Very interesting. Last time i looked into silicone printing, all the articles i found pretty much had it that the biggest market would be medical printing but the tech wasn't up to it - and some sources didn't think it ever would be. The current generally accepted practice in my little area of the field is to resin print a mould and inject in the silicone, which apparently didn't provide sufficiently acceptable results for my predecessor so those devices get sent to a commercial production house. I will be watching these developments with interest though.. would be quite nice to extend my repertoire 🙂
printing silicone has several problems, but perhaps the biggest one is that its just too flexible. if you print a flat object onto the build surface you're fine, but all other parts have to be designed to accommodate for this printing process with great limitations. supports barely help. below shore 90A you can expect lots of headache, below 70A it becomes useless
Like any technology, it has its limitations (batch size, dimensions, surface finish, productivity, etc.), so it is important to use this new tool where it is most relevant. There are numerous medical devices, with various certification requirements, that are well-suited for this method, especially when tailored to the patient. Being able to skip the mold (know-how, tooling cost, contamination, minimum batch size, etc.) and print directly with industrial or medical-grade materials brings significant innovation to medical applications. We have customers running tailored production of medical devices already. - Thomas
@@user-vn4yw8dt3mHere is the proofread version of the new text: It actually depends on the application. We have customers producing medical devices with Shore 00 silicones, while others opt for 50-70 ShA. This process does not involve a filament or any thermoplastic behavior that limits material hardness due to the nature of the extrusion system. Here, the material is pasty. Printing with 20 ShA or 50 ShA is pretty much the same in terms of difficulty. We've created a design guide to help determine what's printable: lynxter.fr/en/blog/guide_en/design-guide-additive-manufacturing-liquid-deposition/ - Thomas
@@Lynxter-3D-PrintingHuman-like stuff gets exponentially creepier the more human it gets, because humans can notice the small quirks but they feel "hidden". Classic robotic voice is less creepy, but a real human narrator would be ideal. If not, maybe a small "ai generated voiceover" text in the first few seconds would probably be good enough. It's less weird if you know it's a machine from the get go, and that way it doesn't really take from the content you're showing. Just my two cents, from a rando on the internet.
It works with RTV1, RTV2 and LSR for silicones indeed. SIL-001 is a RTV2. It's printed at room temp and crosslinks/cures gradually during the print. - Thomas
@@Subcode This is meant to be generic and informative for non-experts. We'll release more advanced content in the upcoming weeks. Hope you'll learn something this time ;) - Thomas
That is desktop fdm printing, which is used by hobbyists with many things including chasing bigger numbers, even if it is spending hours to gain 5mm/s speed.
@@edilj7285 Even entry level printers aren't for children. They work off CNC programming and industrial manufacturing parts. Stepper motors, control boards, linear rails, thermistors(or thermocouples if you go with something hand built), tension belts, wiring, etc. None of them are toys, people just act like they are (mainly because people have a tendency to print toys on them).
@@skilledcamman4752I think it varies. I have a fine line for numbers vs production quality and repeatability. For small scale items in small numbers my AD5M pro is great. For small items in large batches my Snapmaker is supreme. For large items, my Modix printers are unbeatable. I do find it funny how everyone tries to push mm/s as the final verdict though when I would much rather know pounds an hour.
anytime the price is "request a quote" there is a tear that falls on my cheek
I know how ppl will use that...
just use tpu
Got it in seconds
I guess that's what 90% of the internet is used for..
