CUSTOM 3D PRINTING - TECHNOLOGY FFF (FDM)

We provide for our customers custom 3D printing of objects with maximum dimensions of 2000x1000x1000 mm. We use a wide range of commonly available plastic materials (PLA, PET-G, ABS, TPU, Nylon, PVA, HIPS), as well as plastic materials with additives.

 

FDM, or FFF, is the most common and best known among the technologies used for 3D printing. The acronym FDM is a registered trademark of Stratasys, so the abbreviation FFF is often used for a virtually identical product and prototyping process. The basic principle of FDM / FFF technology is the extrusion of thermoplastic material to layers. The 3D printer heating head is supplied with thermoplastic material (most often in the form of a string), which is heated to a partially liquid form. The head then extrudes and applies the material in thin layers. As a result, the solidified material is laminated on the previous layer. The FDM / FFF process requires the use of support structures for most models with overhang geometry (cannot be "hang in air"). Mostly, this involves the use of a second, water-soluble material that makes it relatively easy to remove support structures as soon as printing is complete.

 

During this year's X edition of The 3D Printing Days, a car print modelled on the famous 2005 Ford Mustang in the 1:1 scale was presented. It was an individual project printed on ATMAT Jupiter, ATMAT Saturn and ATMAT Signal printers. The printout consists of 70 plastic parts having a total weight of 400 kg including supports, design and wheels while the weight of the car body is about 150 kg. Printing of all components took about 30 working days, and the whole work including assembly took 2 months. Components of the model have been glued together using a resin reinforced with glass fibre. The model was smoothed with a putty, spray putty, and polished. Then the model was painted in a professional car paint shop.