3d print head for high-viscosity fluids and pastes
Enhance your 3D printing capabilities by reliably handling high-viscosity fluids and pastes, ensuring precise control, consistent results, and expanded material possibilities in additive manufacturing.
Processes High-Viscosity Materials with Precision
The vipro-HEAD series by ViscoTec offers a versatile range of 3D print heads designed for high-viscosity and complex material applications. Utilizing the endless piston principle, these print heads ensure precise and volumetric dosing, ideal for complex end-products like silicone seals and epoxy resin components. The vipro-HEAD can easily integrate with existing 3D printing systems, providing a plug-and-play solution that enhances your production line with capabilities for printing, dosing, mixing, heating, and transporting various materials. These print heads excel in handling processes involving UV-curable adhesives, ceramic pastes, and metal pastes, making them indispensable for industries such as aerospace, automotive, and medical technology. Featuring programmable suck-back functions and optional heating capabilities up to 70°C, the vipro-HEAD maintains consistent print quality by stabilizing process parameters and preventing material dripping. Configurable for one- or two-component applications, and available with modular upgrades like the vipro-HEAD color for ink delivery, these print heads offer low-maintenance operation tailored to your manufacturing needs.
Benefits
- Enables high-precision printing of complex materials, enhancing product quality and design flexibility.
- Expands material capabilities, facilitating the use of diverse high-viscosity and abrasive substances.
- Plug-and-play integration simplifies setup, minimizing system modification and downtime.
- Programmable features ensure consistent application, reducing waste and improving process reliability.
- Optional heating function supports a broader range of material applications by maintaining optimal temperature control.
- Applications
- Automotive,E-mobility,Consumer goods,Cosmetics,Dental products,Food industry,Additive manufacturing,General industry,Aerospace,Medical technology,Electronics,Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Polyurethane automotive interiors,Ceramic dental implants,Uv-curable adhesive layers,Bio-technical suspension circuits,Light-curing dental restoratives,Metal paste prototypes,Epoxy resin electronic components,Inkjet color prints,Abrasive ceramic coatings,Silicone seals,Polyester resin aerospace panels
- Steps before
- Material Preparation,Material Pre-mixing,Heating for Viscosity Adjustment
- Steps after
- Curing,Post-processing,Quality Inspection,Coating,Finishing
- Input ingredients
- one-component materials,two-component materials,viscous materials,highly filled abrasive fillers,silicones,UV adhesives,ceramic pastes,polyurethanes,epoxy resins,metal pastes,acrylate,grease,inks,waxes,bio-technical suspensions,abrasive pastes,polyester resins
- Output ingredients
- 3D printed objects,printed beads,printed dots,layered applications
- Market info
- Visco Tec is known for its precision dispensing and dosing technology, specializing in equipment for viscoelastic fluids, offering reliable, high-quality solutions for industries like pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, and general manufacturing, renowned for engineering excellence and innovation.
- Viscosity capacity
- Up to 1,000,000 mPas
- Volumetric flow rate
- 0.03 – 6.0 ml/min
- Material compatibility
- One- and two-component materials
- Heating function temperature
- Up to 70 °C
- Mixing ratio
- 1
- Weight (single component print head)
- About 500 g
- Weight (two component print head)
- About 1,100 g
- Modular concept for ink delivery
- 0.03 – 3.3 ml/min
- Suck-back function
- Programmable
- Start and end point precision
- Defined by withdrawal effect
- Working mechanism
- Endless piston principle
- Automation level
- Plug and play
- Volumetric dosing
- Precise start and end points
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous inline
- Heating function
- Up to 70°C
- Programmable suck-back function
- Control of material flow
- Control precision
- Static mixing tube
- Process fluctuations management
- Temperature,viscosity,pressure
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Yes
- Biological compatibility
- No
- Cleanability
- Yes
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Multi-component materials
- 1-component and 2-component materials
- Weight
- 500 g for 1-component,1,100 g for 2-component
- Theoretical volumetric flow
- 0.03 – 6.0 ml/min for 1-component,0.03 – 6.00 ml/min per mixing head part for 2-component
- Heating function
- Optional,up to 70 °C
- Control integration
- Plug and play with 3D printer signals
- Modular upgrades
- Modular concept for ink delivery system
- Heating option
- Up to 70°C
- Print head configuration
- One and two-component materials
- Mixing ratio adjustment
- 1