Investigating the Effect of Polyester UV Absorber on the Quality of Printed Polymer Parts in Digital Light Processing Method

Using optical absorbers is one approach to manage and decrease the intensity of any light source. The digital light processing (DLP) additive manufacturing system created and implemented by the authors of this article was utilized in this study to examine the impact of ultraviolet light absorber on the quality of manufacturing 3D items. The article's major objectives are to enhance part appearance quality, maximize printing control, and reduce excess light, but in order to do so, it is crucial to measure the height of separation, the degree of part damage and the Separation Force. Undoubtedly, one of the factors having the most impact on the aforementioned scenarios will be the optical absorber. Therefore, in this system, acrylic sheets are coated with polyester films that have an absorption percentage of 45% at specific distances from the light source. Then, using the DLP method, three-dimensional models were created and assessed by measuring the intensity of the transmitted light. According to the study's findings, using absorbers decreased the time it took to separate each layer by 3.5 times, cut the time it took to print a part by 43%, and increased the success of printing, while also increasing the product's aesthetic quality.