Formlabs Fuse Blast Polishing System

Fuse Blast Polishing System

The Fuse Blast Polishing System is an optional upgrade to Fuse Blast that helps you achieve a smooth, semi-gloss, and paint-ready surface on your SLS-printed parts.

Easily create ready-to-use parts with a great look and feel with improved feel and appearance.

This one-step add-on to your Fuse Blast cleans and polishes your parts directly from the Fuse Sift without the need for another Blast.

What's in the box?

• Fuse Blast Polishing Module × 1
• Fuse Blast Polishing Media × 2
• Fuse Blast Polishing Agent × 1
• Fuse Blast Polishing Mesh × 1

Key benefits

• Get parts that are ready to use. Produce professional-looking SLS parts with a smooth, semi-glossy surface that is ready to paint with no changes to your workflow.
• Easy adoption. Easy to install, an add-on for any Fuse Blast without the need for an additional Blast.
• Reliable results. By sealing the surface with a polishing medium, as opposed to abrasive smoothing or chemical surface melting, surface roughness is reduced without removing material or small parts. No more rough surface finishing.
• Inexpensive solution. This is the most affordable polishing option on the SLS market. A very cost-effective alternative to automatic blasting machines and steam smoothing systems that require stand-alone installations and/or specialized knowledge/training.

How does it work?

Polishing with Fuse Blasting - clean and polish in one step!

Whereas standard glass blasting leaves a rough, matte surface, the polishing system cleans and smoothes parts in one step by impact polishing. The Polishing Module dispenses and sprays a small amount of polishing agent solution into the jet to condition the polishing media.

The Polishing Media is a soft, spherical polymer ball that lasts much longer than glass media.

• The Polishing Media will clean and polish your part directly from the Fuse Sift (no glass blasting is required).
• Polishing with Fuse Blast does not abrade the material - it creates a smooth surface by compacting and sealing the surface, similar to shot blasting.
• High blast pressure (60 psi) is required, which is achieved by using adaptive airflow. Fuse Blast's Adaptive Airflow feature allows lower horsepower compressors to handle these increased airflow needs by pausing the cycle while the compressor charges. This provides a continuous, hands-on experience for cleaning and polishing SLS-ready parts.

Technical Specs

• Blast Polishing Time - 20-60 minutes
• Polishing Media Lifetime - > 100 blasting cycles (no breakdown observed)
• Blasting Pressure - 60 PSI minimum recommended
• Polishing Agent Lifetime - 7 mL of Polishing Agent is diluted in 750 mL of water. One 120 mL bottle lasts ~130 cycles @ 45 minutes
• Recommended Flowrate - 2 mL / minute
• Water Tank Volume - 750 mL
• Compatibility - Fuse Blast

Formlabs Fuse Blast polishing system from the official distributor in Poland