ZCORP 450 3D Colour Printer

ZPrinter® 450

Now you can print 3D color models so quickly and affordably, you'll do it every day. Presenting the ZPrinter 450. The ZPrinter 450 makes color 3D printing accessible to everyone. The lowest priced color 3D printer available, it outputs brilliant color models with time-saving automation and an easy printing process.

Key Advantages

More Models

* Experience the world's fastest print speed – 5X faster than all other systems
* Output models in hours, not days
* Build multiple models at the same time by stacking and nesting parts
* Support an entire engineering department or classroom with ease

More Communication

3D models and product prototypes are about communication, and nothing communicates better than color. Color dramatically communicates engineering product designs, vividly renders architectural designs, and even brings animated characters into the real world.

* Produce realistic color models without paint
* Better evaluate the look, feel, and style of product designs
* Add highlights to models with annotations like text, arrows, and texture maps

Other 3D printers billing themselves as color capable are in fact monochrome machines that can only print one color at a time, requiring the user to laboriously assemble various monochrome parts into something that resembles a full color model.

More Free Time

The ZPrinter 450 performs most operations automatically so you don't have to, and it simplifies the rest

* 40% less operator touch time for setup and model removal
* Automated setup and self monitoring
* Automated powder loading and recycling
* New "snap-in" binder cartridges

ZPrinter® 450 Compatibility

The ZPrinter 450 sets the standard for office compatibility with breakthrough innovations that make it ideal for everyday use in a standard office environment. It eliminates nearly all of the hazards, waste, noise, and disposal issues that are associated with typical rapid prototyping systems, and does so in a remarkably compact footprint.

Clean

* Most advanced powder-management system available on an inkjet 3D printer
* Closed-loop powder loading, removal, and recycling
* Continuous negative pressure for containing airborne particles within the envelope of the machine
* Zero liquid waste to handle

Quiet

* Noise-suppression technologies for quiet, intrusion-free operation

Safe

* Similar to a common 2D inkjet printer
* Eco-friendly, non-hazardous build material
* No physical support structures attached to models, like other 3D printers. And no need to remove those supports with dangerous cutting tools or toxic chemicals

Convenient

* Greater control from ZPrint™ software and printer
* Automatic powder loading
* Snap-in binder cartridges
* Easily changeable print heads

Seven Easy Steps

Step 1
Import your 3D data file into our next-generation ZPrint® software, and position as desired. The system automatically checks printer readiness and material stores, ensuring you always have the right amount of material to complete the job.

Step 2
If supplies do need to be replenished, simply insert a one-liter binder cartridge, connect a powder canister for automatic loading, or snap in a new print head.

Step 3
Click "3D Print" and watch your 3D model emerge from the bottom up one cross-section at a time. A new, expanded status display keeps you apprised of the machine and job status.

Step 4
When printing is complete, a vacuum and vibration system automatically removes as much as 80% of loose powder – and recycles it for future use.

Step 5
Remove the remaining powder with lightly compressed air, in a fully enclosed chamber that vacuums away powder as you go. Unlike other systems, there are no physical support structures to remove with scraping tools.

Step 6
Finish and strengthen your model by dipping in Z-Bond™ sealant, dripping Z-Bond over model, or lighting brushing with Z-Max™.

Step 7
Enjoy a strong, brilliant color 3D model. Fast.

SPECIFICATIONS

Build Speed: 2 – 4 layers per minute
Build Size: 8" x 10" x 8"
(203 x 254 x 204 mm)
Layer Thickness: User selectable at time of printing;
0.0035"–0.004" (.089–.102 mm)
Material Options: High-performance composite
Resolution: 300 x 450 dpi
Number of Print Heads: Two (one tricolor, one clear)
Equipment Dimensions: 48" x 31" x 55"
(122 x 79 x 140 cm)
Equipment Weight: 425 lbs. (193 kg)
System Software: Z Corporation’s proprietary software accepts solid models in STL, VRML PLY, and 3DS file formats as input. ZPrint™ software features 3D viewing, text labeling, and scaling functionality. The software runs on Microsoft Windows* NT, 2000 Professional, XP Professional and Vista.