An issue with some extrusion style 3D printers, especially desktop or open-frame style units, is the somewhat less than precise motion of the axes as the deposition head is moving around building a part. It all comes down to the quality of parts that go into these printers. If a printer uses higher quality linear axes, motors and other components, the more accurately it can build parts.

3D Platform (3DP), a leading manufacturer of large format, industrial class 3D printers, has an answer for its 3D printers. It has developed SurePrint Servo, its next-generation motor technology that it claims raises the bar on new 3D printing industry standards.

This new servo motor will deliver :
Speed and accuracy: As an option available on 3DP’s large format additive manufacturing line of machines, SurePrint Servo delivers 85% more torque and 45% faster acceleration-deceleration that the standard motor choice, which can cut cycle times in half. In addition, precision is increased. With 20,000 count encoders embedded in each motor, the smart “closed loop” system provides positional feedback that automatically adjusts for accuracy to increase print quality.

“SurePrint is equivalent to swapping your car’s 200 hp motor with a 375 hp motor—you immediately gain drive torque. And when you add smart traction control, you gain greater control and precision,” said John Good, Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “The results for our customers are greater positional accuracy, so that layer lines lessen, print quality increases…and print times can be shortened.”

Eco-friendly: SurePrint Servo uses 67% less energy while generating 50% less heat.

Upgradeability: SurePrint Servo motors are built on the same framework as the originally designed “open loop” stepper motors. This allows for backward compatibility, giving current 3DP users the ability to quickly upgrade.

Leslie Langnau
llangnau@wtwhmedia.com