Viridis3D

Sand Castings in Just A Few Hours

The RAM 123 from EnvisionTEC and Viridis3D is the fastest, most flexible robotic 3D printing platform in the foundry industry.

Based in Woburn, Mass., Viridis3D is a developer and manufacturer of additive manufacturing technology for the metal casting industry. The system Viridis3D produces are responsible for making sand molds, mold cores and investment casting pattern for foundry application. Viridis3D fabricates industrial 3D printing systems, materials and software.

• System Details

  • 28” wide print head for sand and binder jetting fluid
  • Attached to robust ABB robotics and controls
  • Cartesian movement
  • Base sand: Silica sands, GFN Oklahoma and Wedron
  • Sand GFN65, round or subangular
  • Modified Furan binder
  • Dry acid-based catalyst (premixed)
  • Speed: 1 ½ – 2 ½ vertical inches per hour
  • System repeatability: 0.030μ
  • Layers: 200μ – 500μ
  • Accuracy +/- 0.010”
  • Compatability: ferrous and nonferrous sand casting
  • Strength (ambient dry): 175 psi
  • Strength (oven baked 350° F) > 370 psi