Z Corporation 3D Printers
BUILDING PHYSICAL MODELS DIRECTLY FROM CAD DATA

 

  

Z Corporation 3D Printers help you build speed and efficiency into your design process and the highest quality into your products. The printers are professional, complete physical modeling solutions delivering full-color communication. What's more, they are fast, convenient and easy to operate, allowing you to accelerate the design process and get your products to market ahead of the competition.

You already know that speed is the most valuable element in the design and manufacturing process. Z Corp.'s 3D Printers deliver parts in 1-2 hours instead of days, fueling immediate feedback and decision making. This process acceleration will allow you to design and sell products more competitively.

Our full-color printing systems give your engineers a clearer window into the design process. Color conveys important information about parts, including engineering data, labeling, highlighting and appearance simulation. This functionality gives designers the data they need to create and collaborate more effectively throughout the design process.

Key Advantages of a Z Corp. 3D Printer

SPEED

The Z Corp. System is the fastest 3D Printer in the world.

Each layer is printed in seconds, reducing the time it takes to print a hand-held part to 1-2 hours.

COLOR

Z Corporation's 3D Printers can create parts from a full 24-bit palette of colors, resulting in multiple color prototypes. This functionality gives designers the data they need to create and collaborate more effectively throughout the design process. Color can be used to communicate important information including engineering data, labeling, highlighting and appearance simulation.

SIMPLICITY

The office compatible Z Corp. System is straightforward to operate, eliminating the need for a designated technician. The Z Corp. System is based on standard, off the shelf components developed for the ink jet printer industry resulting in a reliable, dependable 3D Printer.

VERSATILITY

Companies are using Z Corp. parts in every step of the design process for communication, design review and functional testing. The option of infiltrating parts offers customers the opportunity to produce parts with a variety of material properties to serve a range of modeling needs.

 

 

ZPrinter 310 System   NEW PRINTER PRICE $25,900   

The ZPrinter 310 System creates physical models directly from digital data in hours instead of days. The system is fast, versatile and simple, allowing engineers to produce a range of concept models and functional test parts quickly and inexpensively. The system is ideal for an office environment or educational institution, providing product developers easy access to a 3D Printer. The ZPrinter's sleek design and straightforward user interface make it the ideal entry-level rapid prototyping system. In addition, the versatility of the machine allows users to make parts quickly for early concept evaluation and testing, painted parts for a finihsed look, or patterns for casting applications.

Z Corporation's 3D Printers are used in dozens of different industries from automotive and aerospace to consumer products and eduation. Applications range from quick-turnaround concept models to fully functional testing prototypes.

Features of the ZPrinter 310 System are as follows:

Build Volume: 8" x 10" x 8" (203 x 254 x 203 mm)

Part : Engine Block
Dimensions: 7" x 7" x 5"
Print Time: 5.65 hours

 
Layer Thickness: User-selectable at time of printing: 0.003"-0.010" (.076-.254 mm)
Equipment Dimensions: 29 x 32 x 43 inches (74 x 81x 109 cm)
Equipment Weight: 250 lbs (113 kg)
File Formats for Printing:
STL

System Software:

Z Corporation's proprietary System Software accepts solid models in STL file format as input. System Software runs on Microsoft Windows* 95, 98, 2000 and NT.

 

Z406 System  NEW PRINTER PRICE $56,500

The Z406 System is the concept modeling solution for leading companies and universities. The Z406 System is a premium 3D Printer with the capability of printing in full-color, communicating important information about parts, including engineering data, labeling, highlighting and appearance simulation. The system is fast, convenient and easy to operate, allowing you to accelerate the design process and get your products to market ahead of the competition.

Z Corporation offers a variety of materials for use with this system. You can use parts directly or infiltrate them to serve a wide range of modeling needs, all at an affordable price. Quick access to full-color concept models allows engineers to accurately communicate design ideas.

Features of the Z406 System are as follows:

Build Speed: Color mode: 2 layers per minute

Part: Refinery
Dimensions: 9" x 6" x 5"
Print Time: (color) 10.4 hours, (monochrome) 4 hours

 

 
Monochrome mode: 6 layers per minute
Build Volume:

8" x 10" x 8" (203 x 254 x 203 mm)
Layer Thickness: User-selectable at the time of printing: 0.003"-0.010" (.076-.254 mm)
Color: RGB Full Color (Millions of Colors)
Equipment Dimensions: 40" x 31" x 44" (102 x 79 x 112 cm)
Equipment Weight: 470 lbs. (210 kg)
File Formats for Printing:
STL, VRML, PLY and SFX
System Software: Z Corporation's proprietary System Software accepts solid models in STL, PLY, VRML (WRL) and SFX file formats as input. System Software runs on Microsoft Windows* 2000 and NT.

 

Z810 System

The Z810 System is the fastest and least expensive way to create large appearance prototypes for design review, mock-ups for form and fit testing, and patterns for casting applications. The large build volume allows you to print full-scale concept models for more effective communication with marketing, manufacturing, customers and suppliers.

The Z810 System's color capability allows accurate representation of designs including FEA and other engineering data, further enhancing communication. Physical models can be created in plaster or starch-based materials and can be infiltrated to produce parts with a variety of material properties, satisfying a wide spectrum of modeling needs.

Features of the Z810 System are as follows:

Build Speed: Color mode: 2 layers per minute

Part: Automotive Component
Dimensions: 7 " x 14" x 10"
 

 

 
Monochrome mode: 6 layers per minute
Build Volume:

20 x 24 x 16 inches (500 x 600 x 400 mm)
Layer Thickness: User-selectable at the time of printing: 0.003"-0.010" (.076-.254 mm)
Color: RGB Full Color (Millions of Colors)
Equipment Dimensions: 95 x 45 x 76 inches (241 x 114 x 193 cm)
Equipment Weight: 1240 lbs (565 kg)
File Formats for Printing:
STL, VRML, PLY and SFX
System Software: Z Corporation's proprietary System Software accepts solid models in STL, PLY, VRML (WRL) and SFX file formats as input. System Software runs on Microsoft Windows* 2000 and NT.

 

 

ZCast Direct Metal Casting

ZCast Direct Metal Casting, currently in the beta-testing phase, is the process of directly casting metals in molds printed on Z Corporation's line of 3D Printers. The mold cavity and inserts can be printed directly on the 3D Printer using ZCast powder, a plaster-ceramic composite appropriate for metal casting.

The ZCast process significantly reduces the time and cost associated with the production of metal prototypes by eliminating the pattern creation or tooling step in the traditional casting processes.

Z Corporation has formed an alliance with Griffin Industries for the continued development and optimization of this technology. For information on Griffin Industries, please visit www.griffinweb.com.

Key Value Propositions:

1. The ability to quickly prototype metal parts by directly printing molds and mold inserts.
2. The elimination of costly pattern and tool production for prototype casting.
3. Dramatic time and cost savings in the production of near-net shape castings.
 
 
 

 

 

 

* Microsoft Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.