Lynxter launches new silicone 3D printer – the S300X
Lynxter The launch of a new silicone 3-D printer has been announced.
The company says the S300X is a “groundbreaking” new solution for the 3D printing of elastomers and claims it is the most powerful option on the market today for printing medical and industrial grade silicones and polyurethanes.
Thanks to integrated printed support technology, Lynxter claims that shapes that were impossible to print are now possible. Lynxter claims that the S300X is an industrial tool that is reliable and sturdy. This machine can be used to produce customised masking parts, dampers, seals and orthoses that are skin-contact certified.
“S300X, the rapid response capabilities of 3D printing, are now available in industrial and medical grade silicone and polyurethane,” said Thomas Batinge, CEO of Lynxter.
Lynxter is aiming to make silicone printing more accessible by this innovation. Silicone additive manufacturing is a way to make custom-made medical devices without having to take an impression or use a mould. It allows hollowing, as well as the ability to vary infill rates to make parts lighter or modify their properties.
The S300X can print a variety materials, including medical grade RTV2 silicon (5, 10, 25, 40 ShA), certified ISO 10993-04 for contact with skin, and industrial grade RTV2 Silicone (45shA), as well as polyurethane (50 to 85 ShA). The silicones are said be resistant to age, require minimal post processing, and have mechanical properties similar to injection molding.
The new system comes with a LIQ11 single-component and LIQ21 multi-component toolheads to print the support, and parts. Lynxter claims that the two separate extrusion heads make complex shapes easy to print using soluble support structures.
The “new generation” silicone 3D printer will be unveiled by Lynxter at Formnext 2022 in Frankfurt the week after.
Do you want to talk? Join the conversation on the Additive Manufacturing Global Community Discord.
Gain 3D printing insights from PepsiCo, Boeing, Jack Wolfskin and more at the TCT Conference @ Formnext. Get your pass here.
Get your FREE print subscription to TCT Magazine.
