Stereolithography Stereolithography

Technology for Creating Technology for Creating Solid PrototypesSolid Prototypes

Rapid PrototypesRapid Prototypes

ManufacturabilityManufacturability QualityQuality Production PartsProduction Parts Production ToolingProduction Tooling Unique Applications Unique Applications

ExperimentsExperiments• Optical analysisOptical analysis• Material propertiesMaterial properties

What are they used for?

Basic System Layout

A Full Scale Model

Prototype Installed

Fluid Flow CellFluid Flow Cell

System CapabilitiesSystem Capabilities Standard resolution build Standard resolution build

volume is a 10 inch cube.volume is a 10 inch cube. Layer depth will be 0.004 Layer depth will be 0.004

inch.inch. Laser Beam Diameter Laser Beam Diameter

0.010 inch0.010 inch High resolution build High resolution build

volume is a 5 inch square volume is a 5 inch square 10 inches tall.10 inches tall.

Layer depth will be 0.002 Layer depth will be 0.002 inch.inch.

Laser Beam Diameter Laser Beam Diameter 0.003 inch0.003 inch

Detailed part with small features

Nasal PassageNasal Passage

Original data source Original data source from 3mm section of from 3mm section of human MRI.human MRI.

Each adjacent section Each adjacent section connected in Mech. connected in Mech. Desktop and Gambit Desktop and Gambit (a CFD analysis (a CFD analysis package)package)

assembled model with solid “cavity”

Individual cross sections

Bone StructureBone Structure

STL Data produced STL Data produced from Micro-CT scan from Micro-CT scan datadata

Multiple specimens of Multiple specimens of identical structure can identical structure can be made, reducing be made, reducing samples variations.samples variations.