3D printer manufacturerGerman RepRaphas launched a new Liquid Additive Manufacturing (LAM) system. Named the L320, the system has a larger build volume than theL280German RepRap’s first LAM printer, and can be used to process 3D printing liquid silicone rubber.
According to the company, it is “an extremely stable” system, “adapted to the high demands of industrial continuous operation.”
Liquid Additive Manufacturing
Though still a type of material extrusion technology, LAM differs from deposition methods like FFF and FDM as the feedstock is not melted in the process. Instead, LAM material, as the name suggests, is liquid when deposited. It gets vulcanized into a solid object through exposure to a heat lamp that passes over the bed between layers. The method was invented by Outstanding Contribution to 3D Printing Award-winningDr. Adrian Bowyer, and has since been commercially developed by German RepRap in collaboration with chemical companyDowthat manufactures material for the process.
The advantages of LAM, as explained by Benedikt Höß, Head of R&D and Support at German RepRap, is that “you have the same strength on the Z axis as you have for the X and Y axis, or as you have in the injection molding process.”
In addition, LAM is capable of both low-volume/single object prototyping and serial production, within a build of 250 x 320 x 150 mm.
German ReRap also manufacturers FFF 3D printers, including the x400 andx500.
German RepRap L320 Technical Specifications
打印速度的L320能够在range of 10 and 150 mm/s. Positional accuracy of silicone deposition is +/- 0.2 mm/s, and it can produce a layer height of between 0.22 and 0.9 mm. SILASTIC™ 3D 3335 Liquid Silicone Rubber is the machine’s material of choice, and the recommended slicer is Simplify3D. There are also three nozzle options for the L320: 0.23, 0.4 and 0.8 mm.
In addition to the system, German RepRap is offering an optional maintenance contract, on-site service and material packages with purchase of the L320.
Price for the system is available on request.
| Build platform (X x Y x Z) |
250 x 320 x 150 mm
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| Print speed |
10 – 150 mm/s
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| Travel speed |
10 – 300 mm/s
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| Position accuracy | +/- 0.2 mm/s |
| Layer height (min.) | 0.22 – 0.9 mm |
| Material |
SILASTIC™ 3D 3335 Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR)
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| Nozzle options |
0.23 | 0.4 | 0.8 mm
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| Extruder |
Lift and sunk system, volumetric extrusion
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| Options |
Maintenance contract, material pails
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| File transfer |
with USB-Stick, Stand-alone printing with Touch Display, ethernet
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| Software |
Simplify3D Software
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| Operating voltage | 230 VAC |
| Display |
15.6 inch Touch Display
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| Outer dimensions |
Printer without cartridge system and display: 800 x 960 x 1957 mm (fits through 1-wing doors, standard dimensions)
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| Weight |
approx. 350 kg (without cartridge system)
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| Technology |
LAM (Liquid Additive Manufacturing)
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| Hardware |
Industrial rollers and stand for easy handling
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Featured image shows LAM 3D printing. Photo via German RepRap
