Polyjet 3D Printing Service

PolyJet technology is continually evolving and is known for its realism as well as its sharp precision and ultra fine detailing.  It gives you the ability to create 3D colour printed parts with the gradients, textures, transparency or opacity your components require. 

With over a 1,000 materials to choose from it gives you the option to blend multiple digital materials within the printing process, making PolyJet printing extremely flexible.

Polyjet coloured 3D printing can also enable modelling of transparent parts (or semi-transparent through mixing), producing fully flexible models with a scale of rigidity that can match anything from a soft gasket to a vehicle tyre perfect for many industries.

• Ultra-thin layers (as fine as 16 microns) allowing extremely detailed prints.
• Multiple materials printed simultaneously, including rigid, flexible, transparent, or rubber-like materials.
• Full CMYK colour capability, allowing millions of colour combinations.
• High surface quality, reducing the need for finishing or painting.

Working similarly to a traditional inkjet printer, instead of jetting ink onto paper a print head will jet liquid photopolymers onto a build tray where each droplet cures in a flash of UV light. It can combine a variety of photopolymers in specific concentrations and microstructures to simulate everything from rubber, human tissue and plastics – impressive! With the detail it can produce and the 1000’s of colours, PolyJet coloured 3D printing is fast becoming a popular choice within the medical, retail and dental industry.

For more information on the 3D colour printing service we provide at Malcolm Nicholls Ltd, contact us and we will be happy to provide you with a quote.

The ability to produce highly detailed, realistic models has opened up a wide range of applications across multiple industries.

Product Design and Engineering

This technique of colour 3d printing has allowed designers to produce realistic prototypes that can accurately represent final products. The aesthetics, organics and usability can then be evaluated before committing to a final product.

For example, engineers can create:

• Consumer product prototypes
• Packaging mock-ups
• Electronics casings
• Concept models for marketing presentations

Medical and Dental Applications

Healthcare is another area where Polyjet 3d printing is increasingly being used to create patient-specific models. Surgeons and other healthcare professionals can print models based on medical scans to understand complex procedures.

Common uses include:

• Dental implant planning models
• Orthodontic guides
• Anatomical replicas for training
• Surgical simulation models

Retail, Marketing, and Entertainment

Retail companies and designers within the industry use colour 3d printing to produce character models and promotional displays. For example, character miniatures and shop displays can be printed with accurate colours directly from the original design.

This capability also benefits:

• Toy and collectible design
• Film and animation props
• Personalised figurines
• Product display models

Architecture and Urban Planning

Architects and property developers often use a Polyjet 3d printing service to create scale models of buildings and layouts. Using full colour allows everything to be represented realistically such as landscaping, roads and textures. This helps clients to visualise projects before any construction begins.

Architectural models may include:

• Residential developments
• Commercial buildings
• Infrastructure projects
• Urban planning models

Museums, Heritage, and Education

Another emerging application is the recreation of historical artefacts and cultural objects. Using 3D scanning, museums can reproduce fragile artefacts in their original colours and textures.

Another application of colour 3d printing is the recreation of historical artefacts. 

These replicas allow visitors to interact with historically significant objects without risking damage to the originals.