Desktop Metal to Showcase New Breakthroughs in Production Metal and Ceramic Binder Jet 3D Printing at RAPID + TCT
June 24 2024 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
- More than 24 customer applications 3D printed in metal and
ceramics, including aluminum, titanium, copper, platinum, and
silicon carbide, to be on display
- The all-new PureSinter Furnace – a high purity, high
efficiency, and high reliability sintering furnace – will make its
global debut
- Aluminum parts binder jet 3D printed on an X25Pro production
metal binder jet system in partnership with both Eaton, an
intelligent power management company with six Desktop Metal
printers, and BEGA, a global leader in fine architectural outdoor
and indoor lighting, to be on display
- Desktop Metal will be featured along the main promenade at
RAPID + TCT, North America’s largest additive manufacturing and
industrial 3D printing event, to be held June 25-27 at the Los
Angeles Convention Center
Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM), a global leader in Additive
Manufacturing 2.0 technologies for mass production, today announced
it will showcase new customer 3D printing applications at RAPID +
TCT in Los Angeles – including high-value applications in the
aerospace, electronics, medical, and consumer goods industries.
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Among the 24 customer part displays
Desktop Metal will show at RAPID + TCT in Los Angeles this week, a
variety of IN718 jet engine turbine blades will be featured. The
blades, as shown here, were binder jet 3D printed on the Shop
System and sintered in the all-new PureSinter Furnace that will
make its global debut at the show. (Graphic: Business Wire)
Desktop Metal is the market leader in binder jetting and
sinter-based AM for production, with more than 1,350 systems now
installed worldwide. DM systems are now qualified to 3D print more
than 40 materials.
A highlight of the booth will be new milestones achieved with
binder jetting of AL6061 powder with final part performance that
rivals traditional investment casting and surpasses other areas of
AM for this material.
“We have always faced challenges when printing wrought alloy
aluminum materials, such as 6061, using powder bed fusion
technologies. However, the work done by Desktop Metal in advancing
the printing of wrought alloys has expanded our material options,
better aligning with our designers’ preferences,” said Eric
Johnson, Ph.D., Senior Manager — Additive Manufacturing, at Eaton
Research Labs. “Additionally, we’ve overcome the typical size
limitations associated with binder jetting. This breakthrough opens
up numerous applications for this technology within our
business.”
Other highlights of critical applications to be on display
include binder jet 3D printed:
- Silicon Carbide Optical Mirrors — a high-value aerospace
application now being produced by customers in the United States
and Europe on the X25Pro and X160Pro after development on the
InnoventX. SiC mirrors are used in ground and space telescopes and
spacecraft for imaging, laser targeting, and communications.
- High-Requirement SiC Components — including a turbine
blade, lattice gear, cutting tool and more, produced on an
InnoventX in France by customer Norimat. After printing, Norimat
uses its Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) technique to densify
parts.
- Copper Lead Frame — a high-value application used in
semiconductor fabrication, a lead frame is a complex metal
structure inside a chip package. The part to be shown was binder
jet 3D printed as part of a project with Texas Instruments, the
University of Texas at Dallas, and DM on a Production System P-1.
Details of the project were presented earlier this year at the
IMAPS Device Packaging Conference.
- IN718 Turbine Blades — a variety of large and small jet
engine turbine blades printed on a Shop System and sintered in the
all-new PureSinter Furnace demonstrate the ability to successfully
binder jet and sinter larger parts printed in nickel-based
alloys.
- M2 Tooling for Metal Injection Molding — produced on an
X25Pro by Indo-MIM, the global leader and largest supplier of Metal
Injection Molding (MIM) precision-engineered products. Indo-MIM
owns a Super Fleet of five different DM metal printers.
- Surgical Tools – printed on a Production System P-1.
This showcase includes a Ti64 cervical fusion cage printed by
Tritech Titanium Parts, an experienced Detroit-based manufacturer
of titanium parts, and a 316L acetabular hip reamer printed by
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.
- Full Set of Golf Irons — a full set of fully functional
golf irons that showcase special design features, such as
lightweighting and strategic areas of stiffness, will be
shown.
- Fine Jewelry in a Variety of Metals — including rings,
necklaces, earrings, and charms 3D printed in platinum, gold,
sterling silver, stainless steel, and steel i420 composite.
Platinum was recently qualified on the Production System P-1 by
Italy-based Legor, a leader in metals science and production of
best-in-class alloys, powders, and plating solutions, for the
jewelry and fashion hardware, and accessories markets.
In all, more than 24 customer parts will be on display,
alongside the all-new PureSinter Furnace, as well as a Studio
System bound metal deposition (BMD) printer and three entry-level
binder jet 3D printers, including a Shop System, Production System
P-1, and InnoventX.
For more information, visit TeamDM.com/VirtualBooth.
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.
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and operations of acquired businesses; Desktop Metals’ ability to
realize the benefits from cost saving measures; supply and
logistics disruptions, including shortages and delays. For more
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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
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result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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