The Importance of Machine Tolerance to Achieve Exacting Results in 3D Printing
Increasingly, additive manufacturing is being used to produce end use parts, not just prototypes. For end use parts to be considered viable for this approach, there are many factors that need to be considered including materials, volumes, cost and tolerances. One very important factor is achieving very high accuracy and precision in your 3D printed parts.
This white paper will discuss how the mechanical tolerance of 3D printers effect part accuracy. 3D printers that are capable of meeting tighter tolerances have the most promise to be used as end use production equipment, specifically for short run production applications.
You will learn:
- What defines accuracy and precision, how they are different and why it is important
- Comparison of a number of photopolymer based 3D printing technologies and how they are radically different when it comes to achieving accuracy and precision
- What are the mechanics used in PµSL and how do they enable the achievement of superior accuracy and precision in 3D printed parts
Company Profile
Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) is the world leader in advanced additive manufacturing solutions based on Projection Micro Stereolithography (PµSL) technology. Many leading companies worldwide are adopting PµSL to 3D print true microstructures with ultra-high printing resolution (2µm~50µm) and printing tolerance (+/- 10µm ~ +/- 25µm).
Micro-precision 3D printing is the optimal manufacturing process for various use cases across a wide variety of industries. BMF empowers companies with complete design freedom to enable the creation of geometries that can be manufactured no other way. The combination of ultra-high resolution, accuracy, and precision allows for more intricate, exact, and replicable parts, at scale and tolerances that match those of micro injection molded parts.
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