New Opaque Stratasys PolyJet Base Materials
Amazing realism with Stratasys' new opaque PolyJet materials
Stratasys is once again raising the bar in full-color, multi-material 3D printing. The new opaque, non-transparent and light-absorbing materials in PolyJet™ 3D printers deliver breathtaking realism and graphic sharpness that you have to see and touch to believe.
The introduction of the new VeroUltra™ White and VeroUltra™ Black substrates enables incredible realism for a wide range of prototyping projects. These substrates allow for opaque, high-quality parts even when 3D printing very thin plastic parts. Text and labels on bottles and packaging will be sharp enough to meet 2D graphics specifications. Color contrast is improved where high color separation is expected. Finally, these new substrates provide incredible fidelity for simulating natural materials such as wood, fabric, and marble.
Pictured: New opaque colors extend realism to prototyping applications such as bottle labels, and when combined with VeroUltraClear, glass-like transparency is achieved.
“PolyJet 3D printing continues to be the industry-leading modeling solution for designers, as we continue to evolve,” said Shamir Shoham, vice president of Stratasys Design. “What seemed unimaginably realistic last year has become even better this year.” As they’ve learned, accurately mapping color, material, and finish—collectively known as “CMF”—is a very expensive and time-consuming part of the design process. Over the past few years, Stratasys’ PolyJet™ solutions have significantly challenged this notion for designers. The company introduced PANTONE® Validated Colors to ensure that printed colors match what you see on screen. And with materials like VeroUltra Clear, properties like glass-like transparency and flexibility have become available. Software formats like 3MF have simplified the workflow, so high-fidelity modeling is now almost a click-and-print.
Excellent color quality
New opaque colors extend realism to prototyping applications such as bottle labels, mobile devices, backlit screens and panels, and dolls, and designers are taking advantage of this.
“The color quality is excellent,” said Dennis Harroun, an American component designer. His company, Mana Digital Albuquerque, develops 3D printed models for toys, jewelry, and film applications, and is also involved in beta testing new Stratasys materials and 3D printers. “The quality provided by Stratasys materials is by far the best I have encountered, and it would be extremely difficult to replicate this quality with any other modeling method.”
Pictured: American designer Dennis Harroun's work Gravity Girl demonstrates Stratasys' advanced color printing capabilities.
The new opaque materials J8 Series™ and J7 Series™ 3D printers, and the J55™ 3D printers are available
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