| With the gradual development of metal materials and additive manufacturing technology, 3D printing More and more used in the fields of industrial aviation, automobile, medical treatment, scientific research, etc. Metal powder molding can make better hydraulic parts and the nuclear power industry is making some equipment by using 3D printing. 3D printing technology Successfully manufactured engine rotor components, GE plans to use 3D printing adhesive injection technology to improve jet engine components, and Porsche uses laser metal 3D printing to replace parts for the classic old car. 3D printing technology can quickly create a variety of models, high flexibility and less waste, is being more and more enterprises to adopt.Especially for some complex structure and individual needs, 3D printing is more suitable than traditional model making. Breakthrough in metal powder brings new opportunities for 3D printing. Metal 3D printing is trying to enter more application fields and stimulate a huge market space. According to a recent Context report by research institute, the 3D printing market is on the rise in the first three quarters of 2017, with personal desktop printing equipment up 45% YoY and industrial printers up 2%. GE is the world leader in metal printing followed by EOS and SLMSolutions Fast-TRUMPF and 3DSystems. So, with the rise of metal 3D printing, who will become the next industry giants? Metal 3D printing is one of the biggest trends in the future, more and more companies begin to layout, focusing on the construction and supply of 3D printers below Xiaobian sorted out 10 of the world's most promising metal 3D printing, these companies are likely in the future Metallic 3D printing in the field set off waves. 3D Systems: A New Generation of Metal Additive Manufacturing Platforms 3D Systems, a leader in 3D printing, has introduced a series of Direct Metal Print (DMP) 3D printers from entry-level to comprehensive factory solutions with a 100x100x100 mm build volume for the entry-level metal printer ProX DMP 100 and Manual Material Loading, System Support 17-4PH Stainless Steel and Cobalt Chromium. The printer also features a proprietary powder deposition system that can build angles as low as 20 degrees without support. In November 2017, 3D Systems announced the launch of the next generation DMP 8500, a metal additive manufacturing platform that seamlessly integrates production into the plant. The DMP 8500 factory solution features an efficient and fully integrated workflow, With lower total cost and higher operating high quality.
The DMP 8500 is capable of building 500x500x500 mm volumes and can be used in the molding of parts for the aerospace, industrial and automotive industries. The DMP 8500 factory solution integrates 3dxpert software to efficiently optimize functional components and produce metal parts efficiently. This modular design Metal solutions can reduce equipment capital and ensure maximum utilization of resources for mass production. 3DEO: Intelligent tiering minimizes costs 3DEO, a Los Angeles-based startup with the vision to deliver low-cost, high-volume, high-quality production and service of metal parts, is dedicated to reducing the cost of a single piece of metal 3D printing and launching a patented Intelligent Layering Technology Manufactured to meet the high quality requirements of MPIF Standard 35 and reduce the cost of printing up to 80% of parts. The industry's biggest obstacle to seeing metal printing not being adopted is cost, and 3DEO's unique process will help reduce 3D printing costs and make large-scale production possible. So far, the company has opened a 13,000-square-foot Factories, where they have not less than three machines online production. 3DEO currently mainly uses stainless steel powders, but the company is developing printing technologies with other metals including Inconel, Nickel, Cobalt, Titanium, Soft Magnetic, Tungsten, and Bronze, Copper and Brass. Arcam: Vacuum electron beam melting technology Most metals 3D printing Machines use lasers as a source of energy, but Arcam uses a powerful electron beam to melt metal powders (EBM) under vacuum to create powerful metal parts, such as hip implants and jet turbine blades, layer by layer. The EBM process occurs in Under vacuum and high temperatures, this will result in the material properties of the released parts being comparable to forged materials. Arcam is a Swedish company that offers a range of 3D printers for specific industry requirements, including medical and aerospace, such as the Arcam Q10 Plus and Q20 Plus, two products for orthopedic implants and aerospace components respectively. A2X is Arcam's high-end metal printers, designed for titanium alloy printing, deliver up to 3000 watts of beam power while maintaining scanning speeds that allow multi-point melting, with the goal of producing functional aerospace components and materials research aids at universities. Image Source Arcam General Electric acquired a 95% stake in Arcam in 2016, and GE planned to acquire the last 5% of ARCAM last month. In addition, Arcam plans to expand the additive manufacturing footprint in Sweden and is expected to triple production