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Rize 3D has announced the start of supplying Rize One professional 3D printers. The main feature of hybrid 3D printing devices is the simplified procedure for removing the support structures, although the functionality of the devices is planned to be expanded.
The development of an unusual 3D printer became known in August last year, when the Boston startup already had working prototypes on hand. The core of the team is comprised of industry veterans from Z Corp, Objet and Revit, and is led by former Stratasys VP Frank Marangell.
The Rize One 3D printer combines FDM and 3D inkjet technology. Extrusion printing is carried out with one nozzle with the ability to switch between two filaments loaded into the compartment on the left side of the device. On the right is the compartment for charging special ink cartridges for the inkjet head. One of the cartridges contains special ink that separates the support structures from the model. This is where the main secret lies: after printing, the rafts and supports are quite easily detached from the products, leaving behind smooth surfaces.
In the current version of the printer, the extruder is supplemented with a double inkjet head, but with a margin. So far, the inkjet head is only used for applying the mentioned release material and real ink, with the help of which you can write, mark or draw logos on products. In the future, it is planned to expand the inkjet array as soon as new inks are ready - conductive, thermal insulating, heat conductive, and so on. At the same time, it is planned to expand the set of marking inks to the full color gamut (CMYK). The size of the construction area reaches 300x200x150 mm with a layer thickness of 250 microns.
This pleasure will not be cheap, but in comparison with direct competitors like the Fortus line from Stratasys, the new device is not so expensive - about $ 26,000. Branded engineering thermoplastic will cost $ 119 for 840 grams, although the developers claim that the parts made from it are two times stronger than ABSplus and have a higher thermal deformation temperature.
