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Lower cost RP machines have high resolution
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Laser Lines (Industrial and Medical) product story
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team
Feb 15, 2006
Rapid prototyping system offers three additional material options, and higher resolution than the previous basic model, and systems' prices will now range from GBP 59,900-109,900.
Stratasys announces that a new version of its popular FDM Vantage rapid prototyping system, called the Vantage X, offers three additional modelling material options and higher resolution than the previous base model, with a starting price of GBP 69,900.
Concurrent with this introduction, the base model FDM Vantage i price will be lowered.
The systems' prices will now range from GBP 59,900-109,900.
Besides the standard polycarbonate (PC) or ABS plastics, the Vantage X offers a PC-ABS blend, PC-ISO, or ABSi options.
ABSi offers improvements over standard ABS, including finer feature detail and surface finish smoothness.
PC-ABS combines the strength of PC with the flexibility of ABS.
PC-ISO is a medical-grade plastics that meets ISO 10993 and USP Class VI material requirements.
The Vantage X can be ordered in either 'A' or 'P' configurations.
The A configuration allows the use of ABS, ABSi, and PC-ABS.
The P configuration allows the use of PC, PC-ISO, and PC-ABS.
Material configuration options let users customise the machine to their specific application needs.
Besides the new material options, the Vantage X offers a significant resolution upgrade for ABS, ABSi, and PC-ABS.
The high resolution setting of 0.005in or '5 mil' (0.127mm) gives users the option of excellent feature detail and surface finish smoothness in a thermoplastics part.
"It is a big deal to our customers to get these new resolution and material options in a machine starting at such a low price," says Stratasys product manager, Patrick Robb.
"Previously you would have had to purchase a much higher priced Vantage to get these features, and this would not have included ABSi".
"The Vantage has been a huge success for Stratasys and this latest version brings sophisticated prototyping down to a price easily justifiable by any serious development group." The Vantage X is scheduled to start shipping in mid February.
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