Head Overview

Hyrel 3D Printers offer a variety of modular print heads, which are compared below.

Modular Heads Comparison

The following chart compares and contrasts the various extrusion heads:

Extrusion Heads Comparison

Designation	Image	Material	Viscosity	Motor	Volume	Reservoir	Temperature	Internal #	Other
FH2-260		1.75mm Filament	Standard	NEMA 17 5.18:1	n/a	n/a	Up to 260°C limited use up to 270°C	104211	For Standard Material
FH2-450		1.75mm Filament	Exotic	NEMA 17 5.18:1	n/a	n/a	270 to 450°C	104211-450	For High-Temp Material
HT3-250 Not available		2.85mm Filament	Standard	NEMA 17 14:1	n/a	n/a	Up to 250°C limited use up to 265°C	402219	For Standard Material
HT3-450 Not available		2.85mm Filament	Exotic	NEMA 17 14:1	n/a	n/a	275 to 450°C	400109-3	For High-Temp Material
SDS-1		Liquid, Gel	Up to 100,000 cP	NEMA 11 3:1	Actual: 1cc Usable: 1cc	Polypropylene	Ambient	402099-1-A	Disposable Reservoir Normal Torque
SDS-5		Liquid, Gel	Up to 100,000 cP	NEMA 11 3:1	Actual: 5cc Usable:5cc	Polypropylene	Ambient	402099-5-Alum	Disposable Reservoir Normal Torque
SDS-10		Liquid, Gel	Up to 100,000 cP	NEMA 11 3:1	Actual: 10cc Usable:10cc	Polypropylene	Ambient	402099-10-Alum	Disposable Reservoir Normal Torque
HSD-10-Ardes		Liquid, Gel	Up to 100,000 cP	NEMA 11 1:1	Actual: 10cc Usable:10cc	Polyamide	Up to 100°C	404047-A	n/a
SDS-30		Liquid, Gel	Up to 100,000 cP	NEMA 11 3:1	Actual: 30cc Usable:30cc	Polypropylene	Ambient	402099-30-Alum	Disposable Reservoir Normal Torque
SDS-30XT		Liquid, Gel	Up to 300,000 cP	NEMA 17 25.9:1	Actual: 30cc Usable:30cc	Polypropylene	Ambient	402099-30-XT-A	Disposable Reservoir Extra Torque
HSD-30-BD		Liquid, Gel	Up to 100,000 cP	NEMA 11 3:1	Actual: 30cc Usable:30cc	Polypropylene	Up to 50°C	402099-HSD-30	Disposable Reservoir Normal Torque
RSD-30-BD		Liquid, Gel	Up to 100,000 cP	NEMA 11 3:1	Actual: 30cc Usable:30cc	Polypropylene	cool to ~20°C below or warm to ~40°C above room temp	404155-A	Disposable Reservoir Normal Torque
SDS-60		Liquid, Gel	Up to 100,000 cP	NEMA 11 3:1	Actual: 60cc Usable:60cc	Polypropylene	Ambient	402099-60-Alum	Disposable Reservoir Normal Torque
SDS-60XT		Liquid, Gel	Up to 300,000 cP	NEMA 17 25.9:1	Actual: 60cc Usable:60cc	Polypropylene	Ambient	402099-60-XT-A	Disposable Reservoir Extra Torque
SDS-150XT	50px	Liquid, Gel	Up to 300,000 cP	NEMA 17 25.9:1	Actual: 60cc Usable:60cc	Polypropylene	Ambient	402099-150-A	Disposable Reservoir Extra Torque
DSD-50		Two-part Mixtures	Up to 100,000 cP	NEMA 11 1:1	Actual & Usable: 25cc each part	Polypropylene	Ambient	402099-50-DSD	Disposable Reservoirs Normal Torque 1:1, 2:1, 3:1 Blend Ratios
DSD-50XT		Two-part Mixtures	Up to 300,000 cP	NEMA 17 25.9:1	Actual & Usable: 25cc each part	Polypropylene	Ambient	402099-50-DSD-Xt	Disposable Reservoirs Normal Torque 1:1, 2:1, 3:1 Blend Ratios
SMH-2		Two-part Mixtures	Up to 100,000 cP	Depends on feeding heads	Depends on feeding heads	Depends on feeding heads	Ambient	402132-ALUM	*Fed by other heads Variable Blend Ratios
