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By bringing this 3D printer in the market, the Dutch manufacturer Tractus has stood true to its phrase “Big thinking, Large printing.”
Tractus 3D T3000 offers you one of the capabilities of building parts and functional prototypes that has one of the biggest build volumes. It is having the record of being the largest Delta 3D printer.
Not only does this 3D printer offer the biggest build volume, but also does it build at fantastic print speed and offers a wide range of layer resolution as well.
Both T3000 and T3500 are competitively priced in a market that charges even more for printers capable of doing the same as these both can.
T3000 is a user-friendly 3D printer; it has the automatic build platform compensation which will ensure you build accurate first layers. Whenever the printer would be out of filament, it will convey the message to you.
This would not let you search for any other printing flaw and straightway get some new filament spools for resuming the 3D printing again.
Also, the 3D printer has an open material system i.e., you can 3D printing with almost all the commercial 3D printing materials available in the market.
Features
Tractus 3D T3000 was born from a passion for perfection. It was a result of a single-minded goal for building the most advanced and affordable 3D printers in the world. That’s the reason why this 3D printer boasts high printing and accuracy.
The printer is perfect for 3D printing large objects in an extremely accurate manner. Also, it has temperature stability because of the closed chamber that minimizes warping.
Largest build volume: This printer offers a build area of 1000 mm * 2000 mm which is the highest you can find by any Delta 3D printer. And this will enable you to manufacture parts and functional prototypes in one go. Instead of 3D printing them and then assembling them, you can afford to make a complete part that has higher strength than the one manufactured via assembling different parts and functional prototypes.
Printing with various materials and nozzles: PLA, PRO1, PET-G, ABS, ASA, Facilan C8, TPU/TPE, Nylon, PC, and Fillers like wood fill are the 3D printing materials that this 3D printer is capable of 3D printing. You’d love to make parts and functional prototypes with these variabilities. Also, when it comes to nozzles and printing with different layer resolution range, the printer is capable of printing parts and functional prototypes anywhere from the layer resolution of 50 to 1200 microns.
Specifications
Tractus T3000 is based on Fused Filament Fabrication or Fused Deposition Melting 3D printing technology.
The maximum build width offered by this 3D printer is 1000 mm diameter, and the maximum build height is 1450 mm.
This printer lets you print objects with a print speed of 300 millimeters per second.
The resolution offered by this printer on the X, Y, and Z-axis of this printer is 20 microns, 20 microns, and 50 microns respectively.
With different nozzles, the printer offers a different layer resolution range:
- 50 microns to 400 microns with 0.6 mm nozzle.
- 50 microns to 600 microns with an 0.8 mm nozzle.
- 50 microns to 800 microns with a 1 mm nozzle.
- 50 microns to 1000 microns with a 1.2 mm nozzle.
- 50 microns to 1200 microns with a 1.4 mm nozzle.
Its operating sound is around 40 decibels and the maximum power rating of the printer is 2200 Watts. You can connect with this 3D printer using the Local Area Network.
There is a touch screen interface, seven inches long which will offer you monitoring and control of the complete printer. It supports English, Dutch, French, and German.
The build plate of this 3D printer is a heated one; it can withstand temperatures up to 110 degrees Celsius. The leveling of this 3D printer can be automatically done with a probe unit.
The build plate will take less than eight minutes to reach from 20 to 60 degrees Celsius. Its feeder type is hardened steel geared, ready for composite material.
All the nozzles that are mentioned above can withstand up to 300 degrees Celsius which allows printing with 3D printing materials such as PLA, PRO1, PET-G, ABS, ASA, Facilan C8, TPU/TPE, Nylon, PC, and Fillers like wood fill. The diameter of these filaments needs to be 1.75 mm.
Price
You need to get a quote from the Dutch manufacturer for getting the price of this printer. This you can do by filling a form online.
The form asks for your details as well as your company’s details. And once you fill the form you will get a reply from the company. It’s that simple.
First Impressions
Tractus is a manufacture that seems to rely on the stability brought in by the Delta style design of 3D printers. All of the 3D printers made by this manufacturer have the same design i.e. three pillars, connected in triangular form.
All of which have rails on them that are connected with the mechanism that moves up and down according to the geometry of the part of the functional prototype.
There is a filament spool holder on the left on which you need to fix the filament with which you plan to print a part or functional prototype.
The printer offers the most amount of build size on its Z-axis. As you know by now, this 3D printer offers the most amount of build volume, being a Delta type 3D printer, you’d be able to print parts and functional prototypes in one go. You would not have to assemble parts after 3D printing them on it.
Setup
Although the printer comes completely assembled, the company does provide an onsite installation facility. For which, Tractus is committed to spare a guide with this 3D printer to your location.
