The PolyJet Process at Protogenic

Using an Objet Eden 500v system, Protogenic is able to produce parts directly from your CAD files in any one of several materials available.  PolyJet, or multi-jet modeling, is a printing process where photopolymers are jetted on to a build platform, then parts are built up layer by layer.  In this case, those layers can be as small as 16 microns, with 600x600 dpi.

Most parts can be run in less than a day, and the result is either a very accurate rigid model, or a soft rubber-like model printed in one of the available Shore A materials.  For rigid models, we guarantee the same level of accuracy that can be expected from our SLA models, however it's possible your PolyJet models will be produced even closer to nominal than an SLA of the same file. 

As with Stereolithography and Laser Sintering, 3D files are placed in the build area, a build file is created, then the files are printed out by the machine.  The support structure is a soft, jelly-like substance that is deposited layer by layer, as the parts are built.  Each layer is photo cured immediately after it is depositied, so unlike Stereolithography there is no post-curing required.

There are 4 PolyJet materials available at Protogenic, one rigid Shore D material (FullCure 720) and three soft Shore A materials (Tango Gray (75A), Tango Black (61A), and Tango Plus (27A).  The TangoPlus is the newest of the 4, and is the softest and most elastic of the three Shore A materials.  Please contact us if you'd like to receive a free sample!