Techniques
Lost cores, layup molds, casting masters, scan to print and more: the techniques our customers use, on video.
12 techniques
Print a dissolvable core, wrap it in carbon fiber, cure it and wash the core out. Hollow, seamless parts that no split mold can make.
You needModix BIG-120X and HIPS filament
Check if your part fitsPrint the mold, finish the surface and lay up carbon or glass on it, in-house, instead of ordering it from a CNC shop.
You needBIG-Meter for full body panels
Check if your part fitsPrint the master for a bronze casting or a fiberglass mold, with fine detail where it matters.
You needBIG-60 for sculpture, BIG-180X for full bumpers
Check if your part fitsScan the original, rebuild it in CAD and print it at any size. No drawings, no supplier.
You needAny BIG printer and a 3D scanner
Check if your part fitsPrint the whole part in one go, up to 1.8 m long or 2 m tall. No bonding, no seams, no weak joints.
You needBIG-180X, BIG-Meter or Everest
Check if your part fitsTwo independent heads: one prints the part, the other a support that washes out in water. Closed and intricate shapes print clean.
You needThe IDEX upgrade
Check if your part fitsRigid and flexible sections on the same printer, at full size: seals, bellows, soft covers and wearable parts.
You needAny BIG printer with direct-drive extrusion
Check if your part fitsOne continuous wall, about 2 mm thick: light, translucent shells, lamps and sculptural forms at large scale.
You needBIG-120Z for tall forms
Check if your part fitsNest dozens of different parts on one bed and let the printer run all week. Quantity one, thirty times over.
You needBIG-120X
Check if your part fitsStart with one machine and add more as the work grows. Split one big job across printers and finish in days.
You needSeveral BIG printers, one workflow
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The Griffin Ultra High-Flow head lays down up to 0.5 kg of filament an hour, so bulky parts print in hours.
You needThe Griffin Ultra High-Flow head
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The MAMA line prints from low-cost pellets at up to 3 kg an hour, for parts measured in meters.
You needMAMA XL-3000
Check if your part fitsFree application check
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