Lower your time to market with StereoLithography

Abstract

Today the winners in the electronic industry are those companies that reach the marketplace first with quality products and lower production costs. In just a few short years, one technology has revolutionized this process StereoLithography. StereoLithography is a process which quickly produces accurate three-dimensional parts without machining, cutting, or tooling. The StereoLithography process directs a computer-controlled laser beam to draw cross sections of an object on the surface of a vat of liquid plastic. The plastic hardens only where touched by the laser, forming one cross-sectional layer. The cross section is lowered by an elevator into the vat and the process is repeated, each layer adhering to the last, until a three-dimensional part is formed. Using this technology, CAD/CAM design of parts can be directly transformed into patterns in a matter of hours.