Objet30 Pro Unveiled

Probably the biggest story in additive manufacturing (AM) so far this year was the announced Stratasys/Objet merger (Rapid Ready coverage). Even with the merger yet to be finalized, this hasn’t kept either company from pushing forward with innovation. We recently covered Stratasys’ newest offering, Mojo, and now we can share details with you about Objet’s forthcoming release, the Objet30 Pro.

I’m actually writing to you from the past here. By the time you read this, I’ll be running around at RAPID 2012, collecting information to pass on to you. Objet contacted Rapid Ready earlier this month to discuss the Objet30 Pro via a phone presentation. We were asked to keep mum about the new 3D printer until today.

Objet looks to fill what it sees is a need for a high-quality, versatile desktop 3D printer with its new system.

 “There are lots of designers and small businesses that are dying to jump into the 3D printer game, and what is available at the desktop level isn’t really meeting their needs,” said Bruce Bradshaw, director of U.S. marketing for Objet. “And they don’t have $100,000 to $150,000 to spend, so they’re sitting on the sidelines, waiting. We think this is a good solution for them.”

The Objet30 Pro will begin shipping on June 22 at a cost of $43,000. For your money you get a polyjet 3D printer with 0.1 mm accuracy and 28µ layers. The build envelope is 300 x 200 x 150 mm (11.81 x 7.87 x 5.9 in.) with a printing speed of around 112 cm³/hr (opaque), 60cm³/hr (transparent). The materials cost of creating an object is about $5 - $6 per cu. in.

Objet says what sets its new printer apart from other desktop offerings is the Objet30 Pro’s capability to print the Objet VeroClear and high temperature materials, in addition to the five materials the Objet30 is capable of printing: VeroWhitePlus, VeroGray, VeroBlack, VeroBlue and DurusWhite.

“This is really unheard of at the desktop level,” added Bradshaw. “In order to get high temperature and clear material prior to the Objet30 Pro, you were spending over $100,000.”

Below you’ll find the introduction video for the Objet30 Pro.

Source: Objet