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By DE Editors  

October 1, 2014

Sponsored ContentWhat’s Cool

3D Systems’ ProJet® 5500X delivers the highest quality, most accurate and toughest multi-material composite parts. The ProJet 5500X simultaneously prints and fuses together flexible and rigid material composites layer by layer at the pixel level in a variety of colors and shades including opaque, clear, black or white and numerous shades of gray.

ProJet 5500X

The ProJet 5500X delivers fast composite material print speeds using breakthrough materials with properties that can be easily varied within a single part. This new VisiJet® Composite familyof materials is precisely mixed by the ProJet 5500X print head on-the-fly to achieve superior mechanical properties and custom performance characteristics and comes with a 5-year print head warranty. With so many options, the ProJet 5500X is perfect for a variety of applications, including overmolded parts, multi-material assemblies, rubber-like components, long-lasting living hinges and high-temperature testing.

“The ProJet 5500X brings the benefits of 3D Systems’ MultiJet Printing technology to multi-material applications. Print parts with better fidelity, sharper features and that are true-to-CAD, and choose from dozens of material composites made on the fly for your part. ”

— Tom Charron, VP of Product Marketing, 3D Systems

Who’s It For

Projet 5500xThe ProJet 5500X is ideal for design, R&D, marketing and sales, toolmakers and manufacturing engineers who need to create functional prototypes, test overmolded parts, rapid tooling and end-use parts that feature various material properties, as well as service bureaus and entrepreneurs that need to print in multi-material plastic composites.

Materials

VisiJet® 5500X Composites family, including black, white and clear materials available in rigid or flexible form.

Specs

  • Net Build Volume: 21 x 15 x 11.8 in.
  • Resolution: 29μ (0.0011 in) to 32μ (0.0012 in) layers, depending on mode
  • Dimensions: 67 x 35.4 x 65 in
  • Weight: 2060 lbs
  • Electrical: 100 VAC, 50/60 Hz, single-phase, 15 Amps; 115 VAC, 50/60 Hz, single-phase, 15 Amps; 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, single-phase, 8 Amps

For more information visit: www.3dsystems.com/projet5500x

 
 

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