3D Printing Lab

Although the ISPACE team is not available to design 3D models for you, we can assist you in finding resources to create the appropriate design that will function best with our equipment.

To request a 3D print job, please include a digital file that can be read by our equipment when submitting our form:

SERVICE REQUEST FORM  

• The ISPACE team will review your file and advise you on any needed modifications. 
• Pick up your 3D print job according to our pick-up process.

Learn skills for preparing your own files at our 3D Modeling Workshop at the ISPACE.

• There is no cost for 3D printing services other than the materials fees.  
• Students receive a 70% discount on printing materials. Material prices vary according to the type and quantity used.  
• Students, faculty, and staff can pay for 3D prints using Beach Bucks.
• Colleges and departments can also arrange to cover the cost of prints for specific projects or courses. Please contact ISPACE staff for details.

Full color, multi-material, high resolution 3D printer

Technical Specs

• Process
  • PolyJet Technology (Resin)
  • Microscopic layer resolution and accuracy down to 0.1 mm
• Material Options
  • Vero opaque materials (neutral and vibrant colors)
  • Tango flexible materials
  • Transparent VeroClear & RGD720
• Build Volume Size:  490 x 390 x 200 mm

Benefits

• Product realism:
  • True, full-color capabilities with texture mapping and color gradients
  • 360,000+ color combinations to choose from & multi-material capabilities
• Versatility:
  • Vast array of color & material properties, from rigid to flexible & opaque to transparent
  • Ability to print many diverse materials in one job or part

Single color and high resolution 3D printer

Technical Specs

• Process:
  • FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) Technology
  • Accuracy of +/- 0.2 mm (about 0.01 in)
• Material Options:
  • ABS-M30^TM
  • ASA (Special Request)
  • Soluble QSR Support Material (Default)
• Build Volume Size: 254 x 254 x 254 mm (10 x 10 x 10 in)

Benefits

• Smarter prototyping:
  Excels at all stages of the design; from draft concept to high-quality functional prototypes
• Versatility and performance:
  Ability to print everything from fast, low-cost concept models to durable assemblies

One of the largest 3D Printer with a closed building chamber

Technical Specs

• Process:
  • FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) Technology
  • Accuracy of +/- 0.2 mm (about 0.01 in)
• Material Options: PETG (Ask us about the current color options; varies)
• Build Volume Size:  1000 x 800 x 600 mm (39.4 x 31.5 x 23.6 in)

Benefits

• Fast and Precise Printing:
  • Option to print quick and fast with up to 1 mm nozzle or precise prints with 0.1 mm nozzle
  • Two print heads and two filament feeders
• Large Print Bed:
  • Capabilities to print industrial sized parts
  • Functional parts, tools, molds, and jigs
  • Nesting option for small to medium parts, at larger quantities

Technical Specs

• Process:
  • FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) Technology
  • Accuracy of +/- 0.2 mm (about 0.01 in)
• Material Options:  PETG (Ask us about the current color options; varies)
• Build Volume Size:  350 x 200 x 210 mm (13.8 x 7.9 x 8.3 in)

The strength of aluminum with revolutionary carbon fiber 3D printing

Technical Specs

• Process:  FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) Technology
• Material Options:
  • Nylon
  • Onyx
  • Reinforcement Material
  • Carbon fiber (Special Request Only; ask us how we can implement these in your designs)
  • Fiberglass (Special Request Only; ask us how we can implement these in your designs)
  • Kevlar (Special Request Only; ask us how we can implement these in your designs)
• Build Volume Size: 320 x 132 x 154 mm (12.5 x 5.2 x 6 in)

Benefits

• Continuous Fiber Composite Printing
  • Plastic shell reinforced with Carbon Fiber, Fiberglass or Kevlar
  • Part strength greatly increased with direction of the fiber orientation (concentric or isotropic direction)
• Industrial Grade Parts
  • Produces the strength for tooling and functional parts
  • Combines stiffness and durability
  • Carbon fiber parts are as strong as aluminum, produced 50x faster, at a fraction of the cost

Technical Specs

• FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) Technology
• Accuracy of +/- 0.2 mm (about 0.01 in)
• Build Volume Size: 152 x 190 x 196 mm  (6 x 7.5 x 7.75 in
• Material Options:  PLA, PVA

Benefits

• Water Dissolvable Supports:
  Ability to print supports in water dissolvable material that reduces post processing and clean up.
• Good Quality Affordable Prints:
  Ability to print complex parts with high detail and articulation using entry level 3D printing plastic.

3D Scan Equipment

• Universal Robot UR5 –collaborative robot with portable stand – reach 850mm (33.5in)
• Creaform Go!Scan Spark portable self-positioning white light scanner system that can be mounted on UR5 for automated scanning
• Streamline automation software with interactive common interface
• VXmodel & VXinspect software for 3D scan data inspection and integration into CAD and 3D printing processes
• PolyWorks software bundle with Modeler and Inspector Premium for CAD Modeling and Quality Control/Inspection

Benefits

• Captures physical objects
• Reverses the scanned data into digital 3D objects or compares them with existing CAD data
• Speed: Fast cycle times compared to any other system
• Easy to use: You do not need a specialized robot programmer, the software provides an interactive interface
• Flexibility: Open design enables small and large sized objects
• High accuracy:  Measure parts up to 0.002” (0.050 mm)

Professional ultra-high-precision industrial desktop 3D scanner for small machine parts, jewelry, and dentistry

Technical Specs

• 3D accuracy: Up to 10 microns (0.01 mm)
• 3D resolution: Up to 0.029 mm
• Full color scanning:  Yes
• Object size: 90x60x60mm
• Output formats: All popular formats, including STL, OBJ, and PLY

Benefits

• Up to 10 microns accuracy.
• Metrology-grade scans, suitable for quality control.
• Fully automated with just one click.
• Create exact digital copies of small objects, tiny parts, jewelry, etc.
• No need to add targets to the object.

Industrial 3D scanner of metrological accuracy

Technical Specs

• 3D accuracy:  Up to 0.05 mm
• 3D resolution:  Up to 0.1 mm
• Object size:  Starting from 5 mm
• Full-color scanning: Yes
• Output formats: All popular formats, including STL, OBJ, and PLY

Benefits

• Up to 10 microns accuracy.
• Metrology-grade scans, suitable for quality control.
• Fully automated with just one click.
• Create exact digital copies of small objects, tiny parts, jewelry, etc.
• No need to add targets to the object.