The process of mass-producing LED Signboard with high-performance 3D printers.LED signboard in Korea
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The process of mass-producing LED Signboard with high-performance 3D printers. LED signboard in KoreaCompany homepage and sales site: https://www.smart3dsig...

I love seeing manufacturing and 3d printing in mfg settings. I work in mfg (not 3d printing, sadly).

  • kizzard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Awesome video, very cool to watch FDM 3D printing used in a modern manufacturing process. That said I don’t think “Mass producing” is the correct term here. A boutique sign company offering custom, chiefly handmade signs (after the printing is complete) is the opposite of mass production: A lot of work is going in to each of these and they probably aren’t churning them out.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    This is a great video. Here is my best guess for the process, but I’m not a 100%

    • Use weird mouse to make design
    • Use a water soluble adhesive so the filament sticks
    • Clean up edges with a torch
    • Put resin in for stability and UV cure
    • Put color resin in for front look and UV cure
    • Put really cool LED tape on that I would love to have the source for
    • Hang
    • EmilieEvans@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      This is likely a Piocreat Creatwit K8 printer (Creality sister company) even though it’s labeled Smart3D.

      What soluble adhesive to use depends. PVA slurry is certainly an option.

      The resin is also there to help with light diffusion.

      Not into sign making but I guess the colored front is required as epoxy resin yellows over time and with colored resin this isn’t visible. There are other options than epoxy resin but those cost more.

      Those LED tapes aren’t special. Search for bendable LED strip.