- PureSinter offers one-run debinding and sintering of metal
parts produced with either Additive Manufacturing or traditional
manufacturing methods in a 15.8L retort
- In development for five years, this all-new furnace was
designed for ease-of-use, premium performance, reliability, and low
cost of acquisition and operation
- PureSinter features a revolutionary, patent-pending machine
design that delivers parts-per-billion levels of purity in a
high-efficiency, airtight processing environment — ensuring a clean
and reliable furnace with low operating costs
- With more than 17 fans and a pop-out ceiling vent, PureSinter
can cool from 1,420°C to 200°C in less than four hours without
expensive water-cooled walls
- Titanium parts sintered in PureSinter demonstrate better
performance results for density, tensile strength, and elongation
than an all-metal retort third-party furnace with lower energy
consumption and without complex setup requirements and getter
materials
- The first PureSinter Furnace has been installed at FreeFORM
Technologies, a metal binder jet contract manufacturer based in St.
Marys, Pennsylvania, and the largest owner of a Super Fleet of 24
Desktop Metal 3D printers, to validate new materials
- Standard shipments of the PureSinter Furnace — which is now
validated with 14 metal powder and binder combinations, with more
to follow — are slated to begin in Q3
- The Desktop Metal PureSinter Furnace will make its global debut
June 25-27 in Los Angeles at Rapid + TCT, North America’s largest
additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing event
Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM), a global leader in Additive
Manufacturing 2.0 technologies for mass production, today announced
the launch of the all-new PureSinter™ Furnace for high-purity,
one-run debinding and sintering of powder metal parts.
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The new Desktop Metal PureSinter™ Furnace
offers one-run debinding and sintering of metal parts produced with
Additive Manufacturing (BJT or BMD) or traditional Metal Injection
Molding (MIM) or Powder Metallurgy (PM) manufacturing methods.
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PureSinter is compatible with powder metal parts 3D printed with
Additive Manufacturing, such as Bound Metal Deposition® (BMD) and
Binder Jetting (BJT) processes, as well as traditional Metal
Injection Molding (MIM) or Press and Sinter (PM) manufacturing
methods.
For decades, the powder metal manufacturing industry has been
challenged by sintering furnaces that are easily contaminated by
hydrocarbons and other waste emitted by powdered metal parts. This
contamination builds up on walls and other surfaces inside the
furnace and causes undesirable chemical reactions and furnace
reliability complications that have long challenged powder metal
manufacturers.
“Rather than trying to simply mitigate the factors that lead to
poor performance in an all-in-one debinding and sintering furnace,
we have eliminated them with an innovative all-new design,” said
Ric Fulop, Founder and CEO of Desktop Metal. “This is the first
product from Desktop Metal aimed at manufacturers using both
Additive Manufacturing and traditional manufacturing methods.
“We have put the PureSinter through a prolonged period of
testing to rigorously verify our new design, and it has exceeded
all expectations. PureSinter is an exemplary demonstration of the
innovation for which Desktop Metal and our engineers are known. We
believe this furnace will revolutionize sinter-based AM and the
traditional furnace industry.”
A video showcasing the new PureSinter design and performance is
available at TeamDM.com/PureSinter.
All-New Furnace Design
In development for more than five years, PureSinter reinvents
furnace design from the ground up to eliminate traditional furnace
challenges with an all-new, patent-pending approach. PureSinter
features hot walls that prevent contamination buildup and an
airtight processing environment to ensure efficient waste exit and
the highest levels of purity.
PureSinter has undergone extensive testing and shows little to
no contamination or buildup inside the furnace, even after hundreds
of runs. Consequently, PureSinter delivers the highest quality
sintered parts, on par or better than premium furnaces with higher
acquisition, energy utilization, and operating costs. Even titanium
can be easily sintered with a high degree of confidence without the
complex preparations required with other furnaces. PureSinter is
Ti-Tested™ with excellent results.
The PureSinter furnace is compatible with all of DM’s metal
printer platforms and binders, and the system is currently
validated with 14 metal powder and DM binder combinations,
including stainless steels, tool steels, superalloys, and
reactives. Additional material validations are in process.
PureSinter can reach a maximum temperature of 1,420°C and is
qualified for use with a variety of processing gasses, including
argon, nitrogen, forming gas, and air. The system also features a
total of 17 fans and a pop-out ceiling vent for active, rapid, and
consistent cooling as well as fast turnaround times. Importantly,
PureSinter does not require cold walls with expensive water-cooling
features. As experienced furnace users know, cold walls are
collection points for debinding residue and contaminants.
With an oxygen-tight retort seal, and an efficient cooling
system, the PureSinter energy requirements offer a dramatic
improvement over other state-of-the-art furnaces that it competes
with on performance. The electrical requirements are 200-220V, 40A;
380-415V, 20A, 3ph, 50/60hZ. With a maximum power draw of 15.2 kW,
PureSinter has a holding steady state power draw of approximately 7
kW at 1420°C.
PureSinter also modernizes the experience of operating a
furnace, with a vertical furnace design that offers an efficient
footprint, an automated thermal hood lift, touchscreen controls,
and unparalleled visibility inside the retort.
The Desktop Metal PureSinter Furnace, along with metal parts
sintered in the PureSinter furnace, will be on display June 25-27
in Los Angeles at Rapid + TCT, North America’s largest additive
manufacturing and industrial 3D printing event. Desktop Metal is
located in Booth No. 2139 on the main promenade and will showcase a
wide range of its AM 2.0 technologies for metal, polymers, and
ceramics.
For more information on the Desktop Metal Pure Sinter Furnace,
visit TeamDM.com/PureSinter.
About Desktop Metal
Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM) is driving Additive Manufacturing 2.0, a
new era of on-demand, digital mass production of industrial,
medical, and consumer products. Our innovative 3D printers,
materials, and software deliver the speed, cost, and part quality
required for this transformation. We’re the original inventors and
world leaders of the 3D printing methods we believe will empower
this shift, binder jetting and digital light processing. Today, our
systems print metal, polymer, sand and other ceramics, as well as
foam and recycled wood. Manufacturers use our technology worldwide
to save time and money, reduce waste, increase flexibility, and
produce designs that solve the world’s toughest problems and enable
once-impossible innovations. Learn more about Desktop Metal and our
#TeamDM brands at www.desktopmetal.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements other
than statements of historical facts contained in these
communications, including statements regarding Desktop Metal’s
future results of operations and financial position, financial
targets, business strategy, and plans and objectives for future
operations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
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and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are
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that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a
result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could
cause actual future events to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements in this document, including but not
limited to: risks associated with the integration of the business
and operations of acquired businesses; Desktop Metal’s ability to
realize the benefits from cost saving measures; supply and
logistics disruptions, including shortages and delays. For more
information about risks and uncertainties that may impact Desktop
Metal’s business, financial condition, results of operations and
prospects generally, please refer to Desktop Metal’s reports filed
with the SEC, including without limitation the “Risk Factors”
and/or other information included in the Form 10-Q filed with the
SEC on August 3, 2023, and such other reports as Desktop Metal has
filed or may file with the SEC from time to time. These filings
identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual events and results to differ materially from
those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are
cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements,
and Desktop Metal, Inc. assumes no obligation and does not intend
to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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