3D Systems
3D Systems has announced the launch of the first major new release to the ZPrinter range since acquiring Z Corporation last year. The ZPrinter 850 offers the same colour, speed and cost benefits that are the ZPrinters USP, but with a build chamber of 508 x 381 x 229 mm — twice that of the ZPrinter 650. The press release below claims that architects and product designers will find the capacity of most use.
Press release below:
3D Systems Corporation has announced the immediate availability of its new ZPrinter 850, the largest format ZPrinter with higher print volume, greater productivity and vibrant full colour that empowers designers, engineers, and architects to create more and larger parts faster.
With double the print volume of the its best selling ZPrinter 650 and the same premium colour printability, the ZPrinter 850 is the only high speed, large format printer for professionals that need to create more at every stage of the design and development process.
“This is just what we’ve been looking for,” said Wesley Wright, a designer at the Pelli Clarke Pelli international architecture firm. “The larger print format provides the flexibility to work in standard scales, see greater detail and increase our overall capacity. The ZPrinter 850 will be great for business.”
“We’re ZPrinting footwear designs nonstop, and the additional capacity will help us better meet the demand of our R&D teams,” said Dave Schwirian, model shop/RP manager for Nike. “The ZPrinter 850 could also open up new uses for sporting equipment where we really need larger, colourful prototypes. I’m certain we’ll see a huge demand for this new in-house capability.”
The ZPrinter 850 offers:
High speed: ZPrinters are the world’s fastest 3D printers – 5 to 10 times faster than other systems, enabling parts production in hours, not days.
Ease of use: The ZPrinter 850 provides fully automated set-up and monitoring, no-touch powder and binder loading, and automatic powder recycling.
Affordability: ZPrinters offer economical per-part cost, higher productivity and lower waste than other 3D printers.
High resolution: 600 x 540 dpi produces parts with fine detail and accuracy.
Top-of-the-line colour: ZPrinters are the only 3D printers capable of printing simultaneously in full, vibrant colour. The ZPrinter 850 includes five print heads – clear, cyan, magenta, yellow and black – that deliver the highest quality and consistency in 390,000 unique colours plus hundreds of thousands of possible colour combinations.
“Our customers have been asking for more and bigger full colour parts and the ZPrinter 850 delivers,” said Buddy Byrum, vice president of channel development and product management, for of 3D Systems. “This new large-format professional printer magnifies our speed, colour and affordability advantage making it most valuable for our customers throughout their entire ideation to production.”
