{"id":1502,"date":"2018-06-21T16:04:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T16:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vormvrij.nl\/3dclayprinting\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2018-06-22T08:17:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T08:17:31","slug":"lutum-4-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vormvrij.nl\/3dclayprinting\/?p=1502","title":{"rendered":"LUTUM 4 is HERE !"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editorial: VormVrij is the Dutch Company renowned for their LUTUM\u00ae 3D clay printers.<\/small>
\nBy: Admin, online LUTUM store<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

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It Appears this summer all mayor clay printer brands are presenting new Machines. The latest addition is from the Dutch company VormVrij 3D known for their benchmark setting LUTUM\u00ae printers. The first Prototype of the LUTUM\u00ae v4 was unveiled at Fabcon+RapidTech fair in Messe Erfurt early June.<\/p>\n

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At first glance not much changed since the v3, but looks are deceiving.
\nWhile the v3 had a build envelope of 43x42x44 cm. The new LUTUM 4 can print up to 51 cm. on a print bed size 43x46cm.<\/p>\n

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\nLUTUM v4 2018,\u00a0 LUTUM v3 2016,\u00a0 LUTUM v2 2014<\/small><\/span><\/p>\n

All metal parts received structural updates and are built from custom designed Aluminium extrusions. The v4 has a new internal layout where the electronics are now nicely protected from dust and water deep inside the metal structure making this printer ideal for the harsh conditions often found in Clay Labs and Potter Studios.<\/p>\n

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\nLUTUM v3.9 at Royal College of Art London<\/small><\/p>\n

Another big change is the full metal body of the printer, where previous printers were partially made from wood, the current model has a heavy solid feeling base structure balancing the printer and giving it full stability to print delicate objects.<\/p>\n

\"\"Manifolds in black refractory clay<\/small><\/p>\n

And that’s not all, the printer has built in air safety valves that stop the flow of air when the printer is turned off. It also features a large emergency stop button in case of calamities.<\/p>\n

The final upgrade is found in the extruder. The v9-pro extruder is built out of solid 18\/10 food safe stainless steel. Nozzle size goes from 0.6mm. to 7mm. and layer heights range between 0.5 and 2.5mm. depending on the chosen nozzle.<\/p>\n

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Old extruder and new 18\/10 steel extruder<\/small><\/p>\n

Print speeds depend on the viscosity of clay, specific object design, layer\/nozzle size and range from 20mm\/s to 100mm\/s. Speed and extrusion rates are determined by the user and can be adjusted on the fly while printing.<\/p>\n