BigRep adds features to large-format printer
BigRep One BigRep’s large-format, 3D fused-filament-fabrication (FFF) printer has a 1-cubic-meter build volume — about 35.3 cubic feet. Equipped with two extruders, it is capable of handling challenging and abrasive materials, including butendiol vinyl alcohol co-polymer (BVOH), recycled PET (rPETG) and high-temperature resins, and it can print two materials at the same time. It can print in fine detail, or produce ultra-fast prints. The printer has applications in the automotive, aerospace research and education fields.
What’s new? A fifth-generation model, the BigRep One.5X, which boasts new automation features, including XYZ auto calibration, advanced extruder-motion control and adaptive bed mesh leveling, and upgraded extruders.
Benefits Seamless connectivity and up to 10 percent faster print times. New features ensure perfect first layers and a higher flow rate. An intelligent relay mode triggers a backup if the filament runs out, allowing production scaleup, and a twin mode allows users to print identical parts simultaneously.
BigRep America Inc., Acton, Mass., 781-281-0569, https://bigrep.com
Vital Statistics
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Printer dimensions |
72.8 inches by 81.5 inches by 65.7 inches |
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Printer weight |
About 1,400 pounds |
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Build volume |
About 35.3 cubic feet — 39.5 inches by 39.5 inches by 39.5 inches |
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Maximum bed temperature |
176 degrees Fahrenheit |
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Maximum nozzle temperature |
536 degrees Fahrenheit |
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Filament diameter |
2.85mm |
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Nozzle sizes |
0.6mm, 1mm, 2mm |
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Layer height |
0.3mm, 0.6mm, 1mm |
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Throughput |
About 0.4 pound per hour |
About the Author
Karen Hanna
Senior Staff Reporter
Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.

