2022 Dolomite-Unchained Labs Fluidic Factory 3D Printer for Microfluidics

• Rapid prototyping: The Fluidic Factory is designed for quick and easy fabrication of microfluidic chips, manifolds, and connectors, dramatically speeding up the prototyping process.
• Leak-free sealing: The printer uses a specialized "squashed bead" method with inductive heating to re-melt contact points and ensure reliable, fluidically sealed channels.
• FDA-approved material: It prints using cyclic olefin copolymer (COC), a robust, biocompatible, and translucent polymer ideal for microfluidics.
• Cost-effective: The system offers a low-cost solution for producing lab-on-a-chip devices, with chips costing as little as $1 to print.
• Ease of use: The Fluidic Factory is controlled via an intuitive touchscreen interface. Users can print pre-made designs from a library or upload their own CAD files via a USB flash drive.
• Geometric flexibility: It enables the creation of complex features and 3D channel geometries that are difficult or impossible to achieve with traditional microfabrication techniques like etching, molding, and embossing. 

Key specifications

• Printer size: 300 mm x 300 mm x 500 mm.
• Weight: 10 kg, designed for benchtop or desktop use.
• Filament: It uses a self-cleaning polymer filament reel that contains 60 meters of material.
• Maximum print size: 85 mm (l) x 50 mm (w) x 25 mm (h).
• Printing resolution: Includes both a fine printing mode (320 µm x 150 µm) for high-pressure applications and a fast printing mode (400 µm x 200 µm) for quicker prototyping.
• Max pressure: Up to 10–20 bar, depending on the design. 

Applications

The Fluidic Factory is suitable for a wide range of scientific and research applications, including: 

• Organ-on-a-chip
• Analytical chemistry
• Point-of-care diagnostics
• Drug development
• Education
• Chemical synthesis
• Biomedical assays