On the surface, it appears that stereolithography and PolyJet are identical twins. They both use UV energy to cure liquid photopolymer, after all. But a closer look reveals they’re more fraternal than identical.
Despite sharing a similar printing foundation, they use different print methods to achieve a fully cured product. The divergent build styles mean these methods are not always suitable for the same applications, making it important to understand the differences between the two processes. Chief among those are resolution and size, manufacturing speed, materials and applications.
