Power Wasp 45 HDP Wasp developed this large-scale fused-granulate-fabrication, extrusion-based 3D printer to meet the needs of boat makers for large-scale, customized parts with complex geometries. Users include ColorYacht, which makes hatches, folding drawers, dashboards and seat supports for Ferretti Yachts, an Italian yacht maker.
What’s new? The printer. The latest in the Wasp HDP (High-Definition Pellet) line, the technology represents a jump in the series’ maximum printing volume and boasts a new kinematic system.
Benefits The ability to manufacture parts that would not be achievable with a traditional Cartesian or delta kinematics printer. Because it prints at a 45-degree angle, it is capable of producing large, complex components without the need for supports and with minimal shrinkage. In this way, it can manufacture parts with better surface quality, greater mechanical strength and better force distribution.
Wasp Srl, Massa Lombarda, Italy, 39-0545-87858, www.3dwasp.com
Vital Statistics
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Printer dimensions |
About 15.5 feet by 8.1 feet by 8.5 feet |
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Printer weight |
About 2,200 pounds |
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Print speed |
Up to about 3.9 inches per second |
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Materials that can be printed |
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polylactic acid, PET-glycol, PP and acrylonitrile styrene acrylate, as well as glass-filled formulations |
Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter
Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.
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