Selection criteria professional 3D Printer
A public mindmap with an overview of the most relevant selection criteria to buy a professional or industrial 3D printer according to 2015 state of market for most common technologies. Zie http://www.icr3ate.com for more information and consultancy.
Selection criteria professional 3D Printer
por Manfred van der Voort
1. Accuracy
1.1. Resolution
1.2. Repetitive position
1.3. Minimal wall thickness
2. Object dimensions
2.1. Build volume
2.2. Geometrical dimensions
3. Use case
3.1. Impressionistisch
3.2. Design study
3.3. Functional Prototype
3.4. Functional Product
4. Finance
4.1. Operational Costs
4.1.1. Machinist
4.1.2. Materials
4.1.3. Maintenance
4.1.4. Waste
4.2. Investment
4.2.1. <5K
4.2.2. 5K - 50K
4.2.3. 50K - 250K
4.2.4. 250K - 1M
4.3. Operational lease vendor
4.3.1. Freedom of Material supplier?
5. Ecology
5.1. Emission
5.2. Material efficiëncy
5.3. Energy consumption (10h vs. 24h)
5.4. Noise
6. Software pipeline
6.1. 3D Modelling
6.2. 3D Model preparation
6.3. Print job handling
6.4. Public job submission
7. AM Speed & Efficiency
7.1. Change time
7.2. Turn around time
7.3. Object print speed
8. Market segment
8.1. Consumer
8.2. Professioneel
8.3. Industrieel
9. Materials
9.1. Mono
9.2. Multi
9.3. Type
9.3.1. Plastic
9.3.2. Metaal
9.3.3. Papier
9.3.4. Wax
9.3.5. Sand
9.3.6. Composite
9.3.7. ??????