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Available printers

Multiple printers are available throughout the school based on various technologies:

  • FDM: Fused Deposition Modeling is the common technology found in consumer and industrial grade printers. It consists in deposing fused filaments which are mostly plastics based (PLA, ABS, PETG, Nylon ...) or enhanced with other materials (Carbon fiber, Wood particles ...).

    • Prusa I3 MK3S+: one is available at the electronic lab room 23.N219 (ask Steve Gallay), and three in lab 23.N121 (ask Jérôme Darbellay).
    • Prusa XL: available at the electronic lab room 23.N219 (ask Steve Gallay). Supports bigger and/or multi material/colours prints.
    • Bambu Lab X1: available at the electronic lab room 23.N219 (ask Steve Gallay).
    • Zortrax M200 / Zortrax M300 Dual: available in room 23.N??? (ask Pascal Sartoretti).

  • SLA: StereoLitogrAphy printers use light-curing resins where slices are displayed on 4K+ screens to create the object. Advantages are much smaller resolutions and printing multiple objects takes the same time as printing only one, but resulting objects are much less resilient (even if stronger resins exist) and post-processing is required (washing, extra curing).

  • SLS: Selective Laser Sintering technology makes use of a laser to fuse small particles together.

    • One such machine is available in lab 23.N121 (ask Jérôme Darbellay). It can notably process nylon parts.

  • Metal prints (SLS ?)

    • One such machine is available in the school. Ask Efrain Carreno-Morelli room 23.N115 (and update this page accordingly).

Select technology

For metal based prototypes contact the responsible beforehand to get infos on how the parts must be designed, the cost of such prints, delays etc.

Else, recommendations are the following:

  • SLA: Artistic parts / Cases requiring precision / Tight tolerances with low mechanical constraints
  • FDM: Quick prototypes / Mechanical parts

Design recommendations

Special considerations must be taken while designing a part which is to be printed.

See the FDM tips and SLA tips pages.