MATERIALS
VEROWHITE
General Info:
- • Max Build volume:
294 x 192 x 148.6 mm
11.57 x 7.55 x 5.85 in
- • Resolution: 50μm
- • Minimum recommended
feature size: 250μm
Pros:
- • Fastest turn around time
- • Biocompatible
- • Great for molding silicone
- • Great for molding microchannels
- • Isotropic and non-porous
Cons:
- • Very expensive
- • Will creep overtime
- • Brittle
- • Non-structural
- • Not UV stabilized
- • Support material leaves matte finish
VEROBLUE
General Info:
- • Max Build volume:
294 x 192 x 148.6 mm
11.57 x 7.55 x 5.85 in
- • Resolution: 50μm
- • Minimum recommended
feature size: 250μm
Pros:
- • 50μm resolution
- • Fastest turn around time
- • Biocompatible
- • Great for molding silicone
- • Great for molding microchannels
- • Isotropic and non-porous
Cons:
- • Very expensive
- • Will creep overtime
- • Brittle
- • Non-structural
- • Not UV stabilized
- • Support material leaves matte finish
VEROCLEAR
General Info:
- • Max Build volume:
294 x 192 x 148.6 mm
11.57 x 7.55 x 5.85 in
- • Resolution: 32μm
- • Minimum recommended
feature size: 250μm
Pros:
- • 26μm resolution in z-axis
- • Fastest turn around time
- • Biocompatible
- • Translucent
- • Great for molding silicone
- • Great for molding microchannels
- • Isotropic and non-porous
Cons:
- • Very expensive
- • Will creep overtime
- • Brittle
- • Non-structural
- • Not UV stabilized
- • Support material leaves matte finish
FDM PLA
General Info:
- • Max Build volume:
250 x 210 x 210 mm
9.84 x 8.3 x 8.3 in
- • Resolution: 100-200μm
- • Minimum recommended
feature size: 250μm
Pros:
- • Great for prototyping
- • Most widely applicable
- • Relativley inexpensive
- • Structurally sound
- • Does not creep
- • UV stable
Cons:
- • Non-isotropic and porous
- • Surface finish may vary
FDM ONYX
General Info:
- • Max Build volume:
320 x 132 x 154 mm
12.6 x 5.1 x 6 in
- • Resolution: 100-200μm
- • Minimum recommended
feature size: 250μm
Pros:
- • Production quality
- • Widely applicable
- • Structurally sound
- • Does not creep
- • UV stable
- • Does not fail catastrophically
Cons:
- • Slow
- • Non-isotropic and porous
- • Expensive
- • Increased likelihood of print failure or defect
FORMLABS
General Info:
- • Max Build volume:
145 × 145 × 185 mm
5.6 x 5.6 x 7.25 in
- • Resolution: 25-200μm
- • Minimum recommended
feature size: 250μm
Pros:
- • Isotropic
- • Production quality
- • Structurally sound
Cons:
- • Slowest
- • Narrow use case
- • Expensive
- • Support structure leaves bumpy surface
- • Even finished parts are sometimes sticky
Pricing
Internal Harvard Users (requires payment via 33-digit Harvard billing code)
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Material
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PolyJet
Vero White
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PolyJet
Vero Blue
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PolyJet
Vero Clear
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FFF
PLA
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FFF
Onyx
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SLA
Formlabs
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Minimum Job Cost
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$10
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$10
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$10
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$5
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$5
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$5
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Price Per Cubic cm
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$0.90
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$0.90
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$0.90
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$0.25
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$1.00
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$1.00
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Users from Harvard Affiliated Institutions & Hospitals (requires payment via purchase order)
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Material
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PolyJet
Vero White
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PolyJet
Vero Blue
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PolyJet
Vero Clear
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FFF
PLA
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FFF
Onyx
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SLA
Formlabs
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Minimum Job Cost
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$10
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$10
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$10
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$5
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$5
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$5
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Price Per Cubic cm
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$1.35
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$1.35
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$1.35
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$0.38
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$1.50
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$1.50
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