With 3DPrintClean, a patent-pending recirculating filtration system, James Nordstrom offers a new solution to significantly reduce particles and odours from desktop 3D printers.
March 4, 2015: When plastic filament is heated, there are not only unpleasant odours filling the environment, but also nanoparticles, that have so far unknown health effects. The 3DPrintClean box fits around the printer and pulls air from within the enclosure, which is then purified through a number of filters before being pushed back into the closed system for air balance.
“Twin 120mm centrifugal blowers continuously pull contaminated air from the enclosure and pass the air through a two-step filtration process. In the first step, an Activated Carbon filter removes odors while in the second step, a U15 HEAP filter, captures a small percent of the Ultrafine Particles before returning the air to the enclosure. This repeated scrubbing process reduces the total concentration of Ultrafine Particles to safe levels.”
The standard dimensions are 910mm x 720mm x 760mm, but can be customised to meet the customers requirements according to 3DPrintClean founder Nordstrom.
The 3DPrintClean enclosure can currently be pre-ordered for $ 350 and comes with a five-year warranty for parts.
October 1, 2015: Update – 3DPrintClean offers new products
3DPrintClean now offers enclosures in different dimensions along with their Scrubber filter.
Desktop Enclosure + Scrubber Filter
- Desktop600: 760 x 680 x 680 mm (for 3D printer up to a size of 600 x 600 x 600 mm)
- Desktop800: 960 x 880 x 880 mm (for 3D printer up to a size of 800 x 800 x 800 mm)
The FreeStand and FreeStandPro Enclosure are both available for the same 3D printer dimensions. The Scrubber filter and “heart of the 3DPrintClean solution”, can also be ordered separately.
While the enclosures are currently only available in the US, the company is working with Amazon and distributers to make our products available in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, China, and India.
February 29, 2016: Lightweight Enclosure and Filtration System Now on Kickstarter
3DPrintClean currently offers a lightweight 3D printer enclosure including filtration system on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.
It is available in two different sizes – 600 mm and 800 mm and therefore supports almost all commonly available 3D printers.The patent-pending recirculation filtration technology reduces the emission of ultrafine particles (UFP) and total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), while improving the print quality by reducing warping, curling and cracking.
Pledges start at $ 399 for the Lightweight600 and at $449 for the Lightweight800 enclosures. Check out their campaign video below:
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