MASSIVit 1800 Using patented Gel Dispensing Printing (GDP) technology, this new printer from MASSIVit, Lod, Israel, can create three-dimensional parts without support structures. The technique uses Dimengel, a nonflammable, proprietary printing gel that solidifies when exposed to ultraviolet light. Dimangel, which is structurally strong like ABS, has low fluidity and hardens instantly, so it can be used to create layers even over empty spaces. Target applications include objects for marketing and branding, props for movies, decorations and sculptures and short-run prints. The printer is available in the U.S. from PriscoDigital.
What's new? Both the printing material and the printer, which was installed in September for beta testing at the facility of a MASSIVit customer, a large-format printing facility in Israel. Other installations are planned, starting in the second quarter of next year.
Benefits Big print volume, of about 6 feet by 5 feet by 4 feet, or about 120 cubic feet. Using its GDP technology, the system prints economically and quickly, making parts that are usually hollow and, thus, lightweight. Because it can print without supports, the printer uses less material. It would need only about five hours to print a sculpture of a human being.
PriscoDigital, Newark, N.J., 973-589-7800, www.prisco.com
