As an integral part of Stratasys, the pioneering force and creator of PolyJet technology, Stratasys Direct brings unmatched expertise in color 3D printing. Our team uses the most advanced Stratasys color 3D printers and a vast array of multicolor resins to transform your concepts into hyper-realistic parts and stunning models. We can even blend resins to produce over half a million custom shades, ensuring your full-color prints match your brand and reflect your true colors.
Our expertise and state-of-the-art equipment bring your designs to life, enabling you to produce full color parts with vibrant colors and multiple textures in a single build, saving you time and money. With ISO 9001, AS9100 certifications, ITAR registration and over 30 years of experience, our level of quality, precision and reliability sets us apart.
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Stratasys Direct provides a wide range of resins to meet diverse needs. From transparent to opaque, rigid to flexible, our 3D resin materials can be blended to achieve over 500,000 custom colors to create breathtaking parts.
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With our online platform, ordering PolyJet parts is straightforward and accessible anytime. Instant quotes, a broad selection of photopolymers, and simple file uploading streamline your experience. For additional support, our PolyJet advisors are ready to offer their expertise in achieving the perfect balance of properties for your multi-material and full-color prototypes.
Enhance your Polyjet parts with Stratasys Direct's expert finishing and assembly services. Our dedicated team transforms your PolyJet parts and turns them into visual masterpieces. Whether it's smoothing surfaces, applying custom coatings, assembling intricate components, or adding functional details, secondary processing specialists ensure stunning esthetics and peak performance on your parts.
At Stratasys Direct, our commitment to the highest quality standards starts with the design phase and extends through every stage of the project. Our team carefully removes support material and utilizes advanced inspection techniques to ensure dimensional accuracy, material consistency, and a flawless finish for every part. Trust us for PolyJet color printing that exceeds expectations and redefines what’s possible.
PolyJet technology offers unique possibilities in 3D printing, beginning with converting CAD designs into STL files and slicing them into cross-sections for printing. The process involves jetting and curing photopolymer material layer by layer with UV light, supplemented by support structures. This comprehensive guide covers material selection, STL file preparation, designing for multi-colored parts, and other nuances essential for flawless PolyJet printing.
Open the world of possibilities with PolyJet multicolor printing:
PolyJet is a 3D printing technology invented by Stratasys that jets thousands of material droplets layer by layer to create a solid 3D mode with over 500,000 unique colors, realistic texture simulation, and flexible and transparent materials. PolyJet is the fastest technology and smoothest surface in the Stratasys Direct arsenal.
PolyJet is the perfect solution for designers who want realistic models but have had to contend with inconsistent color results and rough finishes. PolyJet is capable of producing models indistinguishable from the real thing, allowing designers to incorporate texture, color, text, and fine features.
3D printing with PolyJet allows you to incorporate multiple materials into a single print resulting in quicker production of realistic parts and design iterations early in the product development life cycle.
Think of PolyJet (Monikers: Material jetting, photocuring, inkjet printing) like your home 2-D paper printer. Your 2-D color printer lays out minuscule droplets of color onto your paper, forming words and images.
In a similar fashion, PolyJet uses fine print head nozzles to deposit droplets of photocurable material in layers as fine as 16 microns (0.0006" inches) to form detailed 3-D parts.
Our engineering team uses Stratasys PolyJet software to load the file(s), at which time they will define the materials and colors used. Once the build file has the settings defined (type of machine used, materials, colors, other), then the file is sent to scheduling to get the order ready to build.
Each pass of the material jetting deposits one or more different materials including the support structure at the same time, cured as it is deposited via UV light. When one layer is cured, the build table lowers by a small increment (Z axis), then the next layer of material is deposited on top of the last layer. The process is repeated possibly thousands of times until a fully formed 3D model is manufactured.
The built parts are removed from the machine and are sent to the final step which is for support removal. The support removal is quite simple as it uses pressured water inside of a hood, where a technician sprays water across the part, with the support material dissolving into fine particles that are captured in a basket. What is left is a finely detailed part ready for your application.
