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Formlabs Fuse Blast
Industrial-grade cleaning for SLS prints. Formlabs Fuse Blast provides thorough cleaning for SLS 3D prints, ensuring powder-free parts with optimal detail.
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Formlabs Fuse Blast – Safe Cleaning for SLS Parts
Clean SLS parts quickly and effectively
Formlabs Fuse Blast is an industrial-grade cleaning station for post-processing SLS 3D prints. With a powerful air blasting system,
it enables thorough cleaning of printed parts, ensuring the removal of excess powder while preserving detail and durability.
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Achieve professional, consistent parts that are clean to the touch faster and easier than ever before with Fuse Blast, an easy-to-use, fully automated cleaning and polishing solution for post-processing SLS 3D printed parts.
Fuse Blast seamlessly integrates into the Fuse Series ecosystem and streamlines your post-processing workflow, empowering you to fully clean a whole build chamber of printed parts in as little as 15 minutes and drastically reducing labor time and cost. With the optional Polishing System, Fuse Blast takes your parts to another level by polishing them to a smooth, semi-gloss, and dye-ready surface finish, to deliver consistent, professional-grade results every time.
Printer compatibility: Fuse 1, Fuse 1+ 30W
Why Choose Fuse Blast
Fuse Blast delivers 100% hands-off cleaning and polishing for SLS parts.
Finished Parts In 15 Minutes
Cleaning routines automatically post-process an entire build chamber in as little as 15 minutes, while the passive filtering reduces media saturation and extends media life to save on overhead costs.Consistent Results
Pre-programmed routines take out the guesswork for consistent results, while manual mode allows you to adapt to any part requirements.Professional Parts
Deliver clean-to-the-touch parts thanks to the in-line ionizer that prevents dust and media from re-settling on your parts, or get the most out of your SLS prints with the Fuse Blast Polishing System for smooth, semi-gloss, scuff-resistant, and dye-ready surface finishes.Streamlined Post-Processing
Fuse Blast seamlessly integrates into the Fuse ecosystem for an automated post-processing workflow that reduces labor time by 80% and delivers finished parts in as little as 15 minutes.
Features
Fuse Blast is a fast, automated solution that delivers professional results, consistently.
Hands-off post-processing
Drop-In Fuse Blast Polishing System upgrade
Passive recycling for extended media life and faster processing on Fuse Sift
In-line ionizer for clean-to-the-touch parts
Pre-programmed routines
Fully sealed and workshop-friendly operation
Dual-function blasting with automatic or manual cleaning
Fuse Blast Polishing System
The Fuse Blast Polishing System is a drop-in upgrade to the Fuse Blast that allows users to add a smooth, semi-gloss, scuff-resistant, and dye-ready surface finish to their SLS printed parts. With the Polishing System, users can create parts for consumer-facing, end-use applications with improved feel and appearance.
This single-step add-on to the Fuse Blast both cleans and polishes your parts straight from the Fuse Sift without the need for another Blast.
Fuse Blast Tech Specs
| Parameter | Fuse Blast |
|---|---|
| Printer Compatibility | Fuse Series SLS 3D Printers Third-party powder bed fusion 3D printers |
| Minimum Dimensions for Convenient Access (W × D × H) | 145 × 150 × 210 cm 57.4 × 59.6 × 82.6 in |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 100 × 75 × 175 cm 39 × 29.6 × 68.7 in Height when open: 195 cm (76.8 in) |
| Weight | 164 kg (without blasting media) 360 lb (without blasting media) |
| Media Hopper Capacity | Media hopper capacity 8.3 L: 13 kg of 200-300 µm glass media 5.2 kg of Polishing Media |
| Waste Hopper Capacity | 10.6 L |
| Operating Environment | 10–36 ºC 50–96.8 ºF Elevation up to 7500 ft / 2286 meters |
| Air Handling | Negatively pressurized hood with replaceable HEPA filter Independent venting system |
| Power Requirements (with a vacuum that draws less than 6 A (230 VAC) / 12 A (120 VAC)) | EU: 230 VAC, 3 A (no dedicated circuit or vacuum required) US: 120 VAC, 6 A (no dedicated circuit or vacuum required) |
| Compressed Air Requirements | Supply at least 10 SCFM at 90 PSI / 285 SLPM at 6 bar. Regulate pressure input between 90-120 PSI / 6-8 bar. Typically achieved by a single 4 HP compressor. |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi: 2.4 GHz Ethernet: 1000 Mbit USB: 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi Connectivity | Protocol: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Frequency: 2.4 / 5.0 GHz Supported security: WPA/WPA2 |
| Ethernet Connectivity | RJ-45 Ethernet (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T) LAN port Connect with a shielded Ethernet cable (not included): minimum Cat5, or Cat5e or Cat6 for 1000BASE-T. |
| USB Connectivity | USB (rev 2.0) C port with a USB A-C or C-C cable |
| Sound Emission | Does not exceed 75 dB(A). |
| Product Control | Interactive touchscreen, foot pedals for manual control. |
| Included Accessories | Transfer container Control pedals ESD wrist strap 7 mm socket wrench Blast orifice (3 mm) Blast orifice (4 mm) T-20 driver Floor mat |
| Tumbling Basket | 450 mm internal diameter (Fits a full Fuse Series build volume) |
| Internal Work Area (W x D x H) | 71 x 55 x 67 cm 27.9 x 21.6 x 26.3 in |
| Accessible Work Area (W x D x H) | 57 x 50 x 67 cm 22.4 x 19.6 x 26.4 in (basket removed) |
