stereolithography

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf 3D printing technology
gptkbp:advantage high accuracy
smooth surface finish
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:SLA
gptkbp:application manufacturing
rapid prototyping
dental modeling
jewelry making
gptkbp:category vat photopolymerization
gptkbp:firstCommercialMachine gptkb:3D_Systems_SLA-1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label stereolithography
gptkbp:introducedIn 1986
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Chuck_Hull
gptkbp:limitation limited material choices
post-processing required
gptkbp:material liquid photopolymer resin
gptkbp:patent gptkb:3D_Systems
gptkbp:processor gptkb:additive_manufacturing
gptkbp:standardFileFormat STL file
gptkbp:uses ultraviolet laser
photopolymerization
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:US_Patent_4,577,185
gptkb:Hideo_Kodama
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5