now. Airwolf 3D: Mature Additive Manufacturing Center California-based Airwolf 3D Corp. recently introduced its desktop 3D printer EVO Additive Manufacturing Center, which can be used with metal materials as well as more than 30 other materials including carbon-fiber-reinforced nylon, polycarbonate and water-soluble HydroFill . The printer incorporates a heating technology called Tri-Heat and is equipped with a dual-stream, high-speed AX2 extrusion head that accelerates the printing of large parts with a maximum material deposition rate of 0.4 lb./hr. The EVO planetary extruder unit is A cartridge assembly that achieves higher torque for faster extrusion speeds.In essence, Airwolf 3D combines metal injection molding with FDM 3D printing. The rugged design of the EVO Additive Manufacturing Center aims to maximize rigidity, and Airwolf 3D claims to be the strongest metal 3D printer on the market. Like most high-end desktop 3D printers on the market, the EVO features a full color touch screen The user monitors the printing process in real time and the machine also designs an automatic leveling system.The new development means that the EVO can deliver up to 3x faster print speeds and accuracies than any other desktop 3D printer today. Desktop Metalis: Bound metal deposition modeling Desktop Metalis' Studio Desktop Metal Printer is targeted at engineers and designers who can quickly prototype metal parts without outsourcing and print 96-99% density parts. Desktop Metalis aims to create metallic 3D printing systems that not only work with In large-scale production, but also for the office environment. Instead of using laser to melt the metal powder, the Studio printer uses a bonded metal deposition process similar to the way a FDM printer works, and the company says it offers more security and new functionality For example using a closed-cell filling material to achieve a light weight.The system also includes a green part for sintering by dissolving the primary binder. From the perspective of FDM printing, the system is heated and extruded through a specially formulated binding metal and layer-by-layer and then sanded for finishing. In addition, the system's furnaces provide industrial strength in an office environment Sintering Studio systems handle a wide variety of alloys including 17-4PH stainless steel, AISI 4140 steel, 316L stainless steel, copper, Inconel 625 and H13 steels. EOS: High-quality laser printing technology For the German industrial grade metal 3D printing Machine supplier, EOS offers a range of metal printers including the entry-level product EOS M 100. Among them, EOS's flagship metal printer is similar to the DMLS printer supplied by Stratasys, with a print volume of 250x250x325 mm and a 400-watt fiber laser Print the part. The print quality of the EOS M 100 is comparable to that of the EOS M 290, and the entry-level printers use the lower-power 200-watt fiber laser.These printers also feature EOSTATE, a monitoring software for the entire system, lasers, powders, baths and exposures For real-time quality control.The company also provides a library of materials for its metal printers, including aluminum, cobalt-chromium, maraging steel, nickel alloys, stainless steel and titanium. Image Source EOS EOS has reportedly expanded its German facility's capacity to produce about 1,000 new equipment each year at a new 9,000-square-meter facility, with materials, processes and systems being top priorities, especially in high-quality standards such as aerospace, medical Based on this belief, manufacturers rely on validated systems and methods for technology markets or the automotive industry, and EOS provides its customers with adequate technical support to help reduce manufacturing time and speed time-to-market. Markforged: ADAM layer-printed metal parts Markforged is a 3D printer manufacturer from Las Vegas that includes the latest Metal X Metallic 3D Printer series. Metal X uses the new Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) The metal powder in the agent prints the metal parts layer by layer and the plastic adhesive is removed after printing and the parts can be sintered into the usual engineering metal.According to Markforged the process of sintering the entire part at once allows the metal crystals to pass Adhesive layer growth, which effectively eliminates the other 3D printing process caused by low interlayer strength problem. The ADAM printer can print geometries beyond other metallic 3D printing methods, the Metal X Printer builds up to 250x220x200 mm and provides process laser inspection, integrated metal handling systems and remote access from the cloud Printers print 17-4 and 30 Stainless Steel Markforged also currently offers its customers metal testing services, extending Metal X's material options to include steel, aluminum and titanium. Markforged has secured $ 30 million in Series C financing from Siemens Inc, next to venture capital firm Siemens, and Microsoft and Porsche, which have collectively raised $ 57 million so far. In addition, Markforged has partnered with Airbus , By 2020, jointly launched a small aircraft to medium-sized passenger aircraft hybrid propulsion system.
