Comparison of desktop and big 3D printing machine
| Machine start cost | |
| Desktop machines | Big machines |
| The cost of small machine is
only about 1/4 of that of large machine |
Constant temperature and
humidity dust free workshop |
| No constant temperature
and humidity required |
Environmental requirements
22- 25 °C. Humidity below 40% |
| Air conditioning is needed
only when the temperature is above 30℃ |
Air conditioning and dehumidifier
should work 24 hours a day |
| The machine consumes about
5 degrees of electricity for 24 hours |
The machine consumes about
30 degrees of electricity for 24 hours |
| 2 KG material can be printed. | More than 230 KG of material is required to print |
| Maintenance cot | |
| Simple maintenance, remote
guidance is available (free) complex maintenance |
technicians are required to
provide on-site service (charged) |
| Print screen replace laser repair | Laser replacement |
| laser repair | |
| Print quality | |
| Small minor layer lines | The minor layer lines are obvious |
| Small bite patterns can not be printed | |
| Print time | |
| Print height 331mm slice 0.07 casting wood model | |
| It takes about 9 hours to
Print 2 pairs of shoes at a time |
about 44 hours to
print 6 pairs of shoes at a time |
| On average, 4 pairs can be printed in 24 hours | 3 pairs can be printed in 24 hours |
