area of focus for industrial 3D print manufacturers, as it is perhaps one of the most “personal” applications – everyone’s teeth are unique. 3D printers may not be great for mass production, but they excel at printing unique items. Like teeth. 

Via Stratasys

By Kerry Stevenson

Kerry Stevenson, aka "General Fabb" has written over 8,000 stories on 3D printing at Fabbaloo since he launched the venture in 2007, with an intention to promote and grow the incredible technology of 3D printing across the world. So far, it seems to be working!