3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) today announced a host of innovations
designed to enhance customer success and catalyze industries. The
company is introducing high-throughput 3D printing technologies, a
new partnership to provide industry-leading post-processing,
improved additive manufacturing software, and a new
production-grade photopolymer. By combining these latest
innovations along with the expertise of its Application Innovation
Group (AIG), 3D Systems is helping customers defy limitations to
advance additive manufacturing (AM) performance and productivity in
healthcare and industrial markets.
Industrial-Scale SLS Solution Delivers Repeatable
End-Use Parts3D Systems designs and delivers AM solutions
comprising hardware, software, materials, and services to help
companies accelerate their business innovations. Today the company
is pleased to introduce its next-generation selective laser
sintering (SLS) workflow that combines 3D Systems’ new SLS 380, 3D
Sprint®, DuraForm® materials, and AMT’s PostPro® enabling
cost-effective batch production parts with unprecedented levels of
throughput, consistency, performance, and yield.
The SLS 380 delivers high levels of repeatability, improved
throughput, and reduced operating costs for more effective,
efficient digital manufacturing. The SLS printer utilizes a custom
algorithm that manages eight separately calibrated heaters,
together with an integrated high-resolution IR camera that captures
over 100,000 thermal data samples per second to manage,
monitor, and control thermal uniformity within the build
chamber.
As part of this new platform, 3D Systems is also introducing a
new Material Quality Control (MQC) system, the MQC 600. The
MQC ensures an optimal ratio of fresh to recycled material and the
MQC 600 is optimized to deliver material to up to four printers
simultaneously, minimizing material waste and eliminating operator
intervention. The company is planning general availability of the
SLS 380 for the first quarter of 2022.
To complete the workflow, 3D Systems will resell AMT’s line of
products to provide a fully automated post-processing workflow.
AMT’s PostPro industrial-scale SLS post-processing system includes
fully automated de-powdering and chemical vapor smoothing solutions
that optimize part quality and mechanical performance while
improving efficiencies. PostPro enables batch cleaning and
smoothing of parts thus reducing lead time and manufacturing costs
and enabling factory scalability.
Enhanced DMP Configuration Accelerates Innovation for
Healthcare & Industrial Applications3D Systems’ Direct
Metal Printing (DMP) platform is recognized as an industry-leading
technology for its ability to produce exceptionally strong parts of
high chemical purity. As a result, many of the world’s largest
manufacturers rely on the company’s metal additive manufacturing
solutions to produce products, components, and tools with reduced
weight, increased functionality, and simplified assemblies.
Today, the company is announcing the DMP Flex 350 Dual and DMP
Factory 350 Dual that include two lasers that help reduce build
time by up to 50% and lower cost. These latest additions to the
company’s DMP portfolio maintain the benefits of the single-laser
configurations including flexible application use and quick-swap
build modules (DMP Flex 350 Dual); integrated powder recycling (DMP
Factory 350 Dual); and a central server to manage print jobs,
materials, settings, and maintenance for 24/7 productivity.
Additionally, the company’s unique vacuum chamber significantly
reduces argon gas consumption while delivering best-in-class oxygen
purity (<30 ppm). The DMP Flex 350 Dual and DMP Factory 350 Dual
can help accelerate innovation for a variety of applications
including medical devices, aerospace, turbomachinery,
semiconductors, and automotive & motorsports. The general
availability of these printers is anticipated for the first quarter
of 2022.
DMP Flex 200 Delivers Exceptional Quality for Broad
Range of Dental ApplicationsThe DMP Flex 200 is designed
for additive manufacturing of high-quality, small, complex, fine
detail metal parts making it ideal for dental applications
including next-day removable partial dentures (RPDs), crowns,
bridges, and implant bars. The DMP Flex 200 features a 500W laser
source and a larger build volume (140 x 140 x 115 mm or 5.51 x 5.51
x 4.53 in) with a build plate clamping mechanism that eliminates
the need for screw management inside the process chamber. 3D
Systems plans to make the DMP Flex 200 available in the first
quarter of 2022.
