The Beamline Office with the SEDS Team have a pool of rapid prototyping equipment available to the MAX IV community. There are several printers, a benchtop Laser Cutter and a 4-axis CNC milling machine, with different technologies and materials. Together they allow the rapid prototyping and test from an enormous variety of materials. Simple plastic parts to 100% ceramic or conductive, carbon fibre reinforced materials, among others
SEDS rapid prototyping machinery
| Printer name | Software | Material | Resolution and print size | Comment |
| Ultimaker S5 | Free Cura 5 | PLA, PVA, PETG,PP, PC, composites. 2.85mm filament. | Build volume: 330x240x300mm Layer height: 60-600μm | Beamline Workshop access after training. Dual extruder. USB. |
| Ultimaker 2+ | Free Cura 5 | BS, PLA, composites (CF, Glass, Metal). 2.85mm filament. | Build volume: 220x220x200mm Layer height: 20-200μm | SEDS Lab access after training. SD card. |
| Mark Two (Markforged) | Licence Eiger | Nylon, glass fiber, carbon fiber, kevlar. 1.75mm filament. | Build volume: 320x130x150mm Layer height: 100μm | Licence constraints. Contact SEDS or Floor coordinators. |
| Form 2 (Formlabs) | Free Preform | Proprietary UV activated resins. | Build volume: 145x145x175mm Layer height: 100-25μm | Safety constraints. Contact SEDS or Floor coordinators. |
| Modela MDX-50 (Roland) | Licence SRP Player | Plastics, wood, and more. Metal not supported. | Working area: 3-axis: 400x305x135mm 4-axis: 360x Ø120mm | Safety constraints. Contact SEDS or Floor coordinators. |
| Beambox (Flux) | Free Beam Studio | Cut: Acrylic, Kapton, wood, and more. Engrave: anodized metal glass and more. | Working area: 400x375mm Max height: 80mm | Safety constraints. Contact SEDS or Floor coordinators. |
Contact
For more information or training/prototyping, please contact Artur Domingues (artur.domingues@maxiv.lu.se) or make a support request to SEDS (seds_issues@maxiv.lu.se).