Stereolithography Resin

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Stereolithography Resin

• liquid photopolymers
• Different ones with specific properties
• optical transparency
• UV and humidity resistant
• higher strength, flexibility
• Used for rapid prototyping

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Stereolithography

• 3-D CAD model
• Software chops model into thin layers
• UV laser paints one layer
• Platform drops down a fraction of a millimeter
• Steps 3 and 4 repeated until done
• Placed in an ultraviolet oven that thoroughly
  cures the plastic.

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References

• http//www.stereolithography.com/slainfo.php
• http//computer.howstuffworks.com/stereolith.htm
• http//users.bergen.org/jdefalco/SLA5.html
• http//home.att.net/castleisland/sla_int.htm
• http//www.engineeringtalk.com/news/dsm/dsm100.htm
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