Advanced Prototyping, Inc. Save time with online quotes and online ordering 24 hours a day!!! Next day shipment possible. SLA, SLS, Silcone molds and Urethane parts. Logon or call today, 1-248-853-8256   Click here! Design Prototype Production NEXT DAY SHIPMENTS American Precision Prototyping LLC FREE INSTANT ONLINE QUOTES 24/7! Design Services Rapid Prototyping Rapid Metal Castings Low Volume Production Injection Molding TOUGH APPLICATIONS EASY SOLUTIONS Want to save money without losing quality? Put more functions into fewer parts using Windform’s uniquely superior properties. Higher performance LS materials decrease costs. Learn more...

The Most Important Commercial
Rapid Prototyping Technologies at a Glance

Return to:    The BRIEF Tutorial Section...    The DETAILED Tutorial Section...    3D Printer Choices Below US$20,000...    RP Terminology Unraveled...    Rapid Manufacturing Tutorial Section...    Detailed Rapid Tooling & Metal Parts Tutorial...

PARTS FOR PROTOTYPE AND PRODUCTION - ON DEMAND Save time. Get Your Parts the Next Day. Cut costs. Get an Instant Quote. Get answers. Our knowledgeable staff will find the right solution to produce your parts. www.redeyeondemand.com

Much Faster, More accurate and Higher resolution. Perfactory® RP Systems from EnvisionTEC. Based on reliable TI Digital Light Projection technology. Learn More!    Click Here...

TECHNOLOGIES TYPICALLY CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE FOR USE AS LOW-COST 3D PRINTERS ARE SHOWN WITH THIS BACKGROUND COLOR.
Technology > >	Stereo- lithography	Jetted Photopolymer	Selective Laser Sintering	Single Jet Inkjet	Laminated Object Manufacturing	Fused Deposition Modeling	Three Dimensional Printing
Acronym > >	SLA	J-P	SLS	MM	LOM	FDM	3DP
Representative Vendor > >	3D Systems		EOS GmbH	Solidscape	Solido Ltd.	Stratasys	Z Corp.
General Qualitative Features - - - - -
Maximum Build  Chamber (inches)	20 x 20 x 24	11.75 x 7.3 x 8	27.5 x 15 x 23	12 x 6 x 9	6.29 x 8.26 x 5.31	24 x 20 x 24	20 x 24 x 16
Speed	average	good	average to good	poor	good	poor	excellent
Accuracy	very good	good to very good	good	excellent	fair	fair	fair
Surface Finish	very good	good to very good	good to very good	excellent	fair	fair	fair
Strengths	large part size, accuracy	accuracy and finish, office OK	accuracy, materials,	accuracy, finish, office OK	office OK, price, size	office OK price, materials	speed, office OK, price, color
Weaknesses	post processing, messy liquids	size and weight, post processing	size and weight, system price, surface finish	speed, limited materials, part size	limited materials, finish and accuracy	speed	limited materials, fragile parts, finish
Typical  Applications > >	Very detailed parts and models for fit & form testing Trade show and marketing parts & models Rapid manufacturing of small detailed parts Fabrication of specialized manufacturing tools Patterns for investment casting Patterns for urethane & RTV molding	Very detailed parts and models for fit & form testing Trade show and marketing parts & models Patterns for investment casting, especially jewelry and fine items Patterns for urethane & RTV molding	Slightly less detailed parts and models for fit & form testing compared to photopolymer-based methods using engineering plastics Rapid manufacturing of parts, including larger items such as air ducts Parts with snap-fits & living hinges Parts which are durable and provide the Patterns for investment casting	Most detailed parts and models available using additive technologies for fit & form testing Patterns for investment casting, especially jewelry and fine items, especially medical devices Patterns for urethane & RTV molding	Somewhat less detailed parts and models for fit & form testing compared to other methods Patterns for urethane & RTV molding Larger patterns for sand-casting	Detailed parts and models for fit & form testing using engineering plastics Detailed parts for patient- and food-contacting applications Plastic parts for higher-temperature applications Trade show and marketing parts & models Rapid manufacturing of small detailed parts Patterns for investment casting Fabrication of specialized manufacturing tools Patterns for urethane & RTV molding	Concept models Parts for limited functional testing Color models for FEA and other engineering related applications Architectural & landscape models Color industrial design models, especially consumer goods & packaging Castings
System Price Range	$75K-800K	$40K-85K	$200K-1M+	$70K-80K	$10K-240K	$15K-300K	$20K-70K
Materials - - - - -
Available      properties &      characteristics      include > >	Acrylics (fair selection) Clear and rigid ABS-like Polypropylene-like (PP) Flexible or elastomeric Water-resistant	Acrylics (limited selection) Elastomeric	Nylon, including flame-retardant, glass-, aluminum-, carbon-filled and others providing increased strength and other properties Polystyrene (PS) Elastomeric Steel and stainless steel alloys Bronze alloy Cobalt-chrome alloy Titanium	Polyester-based plastic Investment casting wax	Bonded PVC-based plastic film Bonded paper	ABS Polycarbonate (PC) Polyphenylsulfone Elastomer	Bonded plaster / plaster composite Elastomeric Investment & direct casting
Material Costs $/pound
plastics	$75-110	$60-200	$25-60	$100	$18	$115-185
metal			$35-115
other			$5 (foundry sand)		$5-8 (paper)		starch: $0.35 / cu in plaster: $0.60 / cu in + infiltrant
Acronym > >	SLA	J-P	SLS	MM	LOM	FDM	3DP
Technology > >	Stereo- lithography	Jetted Photopolymer	Selective Laser Sintering	Single Jet Inkjet	Laminated Object Manufacturing	Fused Deposition Modeling	Three Dimensional Printing
TECHNOLOGIES TYPICALLY CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE FOR USE AS LOW-COST 3D PRINTERS ARE SHOWN WITH THIS BACKGROUND COLOR.