Objet500 Connex1 This 3-D printer from Stratasys features ultra-fine, 16-micron layer resolution for high accuracy of fine details. The hot-swapping feature means an empty material cartridge can be replaced while a second cartridge of the same material is in use.What's new? Triple-jetting technology. The printer can produce parts from three materials in a single production run, allowing users to create assemblies with components from three different materials, or components with both rigid and flexible materials. Fourteen available photopolymers simulate rubber, PP and standard resins. Benefits Users can simulate overmolding; generate multi-material tools and models; or simultaneously produce trays of assorted parts, all without assembly or post-processing.
Stratasys, Eden Prairie, Minn., 877-489-9449, www.stratasys.com
