“Today, large, industrial 3D printing is still a six-figure proposition for almost any company that wants to producelarge, high quality parts,” said Ajay Deshmukh , Co-Founder and CEO of Wave3D. “In our early market research, large size, high quality, reliability and affordability remained a combination that was just not available. Compromises needed to be made, on either size, or materials available, or even with the orientations of prints in order to get the types of industrial output needed for enterprise applications. We simply asked ourselves, how could we deliver a final outcome that rivaled all aspects of an industrial printer, with the simplicity of a desktop?”
The Wave3D Pro is designed to be easy to set up and to use. It’s mobile and compact enough to fit through any door, while offering a large build volume of 15.5 x 8.5 x 22 inches. The materials system is completely open, as is the slicing and support generation software. Specifications include:
- Build volume: 15.5 x 8.5 x 22 inches
- Resolution: 50 microns
- Layer thickness: 20-100 microns
- Wavelengths: 385 or 405 nm
“The high resolution and high build speed is achieved by dynamically positioning a 1080p UV projector to create each print layer,” Wave3D Co-Founder and CTO Sebastian Tanczak tells 3DPrint.com.
So just how low-cost is the Wave3D Pro? The price isn’t yet set in stone, or even resin, but Wave3D estimates that it could be as low as $60,000 for an initial pilot program. The company has completed a commercial unit as well as a working demonstration model that is capable of being manufactured on a small scale for the pilot program. Pre-orders have been placed already, but Wave3D is looking for partnerships and/or investments – or even a possible acquisition – before a formal launch.
If you’re interested, or have questions about the Wave3D Pro, you can contact the company at info@wave3dpro.com. Below, you can see some examples of the Wave3D Pro in action:
Discuss in the Wave3D forum at 3DPB.com.