PADT’s new Objet500 Connex3 is up and running, just in time for our 20th Anniversary party tonight. The latest machine from Stratasys is the first true 3D Color Printer that allows users to print accurate and durable parts in whatever combination of color they want, including tinted transparent material. The machine is comfortably nestled between our FORTUS 400 and FORTUS 250MC.
We are especially pleased to have several executives and support people from Stratasys, the manufacturer of this machine, here for our party tonight. They will be around to answer questions and will be offering a brief presentation on their technology as well.
Yesterday we successfully ran the standard “wrench” demo models:
And overnight we ran some more sample parts along with a printout of a 3D FEA result on a valve model:
The parts are still inside the support material, so you can’t see all the colors. Have no fear, we will be blogging about the FEA model very shortly.
PADT has been offering this machine for sale since its introduction in February and we have already sold one and have several other users about to purchase. The advantages of having a color part without having to paint on are significant. With our own machine we can now build benchmark parts for potential buyers and we can also offer color printing as part of our Rapid Prototyping services.
We will be showing off this machine, along with everything else PADT does, at our party tonight. But if you can’t make it and would like to learn more, just reach out to our sales team at sales@padtinc.com, our prototyping services team at rp@padtinc.com or just give us a call at 480.813.4884.
UPDATE:
Here is the cleaned valve displacement 3D Plot:
