Smart Molding International 3-2021

additive manufacturing 20 smart_molding international 3/2021 Stratasys J35™ Pro and Stratasys J55™ Prime S tratasys Ltd., a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, this sum - mer announced twonewPolyJet™ 3D printers, the Stratasys J35™ Pro and the Stratasys J55™ Prime, along with new software solutions for research and packaging prototyping. Stratasys has accelerated its pace of innovation using PolyJet technology as designers and engineers work to bring new and better products to market faster and more efficiently. The J35 Pro represents the first multi-material 3D printer for the desktop from Stratasys, while the J55 Prime extends the value of the J55 3D printer to include a new set of versatile materials providing tac - tile, textual, and sensory capabilities in addition to full color. “We’re in the business of helping de - signers and engineers translate what - ever they can imagine into reality,” said Shamir Shoham, vice president of design for Stratasys. “Through the versatility of multi-material PolyJet 3D printing, our customers can cre - ate models and packaging prototypes not only quickly and efficiently, but with remarkable realism that stands out against other 3D printing technol - ogy.” J35 Pro Brings Multi-Material PolyJet Printing to the Desktop at Affordable Prices The new versatile J35 Pro 3D printer accommodates everything from con - cept modeling to high-fidelity, realis - tic, fully functioning models. This new all-in-one, multi-material desktop 3D printer is ideal for the engineering and design office setting. With the J35 Pro, users have the option to combine a variety of materials, including Vero™ UltraClear, that can be printed simul - taneously giving engineers and design - ers the versatility to produce parts that match their exact needs. The printer can incorporate up to three materials that can be printed as single material parts or combined on the same model part, on the same tray. Applications in - clude over-molding, filling simulation and printing in full grey scale “We find that we spend a great deal of time creating and testing models. If a customer had changes or if it doesn’t work as expected, we would have to go through the process over again. By bringing the J35 Pro into our office, we can now create the models and prototypes in-house, in a day – giving us the ability to iterate, correct errors and more efficiently verify designs with our customers,” said Yaniv Adir, project manager for Taga Innovations, Ltd, a manufacturing engineering company in Tel Aviv, Israel. “This printer has al - lowed us to revolutionize the way in which we do business.” The multi-material capabilities of the printer allowdesigners and engineers to incorporate the widest variety of gray - scale colors and materials into a single print, while achieving complex shapes, intricate details, and delicate features. Engineers and designers can not only see what the product will look like, but also test the functionality of it in the pre-production stage. The J35 Pro also offers a simple design-to-print workflow powered by GrabCAD Print™, allowing users to import their designs using na - tive CAD files or 3MF file formats. Two new printers for multi-material printing and in-office capabilities and two new software solutions for packaging and research help designers and engineers translate imagination into reality.