There are a 3D printer in the world but this went directly to the list as being revolutionary. This is because uses a technology that through manipulation of light and oxygen print objects not layer-by-layer as heretofore, but emerging in a continuous manner in a liquid resin. The product of startup the Carbon3D, Silicon Valley, was presented at the TED conference on technology, entertainment and design, in Vancouver, Canada.
When you see the video presentation of Carbon3D its CLIP technology (Continuous Liquid Interface Production), we seem to be seeing images going backwards. A structure towers over a base with a few inches thick full of red liquid. Every millimeter that this kind of arm goes up does “grow” an object.
At TED, the Carbon3D made a similar statement and printed live a ball from a resin that was completed after 10 minutes. The speed of CLIP technology is another of its strengths and Joseph DeSimone characteristics, CEO of startup , was keen to stress this at the conference in Vancouver. “Traditionally, it would take up to 10 hours to print it,” told the audience, according to the BBC. “There are mushrooms growing faster than some printed parts in 3D,” joked later. Another failure of 3D printers presented so far is that the objects they produce are generally very fragile structures as they are printed layer-by-layer.
According to Carbon3D, CLIP technology allows printing 25 to 100 times more fastest and most solid objects and resistant and “consistent mechanical properties.” The company also notes that the printer allows you to use a wide range of polymeric materials, including plastics.
And how does this technology? It starts with a sort of window that reveals the light and is permeable to oxygen, such as contact lenses. Through the control of the oxygen flow in the window, the CLIP creates a “dead zone”, a thin layer of untreated resin between the window and the object.
3D images are projected object model on the resin under the command of a software specific. Ultraviolet (UV) light initiates the hardening process of the resin, while the oxygen slows down the process. “By carefully balancing the interaction of UV light to trigger the curing of the resin and oxygen, which inhibits the reaction, the CLIP objects grows continuously from a resin reservoir at a rate 25 to 100 times faster than traditional 3D printing, “explains the company as a site .
The Carbon3D states that the CLIP technology enables faster production of products, from car parts, medical devices, dentures or even shoes.
For now, only the printer allows printing on polymeric materials but Joseph DeSimone told the BBC that the company is working so that other materials may be used. The Carbon3D expect your printer to reach the market within one year.
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