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and workspace. And now we’re there.”
Built as a smaller but equally capable
complement to the Stratasys J8 series for
enterprise shops, the J55 supports the full
design process with same day send-toprint
and minimal post-processing. It
provides the same exceptional resolution
and detail as J8-series 3D printers, with
models matching the shape, material,
colour and fi nish of fi nal products.
The J55 3D printer gives designers full
CMF (colour, material, fi nish)
capabilities. It leverages highperformance
PolyJet materials, including
a full range of textures, transparency with
VeroClear (VeroUltraClear availability
later in 2020), X-Rite-based colour
profi les and PANTONE Validated colour
– off ering a universal language of colour
that ensures reliable, realistic decisionmaking
across every stage of the design
process.
The J55 3D Printer features a maximum
build volume size of 22 litres and takes up
a mere 0.43m2 of fl oor space. The
fi ve-material capacity (plus support
material) means operators can load
their most frequently used resins and
avoid downtime associated with
material
changeovers.
The J55 is
expected to ship
in July 2020 and
orders are being taken now.
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support for 3MF colour workfl ow with
KeyShot 3D rendering software from
Luxion, a capability now in beta and
planned for late 2020.
Tim Greene, a research director for 3D
printing at global research fi rm IDC, said
it’s clear that the product design process
needs to change for today’s world, where
disruption is always around the corner.
“We know that the risk and time
involved with traditional prototyping
simply doesn’t work anymore, yet there’s
no room for compromise on design,” he
said. “Designers can and should do a
lot more prototyping
in-house, from initial
concept modeling to
highly realistic fi nal
prototypes. It’s just
been a matter of
bringing enterprise
quality to a design
shop’s price point
“Designers can
and should do a lot
more prototyping
in-house, from initial
concept modeling to
highly realistic fi nal
prototypes”
Irish student wins Stratasys scholarship
Irish PhD student, Daniel
Fahy, has won fi rst place in
Stratasys’ annual Extreme
Redesign Challenge Awards.
Fahy took fi rst place in the
‘Art, Jewelry and Architecture’
category winning a $2,500
scholarship, a free Stratasys
FDM 3D Printer for his
university for a year and
a printout of his winning
design.
Fahy is currently
completing his DPhil in
Engineering Science at
the University of Oxford.
Having previously won the
same category in 2017, for
this year’s competition he
leveraged his extensive
knowledge of engineering
and past experiences with
3D printing to recreate a
fond childhood memory – a
Hoberman Sphere – from
scratch in just a few weeks.
Fahy, comments: “I feel
privileged to have won this
competition. The main reason
I entered was because it
allowed me to be creative
and explore my passion for
engineering
and design via
a project of my
own. While
the Extreme
Redesign
Challenge
provides guidelines, 3D
printing gives you the design
freedom to bring ideas to life
that I previously thought not
possible...
“I’m particularly delighted
to have won a Stratasys FDM
3D printer for our university
for the coming year,” he
adds. “I believe all students
should have access to this
technology. Not only helping
to bring out creativity in
design, but also showing
students how they can turn
their ideas into physical
products.”
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