| Purpose | 3D printing of low temperature flexible materials |
| Location | RPF Madsen Lab 224A |
| Material systems | For printing Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU), plus other soft and flexible materials |
| Scale / volume | Maximum build area of 227mm x 150mm x 148mm |
| Specs / resolution | 120°C heating build plate; double nozzle design; has the ability to print preforms with complicated structures and then draw those into fibre whilst maintaining that structure |
| * Not an ANFF-supported tool; access is available – refer to Access Fees schedule |
Prototyping
3D Printer – Filament Flashforge Creator Pro *
3D Printer – Filament Funmat *
| Purpose | The Funmat HT 3D printer is fully capable of 3D printing high-performance functional materials like PEEK, ULTEM and PPSU, in addition to a broad range of engineering thermoplastics |
| Location | RPF Madsen Lab 224A |
| Material systems | Advanced thermal system design of this 3D printer includes a 90°C constant temperature chamber, up to 160°C heated build plate, and 450°C high-temperature extruder with all-metal hot end |
| Scale / volume | Build volume of the FUNMAT HT is 260mm x 260mm x 260mm |
| Specs / resolution | Users can achieve down to 50 micron high resolution industrial quality 3D printing |
| * Not an ANFF-supported tool; access is available – refer to Access Fees schedule |
3D Printer – Resin Formlabs *
| Purpose | The Formlabs 3B SLA printer has been optimised for biocompatible materials |
| Location | RPF Madsen Lab 224A |
| Material systems | Biocompatible materials |
| Scale / volume | Build volumes of up to 14.5cm x 14.5cm x 18.5cm |
| Specs / resolution | Uses a flexible resin tank and a Light Processing Unit to produce consistent, accurate prints with X-Y resolution of down to 25µm; able to rapidly produce incredible surface finishes and high accuracy parts |
| * Not an ANFF-supported tool; access is available – refer to Access Fees schedule |
Laser Cutter Universal VLS3.60 *
| Purpose | The Universal VLS3.60 laser cutter is a high performance, floor-standing platform manufactured in the USA and comes with a powerful 50 watt CO2 laser system |
| Location | RPF Madsen Lab 224A |
| Material systems | The VLS3.60 laser cutter is gas assist capable and has been designed for high material throughput producing high accuracy parts. |
| Scale / volume | The machine has a materials processing area of 610mm x 305mm x 229mm |
| Specs / resolution | The machine is paired with Coreldraw2019 software for optimum design capability and ease of use; the VLS3.60 capable of cutting extruded acrylic sheet up to 12mm thickness |
| * Not an ANFF-supported tool; access is available – refer to Access Fees schedule |
