Lulzbot TAZ Pro

• Acquired in 2019
• Material Extrusion Printer
• Extrudes filament material through heated print heads
• Materials:  ABS, Nylons, Polycarbonate, PLA, ASA, PETG, etc.

- Open source printing materials used

- Capable of printing materials up to 300 °C

Stratasys Fortus 450MC Gen II

• Acquired in 2020
• Stratasys FDM technology
• Utilizes high grade engineering thermoplastics

- ESD safe materials

- High strength materials

- Chemical resistant materials

- High Temp/FR materials

- Food safe material option

- Carbon fiber reinforced material option

• Increased rate of deposition and build volume allows for low-volume, batched production

- Lights out production with auto changeover and extended material containers

- Batch production for single and mixed parts

- Print reliability and risk reduction with Stratasys service and printing contract

Daudalus

• Acquired in 2023
• Material Extrusion Printer
• Extrudes filament material through heated print heads
• Materials

- ABS, Nylons, Polycarbonate, PLA, ASA, PETG, etc.

- Open source printing materials

- Optimized to print PolyHex™ (Hi-Temp PETG) filament

• Specialized material for 3D printed molding applications.

Formlabs Form 4

• Acquired FY25
• Formlabs Masked Stereolithography (MSLA)

- Resin based printing similar to stereolithography

• Utilizes high grade engineering polymer resins

- 23 Formlabs materials or third-party materials using Open Material Mode. 

• • • Casting Resins
    • Clear
    • Flame Retardant
    • Elastic/Silicone
    • ESD Safe
    • High Temp Resistance
• Increased fidelity of printed models.

- XY Resolution: 50 mircons

- Dimensional Tolerances: +/- 0.2%

- Surface Accuracy: 99.7% within 100 mircons of CAD model, 95% within 50 mircons

• Auto-dispensing of resin for unattended printing.
• Injection Molding Capability

- Increases modular molding capabilities

- Increases quality with legacy cable over-molding applications

Fortus 900mc

• Anticipated operational capability by Q3 FY26
• Stratasys FDM technology
• Utilizes high grade engineering thermoplastics

- ESD safe materials

- High strength materials

- Chemical resistant materials

- High Temp/FR materials

- Food safe material option

- Carbon fiber reinforced material option

• Increased rate of deposition and build volume allows for low-volume, batched production

- Lights out production with auto changeover and extended material containers

- Batch production for single and mixed parts

- Print reliability and risk reduction with Stratasys service and printing contract

Additive Manufacturing Use Cases at TYAD

• Custom fixtures and tooling to support overhaul capabilities

- Printing of fixtures and tooling to aid in the overhaul of complex systems where commercial tooling is unavailable.

- Avionics Glass Fixture

- Cable harness layouts

- Specialized Rapid Tooling

- Modular Welding Fixtures

- Circuit Card Alignment Tools

• One-Off Requirements

- Cable Back Shell Mold

• Manufacturing Aids for new fabrication of complex and advanced designs

- Visualization aids and Form/Fit/Function aids for:

• Machinists
• Programmers
• Engineers

• Rapid Prototyping

- Form/Fit/Function prototypes for preproduction

- Rapid iteration design to final production

• Certified Stratasys Materials

• Only Stratasys materials are utilized to ensure consistent and repeatable FDM parts
• Stratasys FDM technology pairs their specialized 3D printers with production-grade thermoplastics to produce repeatable and dimensionally stable parts
• Material storage methods and onboard drying ensure consistent material quality and minimal water content