DMH-2		Two-part Mixtures	Depends on feeding heads	Depends on feeding heads	Depends on feeding heads	Depends on feeding heads	Ambient	400110-A	*Fed by other heads Variable Blend Ratios
EMO		Liquid, Gel, Paste	Up to 300,000 cP	NEMA 11 19:1, 27:1	Actual: 25cc Usable:~25cc	Aluminum	Ambient	402098-A	Reusable Reservoir Normal Torque
EMO-XT eXtra Torque		Liquid, Gel, Paste, Clay	Up to 1,000,000 cP	NEMA 11 100:1	Actual: 15cc Usable:11cc	Stainless	Ambient	402098-XT	Reusable Reservoir High Torque
EMO-ST Super Torque		Liquid, Gel, Paste, Clay	Up to 2,000,000 cP	NEMA 17 25.9:1	Actual: 30cc Usable:30cc	Stainless	Ambient	402184	Reusable Reservoir High Torque
VOL		Liquid, Gel, Paste	Up to 300,000 cP	NEMA 11 51:1	Actual: 25cc Usable:25cc	Aluminum	Up to 90°C	404041-A	Reusable Reservoir Normal Torque
KR2		Hot Melt Adhesives, Thermoplastics	Up to 1,000,000 cP	NEMA 11 100:1	Actual: 15cc Usable:11cc	Stainless	Up to 180°C	404042-ALUM	Reusable Reservoir High Torque
KR2-ST Super Torque		Hot Melt Adhesives, Thermoplastics	Up to 2,000,000 cP	NEMA 17 25.9:1	Actual: 30cc Usable:30cc	Stainless	Up to 180°C	402184-K	Reusable Reservoir High Torque
TAM		Hot Melt Adhesives, Thermoplastics	Up to 1,000,000 cP	NEMA 11 100:1	Actual: 15cc Usable:11cc	Stainless	Up to 270°C	404048-ALUM	Reusable Reservoir High Torque
UVP-365 nm		Photoinitiators	n/a	~5 W	n/a	n/a	n/a	402302-365	Focusable
UVP-405 nm		Photoinitiators	n/a	~5 W	n/a	n/a	n/a	402302-405	Focusable
UVP-450 nm		Photoinitiators	n/a	~5 W	n/a	n/a	n/a	402302-450	Focusable
LA6-450		Opaque	Laser	6 W	n/a	n/a	n/a	402108-A	6 W, 450 nm, 0.25 mm ⌀
ST3		Plastics, Brass LIGHT Machining	Spindle Tool	n/a	48VDC, 8.3A, 400W	n/a	n/a	402081-A	12,000 (with no load)

Note, for crosslinking heads, just see the standard heads and add the UV LED mechanism.

For details about Filament-based print heads, please visit our Filament_Heads page.

For details about Reservoir-based print heads, please visit our Reservoir_Heads page.

Apparent Size Discrepancies

Why do several heads have a smaller usable reservoir volume compared to actual volume? Excellent question. For these heads, we found that the low-profile, single o-ring plungers were not good enough, and under pressure (and especially when heated), material would blow past the plunger, yielding unreliable dispensing rates. We redesigned a better plunger assembly with tighter tolerances and the option for a double o-ring, but this took up several cc of reservoir volume. This means that while the reservoirs themselves are still 15 cc, the volume usable for payload is actually between 10 cc and 11 cc.

Nordson and ViscoTec Heads

Some customers have requested that we configure our equipment in such a way that heads from other companies like the Nordson Ultimus V heads or one of the Viscotec Vipro heads.

Yes, Hyrel equipment can accommodate these and other print heads with just a little custom code and a special tool holder. Please contact us if you have any questions at all.

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