Design faster, more detailed and reliable 3D printed parts with scalable, programmable light control from TI DLP® technology.

3D Printing or additive manufacturing is the process of building a three-dimensional object by laying down successive layers of material. A 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) model of the object is converted into a series of cross-sectional slices that are sent to the 3D printer. This process allows manufacturers to speed up development cycles, make quick adjustments to molds and prototypes, and create highly detailed and customizable parts.

These printers make use of liquid photopolymer resins to build objects. For each cross-sectional slice of the object, the TI DLP® DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) projects patterned light that selectively exposes and hardens the resin. Since an entire layer is exposed with a single pattern, fast build speeds are achieved independent of layer complexity. Projection optics can also be used to control the resolution on the image plane and adjust the layer thickness, leading to smooth and accurate finished parts. These benefits, combined with proven reliability, make DLP technology the best design for stereolithography 3D printing systems.