Post-Curing for Garreco Print Resin

Post-processing is an essential part of resin 3D printing to reach the final photopolymer properties. Printed parts need to be cleaned, dried, and post-cured. The washing and drying steps are explained in the Post-Processing process. The next step that follows is post-curing. 

Post-Curing of Resin 3D Printed Parts

Post-processing is necessary to get the optimal properties out of your prints. If you use a stereolithography (SLA) 3D printer or a digital light processing (DLP) 3D printer, including LCD projectors, it’s essential to know how to post-process. Post-curing is an important post-process step.

During 3D printing, the resin is polymerized to a degree that it has exact dimensions and is solid enough to withstand peeling forces. This means it has reached a polymerization degree of 50 to 85%, depending on the resin and type of 3D printer. Usually, the best physical and mechanical properties are reached with a polymerization degree of > 95%, meaning that the printed parts have not reached their full potential and need some extra UV light and/or temperature to get there.

When it comes to curing units, many different curing models will work to post-cure the materials. We have validated our resins on several widely available curing units and have provided information on the post-curing below. If you have a curing unit that is not listed, please contact us for recommended cure time and temperature.

HIGH-POWER CURING UNITS

Ackuretta Curie

Ackuretta Curie

Formlabs Forms Wash & Cure

Formlabs Form Wash & Cure and Form Wash & Cure L

MeccatroniCore BB-Midi Plus

Nextdent LC-3Dprint Box

Wicked Engineering Curebox

Wicked Engineering Curebox

LOW-POWER CURING UNITS

Anycubic Wash & Cure 2.0

Anycubic Wash & Cure 2.0

Asiga Flash Cure

B9 Creator

B9 Model Cure

B9 Model Cure

Creality SL 1

Creality SL 1

Creality UW-01

Creality UW-01

Elegoo Mercury Plus

Elegoo Mercury Plus and Mercury Plus 2.0

Elegoo Mercury X

Elegoo Mercury X

Phrozen Cure Luna

Phrozen Cure Mega

Phrozen Cure Mega

Shining 3D FabCure

Wanhao Boxman

Wanhao Boxman

XYZ UV Curing Chamber

XYZ UV Curing Chamber

3D-systems Figure 4 UV Curing Unit 350