Method X MakerBot, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd., Eden Prairie, Minn., has launched Method X, a fused-deposition-modeling 3-D printing workstation that utilizes Method’s improved ABS. The chamber is heated to 212 degrees Fahrenheit, providing a stable print environment, reducing part deformation and improving durability and surface finish. The printer utilizes Stratasys SR-30 soluble support material, which allows users to print complex geometries such as large overhangs, cavities and shelled parts.
What’s new? The printer, which began shipping in August.
Benefits Better-quality parts. The machine prints with MakerBot’s ABS, which the company says can withstand higher temperatures, is up to 26 percent more rigid and up to 12 percent stronger than the modified ABS formulations used with other 3-D printers. MakerBot ABS has similar thermal and mechanical properties to ABS materials used in injection molding, and resists warping and cracking, which makes it suitable for manufacturing functional prototypes, tools and custom end-use parts.
MakerBot Industries LLC, Brooklyn, N.Y., 347-334-6800, www.makerbot.com
