Stratasys introduces digital ABS2 suitable for printing cores/cavities

Stratasys Ltd., headquartered in Minnepolis, MN, and Rehovot, Israel, announced the availability of its ABS2 material for the company's PolyJet 3D Objet Connex Systems printers. This second generation Digital ABS material, is designed to enable users to produce thin-walled models with high dimensional stability, with increased rigidity, durability and functionality. The ABS2 was developed to improve form, fit, and assembly for prototyping or production applications.

The material's rigidity makes it ideal for 3D printing cores and cavities for use in low-volume injection molding applications using thermoplastics. Benefits include sharper edges, which hold up better, and the improved ability 3D print small parts such as pins and other thin features that are strong enough to handle the high stresses of the injection molding process.

"In addition to general purpose applications, Digital ABS2 is ideal for prototyping consumer electronics and other consumer goods, including small appliances and cell phones, which require high stability with thin-wall geometries," said Fred Fischer, director of materials and applications product management at Stratasys.

Stratasys PolyJet digital materials are composite materials created by simultaneously jetting two distinct PolyJet materials. The two are combined in specific concentrations and structures to provide unique mechanical properties and to provide a closer look, feel and function to the end-product. Stratasys Digital ABS materials combine high-temperature resistance with enhanced strength to produce models that can sustain high impact.