Firms advance 3D-printed, heat-cured LSR parts
Courtesy of RepRap GmbH
German RepRap says it is possible to 3D print with injection molding silicone for the first time with its L320 3D printer and Silastic 3D LSR material.
Samples of silicone parts made with 3D printing.
From left: Tom Jenkins, Rick Ziebell, Craig Lustek and Tim Royer of R.D. Abbott; Tammo Ibershoff of German RepRap; and Gifford Shearer and Jerry Pritchett of Dow show off the German RepRap 3D printer at last fall’s International Elastomer Conference in Cleveland.
A look at the German RepRap L320 3D printer, which the firm calls its next-generation printer.
RepRap GmbH
German RepRap said new printhead technology enables precise metering and mixing ratios.
Dow Inc. offers 3D-printable LSR in a range of colors.
German RepRap, a manufacturer of industrial 3D printers, has developed a platform for liquid silicone rubber that it claims makes it possible to 3D print heat-cured silicone parts using a high performance LSR.