Renishaw: metal powder bed fusion technology Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Renishaw is a world-leading engineering company dedicated to building components using metal powder bed fusion technology 3D printing System, offering products for the manufacture of jet engines and wind turbines, as well as dental and brain surgery. The RenAM 500M printer is a laser powder fusion additive manufacturing system that is used directly in the metal printing of the factory floor and is manufactured in a volume of 250 x 250 x 350 mm with automatic powder and waste disposal systems.The company also offers a range of Metal powders for 3D printing include titanium, aluminum alloys, cobalt chromium, stainless steel and nickel alloys. Picture from Renishaw The company is also responsible for developing parameters and standards for additive manufacturing of new metal alloy powders as part of ASTM International Inc. Now Renishaw's technology is used to help hieta commercialize 3D printing from the prototype stage Metal heat exchangers. Heat exchange products are usually made of thin sheets of material that have been welded together, and 3D printing is a good way to solve this problem due to complex designs, difficult and time-consuming manufacturing. Stratasys: high-power laser printing technology Stratasys, Inc. has been a key player in additive manufacturing and has recently added metallic printing capabilities to its product portfolio. The company now offers direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), a direct metal laser melting (DMLM) or laser powder fusion (LPBF) technology, Stratasys says it can precisely create parts with complex geometries that traditional manufacturing methods can not, and Stratasys also claims that DMLS parts are stronger and denser than cast metal parts. DMLS uses high-power lasers to micro-weld metal powders and alloys to form fully functional metal parts that are currently available with aluminum, stainless steel titanium and alloys, and the company said that DMLS metal 3D printing Ideal for printing complex oil and gas structures, customizing medical devices, merging aeronautical components and challenging functional prototypes. The company partnered with Singapore Aerospace Corporation SIA Engineering (SIAEC) to build a 3D printing center serving commercial aviation components operated by Stratasys and SIAEC to provide aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services to airlines. In addition, the company recently introduced VeroDraft and FullCure 700 are two high-performance materials that reduce 3D printing costs by 50%. Sciaky: The world's largest metal 3D printing Headquartered in Chicago, Sciaky owns the EBAM 300 series printer and claims to be the world's largest 3D metal parts printer with a maximum operating range of 19x4x4x8 ft. EBAM 300 has a deposition rate of 7- 20 lb. According to the company, the printer is capable of producing a 10-foot-long titanium aircraft structure in 48 hours. EBAM works by placing metal powder in a vacuum and heating it with an electron beam, EBAM provides high-precision component geometry control and significantly reduces material waste, according to Sciaky's description. EBAM 300 is primarily used in aerospace, Large-scale printing in the defense, energy and metals industries can be used to create, enhance and repair end devices. Image Source Sciaky Sciaky's additive manufacturing technology is used by Lockheed Martin Space Systems to manufacture aerospace components and repair tanks, and the EBAM 300 can be used with a range of alloys including titanium, tantalum, Inconel and niobium. The EBAM system also includes dual Line option to enable manufacturers to combine two different metal alloys in the same print job. |
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