HP 3D Jet Fusion 300/500 Series Color Management

Cristina Gonzalez

© Copyright 2018 HP Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The importance of color

Informational

Emotional

2 HP Confidential The natural next step

Printing documents in color has been shown to increase purchase motivation by up to 80%

and add 78% in customer retention

The impact of 3D printing in color could change the course of manufacturing

3 HP Confidential HP Color Technology

4 HP Confidential How do we see color?

1 nm 1,000 nm 1 mm

Gamma rays X-rays Ultraviolet (UV) Infrared (IR) Microwaves Radar

Visible Light Spectrum

400 nm 700 nm

5 HP Confidential HP Multi Jet Fusion platform Basic elements of the process

Fused Fused Fused Fused

Material coating Apply agents Apply energy

© Copyright 2018 HP Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. 7 HP Confidential HP How Bright theFusing HP Agentworks ColorPrinting3D

ABSORBTIVITY Visible White powder HP Bright HP Bright Fusing Agent Original HP Multi Fusion Jet Fusing Agent WAVELENGTH Infra - red (IR) HP Jet Fusion Color 3D Agents

4 COLORANTS BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW

3 THERMAL AGENTS FUSING DETAILING BRIGHT FUSING

8 HP Confidential Physics of fusing: 4200 system Fusing Agent

9 HP Confidential Physics of fusing: White parts on the Jet Fusion 580 and 540

Bright Fusing Agent Fusing Agent

10 HP Confidential Physics of fusing: Color parts on the Jet Fusion 580

Cyan Agent Bright Fusing Agent Fusing Agent

11 HP Confidential Color science background

Colors look different with different lights, backgrounds, and sample sizes.

CMY color that you see in printers is subtractive.

RGB color you see in monitors is additive.

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HP Proprietary RGB Input CMYK Output Color Mapping Technology

Printheads have a sRGB colors accepted from 1200 dpi resolution all computer modeling programs

13 HP Confidential HP’s printing powerhouse: The PageWide Printhead

84,000+ nozzles exist on two printheads in the HP Jet Resting state Fusion Color 3D printers. Each nozzle produces ink drops with uniform drop weight, speed, and trajectory. Each ink drop is 6 picoliters (there are 1 trillion picoliters in 1 liter). 1,200 Rapid heating produces vapor, which nozzles per inch (dpi) forms a bubble that expands to propel an ink drop out of the nozzle. ensure the entire build area is covered and you can print CMYK, fusing, and detailing agents with accuracy. 2 billion + After the drop is deposited, capillary action firing decisions per second draws ink back into the nozzle/ firing chamber.

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Traditional Manufacturing Color Matching in 3D Printing

Pantone & RAL are standards commonly seen Input your preferred RGB value or in manufacturing environments for paint/ convert your Pantone/ RAL number to plastics color matching. the closet RGB value.

Often, Pantone & RAL colors consist of 10+ Check the expected color in HP colorants. Most of these colors cannot be SmartStream 3D Build Manager’s Print recreated with 4 colorants (CMYK). Preview function.

Conversion software can convert Pantone & Use HP’s color test chain to test RAL to the closest RGB value. different color options. Adjust hues and saturation values on the HP SmartStream 3D Build Manager to perfect your color choices. Demo happening later!

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16 HP Confidential Creating Color Files

TEXTURE MAPPING FACE, PART, OR SHELL COLOR

Industry standard for color in computer graphics and animation software Industry standard for color in CAD and mechanical engineering software Specifies a color surface for an object, i.e., a 2D diffuse-texture-map is Face color specifies color for an entire face wallpapered on a mesh Part color specifies color for all the faces of the part

3DS Max Blender Maya Photoshop Catia Creo Siemens NX SolidWorks

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19 HP Confidential Sending color files to the printer

No Accepts 3MF, OBJ, VRML v.2 Microsoft CAD 3D Builder Do you need Accepts multiple file types to convert files, optimize packing, or modify/ color models? Accepts multiple file types

Yes Graphic Design Accepts multiple file types Blender ZBrush

Accepts multiple file types

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22 HP Confidential HP color fixture for 2D printhead

Problem

• Fixtures are often complex parts, low-volume parts, ideal for 3D printing • A label on a fixture is useful for those on the manufacturing line, but it is hard to read text on monochrome parts, even if engraved or embossed • Traditional color 3D printers do not produce parts with strong enough mechanical properties to survive consistent use on a manufacturing line. Labels

Solution Color coding

QR codes for tracking/ • The HP Jet Fusion 580 Color 3D printer can produce functional parts in full instructions color • In addition to adding text, the team decided to use color to add additional Safety signals information.

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Data courtesy Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Heart of Jemma

Accelerate your design cycle and eliminate uncertainty by color coding and labeling different models

Informational color QR codes Labels Sample final color choices

24 HP Confidential Color objection handling

“Color is just for “I don’t see a “It is too hard to color presentation, not for “Color is costly.” need for color.” my functional parts.” my files.”

Color is the first step toward During printing, HP fuses All agents needed for the HP You don’t need any special positioning your company for color into its parts, which are Jet Fusion 500/300 series software to color your parts. cost the same per liter. the future. made of PA 12— Feel free to show the videos engineering-grade for SolidWorks (arguably the Use color to provide This means CMYK agents cost information & tell better thermoplastic. the same as fusing agents. most popular CAD software) stories. and 3D Builder. These parts are made to be Furthermore, it can be Access all the same HP tested– dropped, pushed, expensive investing in a Just make sure to save your MJF benefits: Speed, pulled, etc. professional dyeing or files as a 3MF, OBJ, or VRML v. strength, accuracy, etc. painting solution. 2, which are all common Take advantage of functional formats! Imagine hiring someone to Access future voxel- color parts by: control applications. paint this! ✓ Creating labels ✓ Creating QR codes Stay ahead of (track & trace) competitors with the ✓ Differentiating latest technology. features ✓ Color coding

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26 HP Confidential FAQ Answers

HOW MANY COLORS CAN I PRINT? CAN I COLOR MATCH? WHAT SOFTWARE DO I NEED?

The science behind counting Put simply, no. We cannot Any CAD or graphic arts software colors is incredibly complex– have guarantee an exact match to your that allows you to color your you ever seen a 2D printer give Pantone, RAL or other color value. models and save them as 3MF, their number of colors? OBJ, or VRML v.2 files. However, we do have software That said, our color printers tools in place to help you print a If you don’t have a software like accept all of the more than 16 color that is as close to your this, we recommend 3D Builder, million sRGB color values you can desired color as possible. which is free on Windows, for add to your digital models and simple coloring options. then use proprietary color mapping technology to bring your color parts to life.

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