Prototyping solutions

Next Day prototypes are the ideal tool for the first design evaluation

Online quoting and ordering

Next day concept models are ordered online via www.materialise.com/onsite

1. The quickest way is to go to www.materialise.com/onsite where you can quote and order your STL files.
2. When you want to import file formats other than STL you can also download a free viewer from the website. This viewer allows you to visualise your files before connecting to the order site and gives you access to other functionalities like measuring/fixing/annotating.

The technology

Since Next Day models are built, finished and delivered within 24 hours it is logical that there are some restrictions with regard to dimensions and finishing.
Next Day prototypes are manufactured with our stereolithography technology, using high-quality epoxy. We have built patented Next Day machines  with a 0.2 mm layer thickness that work faster than the standard commercialised SLA-machines. Next Day systems are extremely fast and productive, thanks to a patented curtain recoating technology which minimises the dead time between layers.
The Next Day parts are constructed layer by layer in a liquid polymer that hardens when struck by a laser beam. The laser printed layers are each time lowered together with the vessel's resin level. Afterwards, a small reservoir moves over the vessel and disposes a film of liquid polymer onto the whole vessel. This curtain recoating technology needs less time between layers than the traditional SLA technology which uses a scraper.

This technology enables us to build and ship your models on the same day they were ordered.