Very interesting. Last time i looked into silicone printing, all the articles i found pretty much had it that the biggest market would be medical printing but the tech wasn't up to it - and some sources didn't think it ever would be. The current generally accepted practice in my little area of the field is to resin print a mould and inject in the silicone, which apparently didn't provide sufficiently acceptable results for my predecessor so those devices get sent to a commercial production house. I will be watching these developments with interest though.. would be quite nice to extend my repertoire 🙂
printing silicone has several problems, but perhaps the biggest one is that its just too flexible. if you print a flat object onto the build surface you're fine, but all other parts have to be designed to accommodate for this printing process with great limitations. supports barely help. below shore 90A you can expect lots of headache, below 70A it becomes useless
Like any technology, it has its limitations (batch size, dimensions, surface finish, productivity, etc.), so it is important to use this new tool where it is most relevant. There are numerous medical devices, with various certification requirements, that are well-suited for this method, especially when tailored to the patient. Being able to skip the mold (know-how, tooling cost, contamination, minimum batch size, etc.) and print directly with industrial or medical-grade materials brings significant innovation to medical applications. We have customers running tailored production of medical devices already. - Thomas
@@user-vn4yw8dt3mHere is the proofread version of the new text:
It actually depends on the application. We have customers producing medical devices with Shore 00 silicones, while others opt for 50-70 ShA. This process does not involve a filament or any thermoplastic behavior that limits material hardness due to the nature of the extrusion system. Here, the material is pasty. Printing with 20 ShA or 50 ShA is pretty much the same in terms of difficulty. We've created a design guide to help determine what's printable: lynxter.fr/en/blog/guide_en/design-guide-additive-manufacturing-liquid-deposition/ - Thomas
People complaining about the AI voice are not your target customers 😁
Ok, hear me out.
Listening 👂🏻
Hmmmm
did you use AI to narrate this?
sure sounds like it.
Indeed to try it out, but it does seem to disturb so we'll try something else - Thomas
@@Lynxter-3D-PrintingHuman-like stuff gets exponentially creepier the more human it gets, because humans can notice the small quirks but they feel "hidden". Classic robotic voice is less creepy, but a real human narrator would be ideal. If not, maybe a small "ai generated voiceover" text in the first few seconds would probably be good enough. It's less weird if you know it's a machine from the get go, and that way it doesn't really take from the content you're showing.
Just my two cents, from a rando on the internet.
@Lynxter-3D-Printing It was just fine for me, right up to when it started saying the print times. Small fix but AI will get there. Great video btw.
Thermoplastic was spelt wrong
So is it just RTV with support material? Certainly a clever way to get around the extremely high temperature required to actually extrude silicone.
It works with RTV1, RTV2 and LSR for silicones indeed. SIL-001 is a RTV2. It's printed at room temp and crosslinks/cures gradually during the print. - Thomas
@@Lynxter-3D-Printing Really cool application! Thanks.
When printing is finished how is the nozzle purged, or is there another way to remove the catalyzed silicon that has not left the printer?
Thanks, Juniper.
Seems very cool
Any hint as to a ball park price for the printer?
If I have to get a quote, it is too expensive for me!
Цена КОСМОС
Ok now this is interesting
For what it's worth the ai voice doesn't bother me one bit.
downvoted for AI voice over
And generally contentless video
Heard you. We'll figure out something else. - Thomas
@@Subcode This is meant to be generic and informative for non-experts. We'll release more advanced content in the upcoming weeks. Hope you'll learn something this time ;) - Thomas
Actually the narration comes from an artificial larynx made of 3D-printed silicone.
(JK)
1h07
I don't want to print any of those things actually. Dow voted for using an AI voice too btw
AI slop
It prints at like 1/10th the speed of plastic FDM printers. Kinda lame.
Wdym? You can’t print silicone with a plastic fdm printer
It was not made for children to play...
That is desktop fdm printing, which is used by hobbyists with many things including chasing bigger numbers, even if it is spending hours to gain 5mm/s speed.
@@edilj7285 Even entry level printers aren't for children. They work off CNC programming and industrial manufacturing parts. Stepper motors, control boards, linear rails, thermistors(or thermocouples if you go with something hand built), tension belts, wiring, etc. None of them are toys, people just act like they are (mainly because people have a tendency to print toys on them).
@@skilledcamman4752I think it varies. I have a fine line for numbers vs production quality and repeatability. For small scale items in small numbers my AD5M pro is great. For small items in large batches my Snapmaker is supreme. For large items, my Modix printers are unbeatable. I do find it funny how everyone tries to push mm/s as the final verdict though when I would much rather know pounds an hour.