Amongst the 250+ exhibitors at this year’s TCT Show in Birmingham, I was given the opportunity to speak to Rize Inc. founder and CTO Eugene Giller. A previous employee of ZCorp – the full color, binder jetting 3D printing pioneer that is now 3D Systems – Giller officially founded Rize in 2014, after spending four years collecting the technology that would become the Rize One.
Material喷射加FFF
With extensive knowledge and experience of the binder jetting process, Giller noticed an area for improvement in powder handling, he says “I was sick of coming home covered in powder.” In addition, he believed that post processing could be made a lot easier. By combining material jetting with common FFF, Giller and his team of engineers developed theAugmented Polymer Deposition(APD) process.
“零后处理”背后的技术
材料喷射的步骤,使街头舞魂’s “zero post processing” motto where supports on 3D printed parts can simply be snapped off by hand. The technology also allows color gradients, with space for full color spectrum developments in the extra MYK units beside the print head.
Asking Giller about the future of the technology, he explained “Customer demand is different from what I’d like. At the moment we are getting requests for color, but what I’d really like to see is medical applications,” e.g. tools and devices.
Giller added that there are additional plans to expand Rize One’s feedstock selection, including further experimentation with multiple materials.
材料发展
The proprietary material developed by Rize is a closely guarded secret, used by no other company in the industry. Like most polymers however, it is based on natural gas, and can withstand medical grade sterilization.
吉勒（Giller）解释说：“这种材料是生物相容性的，但不可生物降解。但是，我们不希望它可以生物降解，因为我们希望我们的产品持续使用。”
Rize材料仅在三年前推出，但由于该过程通常需要超过7年，因此还没有医疗认证。但是，在这段时间里，公司仍然致力于最适合客户需求的发展。
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特色图片显示Eugene Giller和Rize在TCT 2017上的一台3D打印机。
