Nanoscribe, a BICO company, expands the range of applications that can be achieved with its high-precision 3D printer. The recently unveiled Quantum X series can now print centimeter-sized structures thanks to an Extra Large Features (XLF) Print Set the company has just introduced.
From nano- and microscale structures to millimeter- and centimeter-sized objects
Once integrated into the high-precision 3D printer, the new XLF Print Set can maintain particularly complex structures and filigree details and speeds up the printing process so much that the latter becomes an ideal choice for batch production of voluminous millimeter- and even centimeter-sized objects.
As a reminder, Nanoscribe’s machine is based on the Two-Photon Polymerization (2PP) technology which would be 100 times more precise than comparable technologies such as high-resolution SLA and DLP or projection micro-stereolithography (PµSL).
According to the manufacturer, 2PP was limited to object sizes of just a few millimeters – until now. With the XLF Print Set, the high-precision 3D printing technology can now be seamlessly extended to centimeter-sized objects, with precision typically 2 to 5 times higher than comparable microfabrication technologies. In a single pass, objects up to 30 cubic centimeters can be produced.
“The XLF Print Set brings a whole new world of opportunities to the Quantum X shape,” says Dr. Michael Thiel, Chief Science Officer and co-founder of Nanoscribe. “First and foremost, you gain a tremendous speed up in manufacturing large print quantities of voluminous objects in one batch,” Thiel summarizes one key benefit of the new XLF Print Set.
The Nanoscribe Quantum X shape is a superior laser-based 3D printing platform with straightforward processes and reliable workflows, so highly precise and accurate printing results are also achieved with the new XLF Print Set. It contains a new air objective with a magnification factor of 5x, resulting in an increased print field diameter of up to 3,200 µm and a comparatively large working distance of 18.5 mm. Combined with a high scanning speed, adjustable voxel sizes, and a highly sensitive photopolymer resin, the XLF Print Set provides a comprehensive solution for high-precision 3D printing in the milli- and centimeter range. It is therefore an attractive solution for prototyping and manufacturing, for example, mechanical parts such as millimeter-sized connectors and housings, microfluidic structures, and scaffolds for biomedical research, a press communication reads.
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