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News Release
Graphtec Corporation
Headquarters: 503-10 Shinano-cho, Totsuka-ku
Yokohama 244-8503, Japan
URL: http://www.graphtec.co.jp
August 10, 2004
No.03-022
M/I/O (Measurement/Input/Output) Platform
for the Digital Network Age
3D printer XD700
Providing further solid support to enable design-process
Innovation and optimized design in manufacturing design
environments that increasingly demand 3-D modeling.
Graphtec will launch a new 3-D modeling system on March 8 to provide further solid
support to enable design-process innovation and optimized design in manufacturing
design environments that increasingly demand 3-D modeling. The 3-D modeling
system can be used on an office desktop and is compatible with networks to allow direct
modeling using 3-D CAD data.
Until now, 3-D modeling systems were large and expensive, costing tens of millions of
yen and requiring plant investment similar to that for production machinery. This
product dramatically reduces size and cost, making the purchase of 3-D modeling
systems comparable to the purchase of office equipment rather than that of production
machinery. This product was developed by Solidimension in Israel, and goes on sale
first in Japan through a tie-up with Graphtec, who will also be providing support in
Japan.
In response to the rapidly changing requirements of the 3-D market, Graphtec will be
expanding its range of 3-D solutions for use in office environments under the brand “3D
MIO Platform.”
■Main Features of “3D Printer XD700” Compact 3-D Modeling System
- Network-compatible, allowing easy 3-D output of 3-D CAD data
The “SD View” software bundled as standard with the XD700 imports STL-format data
output from 3-D CAD to provide virtually automatic 3-D output. It also features a job
management function for controlling output requests from multiple clients on the same
network. Well-proven X-Y control technology is used to achieve a construction of
unprecedented simplicity and compactness. Most settings are automatic, enabling the
software to be used with ease soon after its installation.
- Environmentally friendly film lamination enables use on an office desktop
Previous 3-D modeling systems used UV-hardened resin or powder, making then
unsuitable for office use and also requiring care for the storage of materials. This
product uses PVC film, eliminating the need for special storage or operating conditions.
The most significant drawback to film lamination was the need to remove unwanted
areas, but this problem has been resolved through a newly developed peeling
technique.
- Maintainability and consistency levels on par with those of office equipment
All consumable materials are supplied in roll or cartridge form, making maintenance
comparable with that of an office printer. Even if material runs out while modeling is
in progress, it can be replenished as easily as replacing printer paper or toner, allowing
modeling to be resumed without delay.