Stratasys J55: A PolyJet desktop 3D printer that offers thousands of colours

The manufacturer Stratasys has just launched its new PolyJet machine: the J55 is a compact solution, suitable for all designers who want to bring their designs to life. The printer is smaller but retains its multi-material and multi-colour capabilities: it can print with 5 materials at a time, excluding the carrier material, and more than 500,000 Pantone validated colours. The J55 is intended to be more affordable, as it is available at about one-third of the price of industrial-grade PolyJet printers such as the J850. Equipped with a rotary table and a fixed print head, it offers a printing surface of up to 1,174 cm².

The material jetting technology is highly valued by designers who wish to quickly produce visual and aesthetic prototypes, thanks in particular to its ability to print multiple colours, the possibility of obtaining smooth surfaces and the high resolution it can achieve. It is one of the most useful means of manufacturing in product development, allowing a concept or idea to be validated in record time. These machines are industrial solutions, representing a certain investment but also requiring special installation and skills. Stratasys wanted to democratize the use of PolyJet technology by proposing a desktop model, easy to handle and more affordable, just like it did for its FDM technology with the F120.

The Stratasys J55 is more compact

Technical specifications of the Stratasys J55

Let’s start with the size of the machine itself: it measures 651 x 661 x 1,551 mm and does not have a material cabinet like its bigger sisters, thus considerably reducing the space needed to operate the 3D printer. The J55 would be silent (about the same noise as a refrigerator according to the manufacturer) and odourless, more suitable for offices, studios and classrooms. Omer Krieger, executive vice president of products at Stratasys, explains, “We developed this innovative 3D printer to truly transform the product development process for designers and engineers around the world. Not only is the J55 affordable for virtually any product design team, but the quality of the parts it 3D prints is exceptional. It’s also so simple that anyone can set it up and use it, and so quiet that you’ll forget it’s even running.”