Zhuhai CTC Electronic is developing a device using two resins as the main and supporting ingredients, with a printing area of roughly 200mm x 230mm x 198mm and a maximum resolution of 750 x 1,600dpi.
The printer will also have a layer thickness as low as 25 microns and will be be made available in early 2017; the launch was originally set for early 2016, but has now been set back for September of that year, Ten Links reported.
The news site said that “we can see from the frequent delays in the release of HP’s MJM products that there is indeed high demand for the technology”, although it also said that the delay by the US-based manufacturer “explain why no Chinese vendor has yet developed such high-precision devices”.
He Siyi, CTC Public Relations Manager, said the two reasons for the delay were that its partner, the University of London, was delaying the progress of developing the materials, and that the company was having problems with the software lectotype.
The company has upped its investment in the programme from CNY8 million ($1.2 million/€1.1 million) to CNY12 million ($1.8 million/€1.6 million), with the ambition of producing the beta product ahead of HP.
Siyi also confirmed that the printer will use two resins as the main and supporting ingredients, with a printing area of roughly 200mm x 230mm x 198mm and a maximum resolution of 750 x 1,600dpi.