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DLP
3D part manufacturing through curation of liquid resin. Unlike SLA, which cures resin point by point, DLP cures resin one full layer at a time, making it faster while sightly sacrificing precision. A digital light projector projects light on to a micromirror matrix which act as the “pixels”of an image, therefore, the size of the build area and the number of mirrors directly determines the resolution of the part. Recent development has made the technology more compact and accessible, resulting in widely available desktop printers.
SLA
3D part manufacturing through curation of photosensitive polymers (resin) which are hardened by the UV light layer by layer selectively using a laser. SLA boasts an outstandingly smooth surface finishing and dimensional accuracy resembling injection molded parts. Well suited for functional prototyping and often used for end-use products. The available SLA resins result in a vastly diverse set of material properties. Due to its higher complexity its accessibility and affordability have lagged behind newer technologies like FDM, however this gap is steadily narrowing.