3DXpert® 17
Accelerates Production with Topology Optimization, Machine
LearningCustomers integrating 3D Systems’ DMP portfolio
into their production workflow can also benefit from the enhanced
features of 3DXpert 17, which is available from Oqton. Through the
acquisition of Oqton, announced in September, 3D Systems will make
its entire AM suite of software platforms available to the additive
manufacturing industry. 3DXpert is the industry's most powerful
integrated tool to prepare and optimize parts quickly, enabling
rapid design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) to shorten
production time and increase part precision. Features available in
the new version accelerate part design with higher yield and faster
print times. General availability of 3DXpert 17 is planned for the
fourth quarter of 2021.
Figure 4® Rigid 140C
Black Opens New Automotive & Industrial
ApplicationsThe rapid innovation occurring in 3D Systems’
materials portfolio is enabling the company’s customers to address
a variety of new production applications. Today, 3D Systems
announced Figure 4 Rigid 140C Black, a two-part epoxy/acrylate
hybrid material, designed to deliver production-grade parts with
long-term mechanical stability in various environments. This
innovative material, made with patented filler, provides toughness
comparable to injection molded polybutylene glass fiber (PBT
GF). Figure 4 Rigid 140C Black has a 124°C @1.82MPa HDT which
makes it a very attractive material for under-the-hood and internal
cabin automotive applications including end-use clips, covers,
connectors, housings and fasteners, electrical latching, and board
connectors. Under-the-hood components produced with Figure 4 Rigid
140C Black demonstrated excellent reliability when subjected to
high temperature operating life (HTOL) testing. These parts also
demonstrate good part-to-part friction which makes this an ideal
material for industrial applications such as levers, knobs, and
clutches as the material maintains its structural properties.
Figure 4 Rigid 140C Black was tested to the equivalent of eight
years indoor and one and a half years in outdoor environments per
ASTM D4329 and ASTM G194 methods. Innovators who use this material
in conjunction with 3D Systems’ Figure 4 technology will not only
be able to create production parts with excellent surface quality,
accuracy, and repeatability, they will also be able to reduce the
time to final part due to the company’s efficient thermal post-cure
process. Manufacturers will benefit from the required three-hour
thermal post-cure at 135°C without the need to pack the parts in
salt, as is required for other similar materials available on
competitive systems. Additionally, the cure time is approximately
75% shorter than the eight to 12 hours required for similar
materials available on competitive systems.
“We’re excited to be able to meet with our industry colleagues,
collaborators, and customers here at Formnext and introduce
new product enhancements in our additive manufacturing
portfolio,” said Dr. David Leigh, chief technology officer for
additive manufacturing, 3D Systems. “We remain committed to
investing in our core technologies that help our customers tackle
the toughest production applications. As we approach the end of the
year, we’re looking forward to the future with great anticipation
and the realization that we can't accomplish this by ourselves. We
see tremendous opportunities to collaborate with others in the
industry to bring together our products and expertise –
fundamentally transforming the solutions we provide to help change
the world of additive manufacturing.”
3D Systems will showcase these new technologies and solutions in
its booth (Hall 12.1 D101) at Formnext 2021. For more information,
please visit the company’s website.
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About 3D Systems More than 30 years ago, 3D
Systems brought the innovation of 3D printing to the manufacturing
industry. Today, as the leading additive manufacturing solutions
partner, we bring innovation, performance, and reliability to every
interaction - empowering our customers to create products and
business models never before possible. Thanks to our unique
offering of hardware, software, materials, and services, each
application-specific solution is powered by the expertise of our
application engineers who collaborate with customers to transform
how they deliver their products and services. 3D Systems’ solutions
address a variety of advanced applications in healthcare and
industrial markets such as medical and dental, aerospace &
defense, automotive, and durable goods. More information on the
company is available at www.3dsystems.com.
3D Systems Corporation 333 Three D Systems Circle Rock Hill, SC
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