Polymer Engineering Center
College of Engineering – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Additive Manufacturing

Large Build-Volume Fused Filament Fabrication

Cosine Additive AM1

- Max. Nozzle Temperature: 500 °C
- Enclosed and Insulated Chamber up to 100 °C
- Resolution: 150 micron to 1000 micron
- Build Envelope: 1100 mm x 850 mm x 850 mm
- Materials: Filament and pellet feed extruder

Aon-M

- Max. Nozzle Temperature (Two independent Nozzles): 450 °C
- Resolution: 50 micron
- Build Envelope: 450 mm x 450 mm x 640 mm
- Heated Build Chamber: 1800 W of heating up to 70 °C

Digital Light Synthesis

Carbon M1

- Build Volume: 140 mm x 80 mm x 325 mm
- Pixel Resolution: 75 micron

Powder Bed Fusion

DTM Sinterstation 2500

- Build Envelope: 280 mm x 330 mm x 380 mm
- Laser System: 90 W

Sinterit Lisa 1

- Build Envelope: 150 mm x 200 mm x 150 mm
- Laser System: IR Laser Diode 5 W
- Resolution: 50 micron

Fused Filament Fabrication

Ultimaker 3 (Dual Nozzle)

- Max Nozzle Temperature: 280 °C
- Resolution: 20 micron to 600 micron
- Build Envelope: 215 mm x 215 mm x 200 mm

Ultimaker 3 Extended (Dual Nozzle)

- Max Nozzle Temperature: 280 °C
- Resolution: 20 micron to 600 micron
- Build Envelope: 215 mm x 215 mm x 300 mm

Ultimaker 2+

- Max Nozzle Temperature: 260 °C
- Resolution: 20 micron to 600 micron
- Build Envelope: 223 mm x 223 mm x 205 mm

LulzBot Taz 5

- Max. Nozzle Temperature: 300 °C
- Resolution: 75 micron to 500 micron
- Build Envelope: 290 mm x 275 mm x 250 mm

MakerGear M2

- Max. Nozzle Temperature: 300 °C
- Resolution: 25 micron to 500 micron
- Build Envelope: 203 mm x 254 mm x 203 mm

MarkForged Mark Two

- Max. Nozzle Temperature: 270 °C
- Resolution: FFF 100 micron; CFFF 200 micron
- Build Envelope: 320 mm x 132 mm x 154 mm

Otto | 6-Axis FFF Robot

About

Otto, a custom built 6-axis Fused Filament Fabrication printer, was designed and fabricated by members of the PEC. The ABB robot and the Lulzbot Taz5 printhead work in unison to allow for true 3-dimensional printing. Unlike many other 6-axis printers, Otto uses a fixed printhead, which allows for unique build geometries. For example, cylindrical torsion test specimens.

Specs

Watch Otto in Action

SciSlice

About

SciSlice, is a in-house custom tool paths for FFF (FDM). The motivation was to allow independent adjustment of printing parameters for researching and characterizing the effects on part properties. The parameters can be changed between layers.