voxeljet Unveils New Plastic 3D Printing Process for Higher Quality Results in Investment Casting
October 05 2017 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
voxeljet AG, a leading provider of high-speed, large-format 3D
printers and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial
customers, today announced the release of PolyPor C2 (PPC²). PPC²
is an advanced PMMA 3D printing process to achieve overall higher
quality outcomes in investment casting. The process will be
officially presented at the 64th Technical Conference and Equipment
Expo, taking place in Covington, KY, USA from October 15th to 18th,
2017.
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3D printed impeller that is printed using
PPC² (Photo: Business Wire)
Higher resolution
The new PPC2 is a modified version of the existing PolyPor PMMA
processes, offered by voxeljet, which are primarily used to create
investment casting patterns. Compared to the existing PMMA
processes, models that are printed using PPC2 have an overall
increased resolution.
The improved surface quality and clearer edges on the parts are
related to a finer PMMA particulate material of 37 μm (0,037 mm),
which enables printing at a reduced layer thickness of 100 μm.
A combination of a high definition print head that prints with a
resolution of 600 dpi, a reduced grain size and layer thickness,
results in very detailed 3D printed models that are ideal for
investment casting patterns. The material set causes almost no
residual ash.
Economical, productive, and recyclable
Dr. Ingo Ederer, Chief Executive Officer of voxeljet, commented:
“Our new PPC2 process will be initially offered on our VX200
system. It is an affordable entry into 3D printing for investment
casting foundries with an efficient part production for commercial
castings such as turbine impellers and turbine blades. Thanks to
our binder jetting technology, no additional support structures are
needed. By means of this, precious build space can be used most
efficiently by building parts stacked on top of each other”.
Tobias Gruen (Product Manager, voxeljet) adds that “by using our
new and improved binder, we expect our industrial print heads to
have an increased lifetime at a high and consistent printing
quality level. Moreover, the unbound PMMA powder can be reused and
recycled for forthcoming printing jobs, which ensures efficient
material usage”.
Release and samples
voxeljet’s new PPC² process will be officially presented at the
ICI 2017, a conference for investment casting held by the
Investment Casting Institute in Covington, KY, USA from October
15th to 18th 2017. Currently, benchmark parts of the new PPC²
process can be ordered from voxeljet´s HQs in Germany and from
voxeljet America in Canton, Michigan.
About voxeljet
voxeljet is a leading provider of high-speed, large-format 3D
printers and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial
customers. The Company’s 3D printers employ a powder binding,
additive manufacturing technology to produce parts using various
material sets, which consist of particulate materials and
proprietary chemical binding agents. The Company provides its 3D
printers and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial
customers serving the automotive, aerospace, film and
entertainment, art and architecture, engineering and consumer
product end markets. For more information, visit
https://www.voxeljet.com.
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voxeljet AGInvestors and MediaJohannes PeschDirector Investor
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