This is just to make sure you understand the functioning of this 3D printer correctly and learn to 3D print on your own.
The guide will not only take you through the complete installation procedure but also print you one of the first parts on this 3D printer.
Overall, the setup of this 3D printer does not take much time. The printer does have a system of automatically level the print bed.
This means that every time you would print a part of the functional prototype on this printer, you will not need to adjust the bed with the nozzle height according to the next print’s geometry. It will be able to self-do so.
Printing Type/Cost
Fused Deposition Melting 3D printing technology is the simplest 3D printing technology employed for printing parts and functional prototypes using 3D printing. Most of the 3D printers that you will come across will be based on FDM 3D printing.
In this technology, a filament of 3D printing material is used for 3D printing a part or functional prototype.
The filament is in solid form and the 3D printer needs a sufficient environment in which this solid can be converted into liquid on the print bed and then again solidify.
The 3D printing process starts with filament being heated up in the extruder till it reaches its glass transition temperature.
When that happens, the nozzle of the 3D printer starts to draw the part’s geometry out on the print bed, using the melted filament material.
Once the first layer is 3D printed, it becomes the base for other layers and then the nozzle system moves upward according to the layer height offered by the printer and prints the other layer, and so on.
After the part’s 3D printing is completed, you can do the post-processing on it. But there is one important thing to take into consideration.
This process of 3D printing is very simple and so for creating hollow structures in parts or functional prototypes, you will need to build support structures.
They can be made from the same material, on which the 3D printing filament is based, or different. And after the part is printed, you will have to remove them. This makes the complete process of 3D printing interesting.
The cost of 3D printing a part using Tractus 3D T3000 which is a printer based on FDM 3D printing technology depends on factors such as the amount of infill you need in that part, the cost of 3D printing material, the amount of electricity consumed by your 3D printer, the geometry of parts or functional prototypes you are manufacturing, etc.
Print Quality
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As you can see in the specifications section of this 3D printer, Tractus 3D T3000 is capable of producing 3D printed parts of a varied range of layer resolution. Starting from 50 microns, it ends up to 1200 microns.
So, in terms of the variability, you have a lot to play with it. Apart from this, you should also know that this 3D printer is used by industries such as Signage and Retail, Education, Automotive, and Manufacturing.
Because parts and functional prototypes 3D printed on this 3D printer show a great amount of strength and require no assembly, they find a suitable application in the Signage and Retail industry.
In education, Tractus 3D T3000 makes the student learn and excel STEM subjects and increase their creativity and imagination.
Production of tooling, customized parts, communication, and testing are three key areas wherein the parts made by this 3D printer find application because of their print quality in the Automotive industry.
Whereas in the manufacturing industry, Tractus T3000 is used for building products that have high as well as low volume manufacturing, and reducing costs.
Software
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Simplify3D is the software that comes with the 3D printer. You get one license with permits you to use the software on two computers. The supported operating systems for this software are Mac, Windows, as well as Linux, and the printable formats, are G, and GCode.
Customer Support
You are offered a warranty period of one year on the parts of this printer. With this, there is the support offered by the support team of this Dutch manufacturer.
If not through the support team, you can even get support via certified service partners or resellers of this 3D printer.
The company also offers free cleaning of print heads; you’d have to pay the shipping costs though. There are discounts on filaments and a fifty percent discount on new upgrades. This is all you get after buying Tractus T3000.
In an interview with a reliable 3D printing website, the current CEO of Tractus3D commented how the company lays a great deal of emphasis on its customer service delivery.
They are unique in supplying a worldwide installation service. They make engineers fly down to the manufacturing place or any other location where the 3D printer is about to be placed.
Apart from the installation they also provide the service of providing training on how to operate this printer? They aim to build a strong relationship with the customer ensuring whether everything is up to the mark to their satisfaction or not!
Parameters Influencing Buying Decision
Below mentioned is a summary of the most important points from this complete article.
3D Printer Cost: Needed to be known from the manufacturer by requesting a quote.
3D Printer Quality: Parts and functional prototypes of decent quality can be produced by Tractus T3000.
3D Print Speed: Being a Delta 3D printer, Tractus T3000 manages to produce parts and functional prototypes at a very high speed.
3D Printer Capability: You will be given the freedom of printing from various materials and using various nozzles.
3D Printer Practicality: While 3D printing a part or functional prototype it does not disturb your surrounding and hence can be used in an institution as well as at home.
3D Printer User Expectations: All types of users can expect a decent amount of print quality at a very fast print speed with this printer.
The Verdict
Overall Tractus T3000 is a 3D printer that can be used in many environments. Parts and functional prototypes made from it are known for finding application in various industries. And it is an industrial 3D printer that’s available at a decent cost.
