3D Printer Info
Click here to send a 3D print job to SILab
Please upload your STL to google drive and update the share settings so everyone with a bu.edu email can open the link; this lets the SILab Advisors access your files to be able to print them. We will email you when your print is ready to be picked up.
3D printers are only available to students who have been safety trained at SILab. We may need to limit the use of equipment during periods of high demand. If you plan many, long jobs, please discuss it with the SILab Manager first.
SILab is intended to be used for students working on their own innovations or senior design projects. SILab is not intended to be used for other class or research purposes.
Description of Printers:
Prusa i3 MK3S+ with MMU2S
Technology: Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
Input Materials: PLA, can do multiple colors in one job
Best used for: Prototyping, low volume production runs, fixtures/jigs, gift items, figurines
FlashForge Inventor
Technology: Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
Input Materials: PLA
Best used for: Prototyping, low volume production runs, fixtures/jigs, gift items, figurines
MakerBot Sketch Large
Technology: Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
Input Materials: PLA
Best used for: Prototyping, printing gift items and/or games, proof of concepts
Stratasys F170 3D printer (Fridge)
Technology: Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
Input Materials: ABS or ASA plastic with dissolvable supports
Best used for: Functional concept models, detailed models that need complex support
Form Labs Form 3+
Technology: Low Force Stereolithography (LFS) to cure the resin with a UV laser
Input Materials: Formlabs Clear V4 or Grey Pro Resin
Best used for: Complex geometry, final prototypes of products, high-resolution prints, good-surface finish, detailing and modeling
Airwolf 3D HDR
Technology: Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
Input Materials: PLA, ABS, TPU, Nylon, PPP, PVA
Best used for: Larger prototyping, printing gift items, printing with materials besides PLA