Stereolithography (SLA) / Digital Light Processing (DLP)
What are the benefits of SLA / DLP?
Benefit #1
High precision and smoothness of 3D printed parts
Benefit #2
A wide range of materials
Benefit #3
The possibility of producing parts with high transparency
Benefit #4
Specialized materials intend
Materials
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Standard resin
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Resins imitating the properties of engineering material: ABS-like, PP-like
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Flexible resin
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High-temperature resin
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Super clear resin
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Foundry resin
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Dental/medical resin
The most popular resin, which, due to different manufacturers, is named differently. It provides a good quality/price ratio. Available colors: transparent, white, gray, black.
Resins similar in mechanical properties to ABS and PP.
Resin similar in properties to rubber (Shore 80A hardness).
Resin for applications operating at high temperatures (HDT above 200 °C).
Material designed for application where high transparency, e.g. flow simulations, is required.
Material designed to leave minimal combustion products when removing the model from the mold. Used in the foundry. If you are looking for casting material for larger series and larger dimensions, check out SLS / Primecast
Designed for medical application. It is compatible with EN-ISO 10993-1:2009/AC:2010, USP Class VI and SO 20795-2:2013. If you are looking for a different material with medical certificates, check out SLS/PA12
Costs and Lead Time
What influences resin costs and lead time
- Part capacity
- Used material
- Used parameters (e.g. layer thickness)
- Bottom brackets - check other technologies without support
- Production series size
- Applied postprocessing - more information in postprocessing
- Choosing express execution options
Want to optimize costs?
Want to optimize costs?
Resin technologies design guidelines
For SLA/DLP technology, we recommend that you follow these recommendations:
Minimum hole diameter 2 mm
Minimum wall thickness from 0.6 mm depending on the geometry
The access to areas with a bottom bracket should be secured in order to remove it
Positioning pins should be at least 3 mm thick/medium
Not sure about your design?
Not sure about your design?