Israeli large-format 3D printer OEM Modix Modular Technologies announced that its flagship large-format pellet and filament 3D printer, the MAMA-1700, is now available and reaching customers around the world. The versatile printer (shown in the featured image) combines the precision of fused filament fabrication (FFF) with the high-throughput efficiency of fused granulate fabrication (FGF). It prints directly with plastic granules, which helps to reduce material costs while also opening access to a broader range of composite and polymer materials, including PLA, PETG, ABS, PP, Nylon, recycled plastics, and custom material blends. The MAMA-1700 has a 1,700 × 1,000 × 1,000 mm build volume, throughput up to 2.5 kg/hr with pellets and 0.5 kg/hr with filament, and interchangeable print heads, with a Griffin Ultra filament head for finely detailed prints and a pellet extruder for large-scale ones. Deliveries of the printer are already underway: the MAMA-1700 is being integrated into the Laboratory of Smart and Climate-Neutral Manufacturing Processes, Materials and Technologies Competence Center at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Vilnius Tech) in Lithuania, which marks an important turning point for innovation in the Baltic region.
“This production technology has almost no limits on the shape of the object being produced, so it can easily be used in architecture or interior design. For example, it is possible to create lighter and stronger structures, prototypes of wind turbine parts or components of unmanned aircraft. Also, innovative packaging or even wearable electronics,” said Associate Professor Dr. Arvydas Rimkus of Vilnius Tech, as reported by MadeinVilnius.
