Stratasys Ships ABS-M30i Plastic for DDM, Prototyping
 MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Mar
12, 2008 - Stratasys today announced the availability of ABS-M30i, a new
biocompatible material for use with its FDM 400mc prototyping and production
system. The announcement was made in conjunction with the
MEDTEC
Show in Stuttgart, where Stratasys is exhibiting at the Alphacam stand,
number 1838, in Halle 6.
Stratasys expects common prototyping and production applications to include
surgical instruments, food processing and packaging systems, and
pharmaceutical handling, processing, and packaging applications. ABS-M30i is
FDA compatible and meets ISO 10993 standards. The material may be sterilized
using either the gamma radiation or ethylene oxide (EtO) method.
 In
addition to being biocompatible, ABS-M30i offers substantial improvements
over standard Stratasys ABS across a number of mechanical properties,
including tensile strength, impact strength, and flexural strength. ABS-M30i
mechanical properties for strength are up to 67 percent stronger than
standard Stratasys ABS, and bonding strength between layers is more than
doubled, greatly expanding capabilities for functional testing or
manufacturing production parts.
“ABS-M30i opens up a variety of direct digital manufacturing possibilities
for medical device and food and pharmaceutical companies interested in
developing sterile, biocompatible parts in-house,” says Stratasys FDM
product manager Patrick Robb. “It gives users flexibility in choosing the
best material to meet their needs. And it adds to a growing line of
materials for FDM additive fabrication, including ABS, ABS-M30, ABSi, PC,
PC-ABS, PC-ISO, and PPSF.”
Build speeds using ABS-M30i on the Stratasys FDM 400mc are 29 percent
faster, on average, than the same part built in ABS on a Stratasys FDM
Titan, Vantage SE or Vantage S system. ABS-M30i also uses the new SR20
soluble support technology, enabling automated support-material removal. In
addition, ABS-M30i parts can be built with 0.005, 0.007, 0.010, and 0.013
inch slices. It is initially available in “natural” off-white color.
About Stratasys Inc.
Stratasys Inc., Minneapolis, manufactures additive fabrication machines
for prototyping and direct digital manufacturing. It also offers prototype
and part manufacturing services. According to Wohlers Report 2007, Stratasys
supplied 41 percent of all additive fabrication systems installed worldwide
in 2006, making it the unit market leader for the fifth consecutive year.
Stratasys patented and owns the rapid prototyping process known as fused
deposition modeling (FDM). The process creates functional prototypes and
end-use parts directly from any 3D CAD program, using ABS plastic,
polycarbonate, PPSF, and blends. The company holds more than 180 granted or
pending additive fabrication patents globally.
Stratasys products are used in the aerospace, defense, automotive,
medical, education, electronic, and consumer product industries.
For more information, visit
www.stratasys.com.
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