A powder bed is deposited in layers. Inkjet print heads apply liquid binders with high precision. The binder solidifies the powder into three-dimensional structures.
The Figulus series is a series of binder jetting machines from 3d-figo
The figulus 3.80 was specially developed for laboratory applications. Its particularly small installation space makes it especially suitable for powder and ink development. Due to the small amount of powder required, the figulus 3.80 is also suitable for processing very high-quality materials. Its mechanics have been designed for operation with highly abrasive powders, such as aluminum oxide.
The freely programmable recoater unit also makes it possible to apply powders with poor flowability.
Piezo print heads made for the ceramics industry are used. It is also possible to integrate several print heads in one printer in order to print different materials with different inks in one part, to enable multi-material printing.
The software package consists of slicing and control software. The slicing software cuts the 3D model into layers and thus creates a layer model. Pixel graphics are then generated from this model, which can be processed by the 3D printer. The slicing software has functions that prevent bleeding (blurring) at part boundaries and can therefore sharpen the part contours.
The control software enables both online and offline operation. In offline mode, the printer works independently of a host computer. In online mode, the control software can be used to influence the machine parameters during operation.