Resin 3D Printing

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Resin 3D
Printing Details

Bring your vision to life with high-precision SLA 3D printing. SLA, or Stereolithography, utilizes lasers to cure liquid resin layer-by-layer, creating incredibly detailed prototypes, intricate designs, and even functional end-use parts. creating incredibly detailed prototypes, intricate designs, and even functional end-use parts.

Hand holding a highly detailed miniature city model created by precision SLA resin 3D printing, showcasing exceptional detail capabilities of our 3D printing services

Colours To Choose From

SLA Colors

Hex Code

E0E7F0

Hex Code

B5B7B8

IMG_2534

SLA Colors

Hex Code

B5B7B8

Hex Code

E0E7F0

Resin 3D Print Gallery

Discover the art of precision with 3D SLA resin prints, blending intricate designs and lifelike sculptures in a celebration

Post Processing

SLA 3d printing requires the highest level of post processing. unlike other printing technologies the material starts as a viscous liquid which is cured by UV light into its solid form. When prints are finished supports must be removed, it must be washed in 100% IPA solution, further curing required to move the print from 'green state' to its final hardened form.

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UV Curing

Additional UV curing is required to process the freshly printed part into its final form. The extra exposure to light increases the strength of the molecular bonds made and forms new ones. day light also cures prints but we use curing light to control its strength & stiffness more accurately.

Support Removal

Support structures are printed to suspend the print in place, without adequate support the print will fail to build. These leave small uneven surfaces where the supports contact the print, so extra care is needed to remove and sand off markings.

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Sanding

SLA printing provides the smoothest surfaces of all 3d printing. Layer lines are virtually invisible to the naked eye, however layers thicker than 0.07mm benefit from a high grit wet sand to give it a perfect super smooth polish surface.

Washing IPA

SLA printed parts are made in vat or ‘pool’ of liquid, when they emerge from the machine they’re covered in sticky viscous resin. Cleaning this resin takes the strongest alcohol solution, it’s not nice to work with were here to take the headache for you.

SLA resin 3D printed shoe models in grey and white, highlighting customizable color options available for our professional printing service
RESIN 3D PRINTING SERVICE MATERIAL PROPERTIES
Resin 3D printing services offer a diverse array of material properties tailored to meet specific manufacturing needs. These properties include high resolution, intricate detailing, and smooth surface finishes, making resin printing ideal for creating prototypes, intricate models, and small-scale production parts. Additionally, resins are available with varying mechanical properties, such as flexibility, toughness, and heat resistance, enabling the fabrication of functional prototypes and end-use parts across industries ranging from healthcare to automotive.

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Viscosity: 250-550 MPa*s

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Absorption band: 385nm-410nm(wavelength)

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Desity: 1.05-1.13 g/cm3

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Flexural Modulus: 966 MPa

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Thermal Deformation Temperature HDT: 70 degrees C

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Volume Shrinkage: 0.2-0.7%

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Tensile Strength: 39.13 MPa

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Tensile Modulus: 497 MPa

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Shore Hardness: 85D

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Rigid resin

Overview

Rigid resin is a strong engineering plastic that is formed with UV light. Its raw state before printing is in liquid form as with all light based 3d printing resins. It has properties that we have found are suited well for a range of difficult geometries including forms prone to warping. 

It has a remarkably low shrink rate of 0.2-0.7% which is how we produce forms within tolerance and free of warping. Its scores well in tensile strength so its strong and rigid. Its elongation percentage prevents it from becoming brittle and provides a little flexibility. Its highly machinable meaning all secondary operations like planar sanding, drilling, milling and tapping can be performed with greater ease. Parts under 100 grams are usually printed solid, for parts over 100 grams we will hollow the object for you, this is necessary to prevent printing failures. 

We normally apply a wall thickness of 3mm giving it more than adequate strength. Typically, this resin is best suited to applications where fine detail and surface quality is most important. If you want a 3d print that most closely represent a real injection moulded consumer product then this is the material for you. 

Properties

Dimensionally Accurate

It has a particularly low shrink rate (0.2-0.7%) ideal for functional parts that require high dimensional accuracy. Most standard resins on the market have a shrink rate of 2% and up.

Tough & Rigid

Its strong and impact resistant like ABS. It has a shore 85D hardness making it stiff. Although it is stiff especially in thick areas it is still touch enough to withstand some bending.

Chemically Resistant

It offers good chemical resistance, its non-reactive with paint, oil, machine greases, water, glue, spirits and silicone. Nearly all paints adhere well to the surface, it can be glossed and it works perfectly for silicone moulding applications.

Slightly Flexible

Non-brittle with a little flexible (having a 37% elongation at break). Just enough give to improve impact strength and resist permanent deformation

Easily Machinable

It’s very easily machined, you can drill holes, tap threads, mill or turn with CNC and lathe. This is handy when for example you model a hole location incorrectly, instead of reprinting you can drill the hole where it needs to be. If the hole is too tight, you can redrill with a larger bore.

Silicone moldable

Rigid Resin is always the first choice with silicone moulding. This rigid resin is detailed and smooth and doesn’t inhibit the curing of most tin-based and many platinum based silicones.

Mechanical PropertiesTest MethodValue
Ultimate Tensile Strength

ASTM D63839.13 MPa
Tensile Modulus

ASTM D638497 MPa
Elongation at Break

ASTM D63835.66%
Yield Point Elongation

ASTM D638 5.94%
Flexural Strength

ASTM D79046.6 MPa
Flexural Modulus

ASTM D790

966 MPa
Notched IZOD

ASTM D256 364.2 J/m
Shrinkage

/0.2-0.7%
Shore Hardness

ASTM D224085 D
Viscosity

ASTM D445 250-550 MPa*s
Density

ASTM D7921.05-1.13 g/cm3
Range of wavelengths

/ 385-410 nm
HDT @0.45MPa

ASTM D648-18 70 degrees C
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Look/Feel/Finish

Below you will see pictures of the Rigid Resin fresh out of the printer before and after its post processing stage. There are various finishing methods you can apply to the surface including wet sanding, painting or glossing. By default, we remove the supports and sand away the marks (included in the price), however sometimes surfaces within pockets or odd crevices are not accessible enough to be sanded (in a time/cost efficient manner), so will be left unsanded.

The surface is naturally smooth but a light sanding then ideally a wet sand buffs away even the smallest of blemishes leaving it looking just like a commercially moulded part. To do this yourself all you need is high grit sandpaper (200+ grit). If the part has many fine details wet sanding may not be an option (it would buff out the detailing). The smooth surface is partially due to its layer height (only 0.05mm which as thinner than paper). At the bottom image you can see how the surface compares to our cheaper FDM printing which prints at 0.2mm layer height by default. It’s worth noting that layer thickness isn’t the only factor effecting surface finish, the type of printing technology also plays a significant role.

1 - (Above) supports and raft still attached (post processing stage)

2 - (Above) supports and raft removed (post processing stage)

3 - (Above) close up of the support marks (post processing stage)

4 - (Above) close up of freshly sanded surface (we do for all prints as standard)

5 - (Above) spray painted for smooth and sandblasted effect

6 - (Above) Glossed - normal clear acrylic gloss from spraycan

7 - (Above) resin in all 3 available colours