3 D P R I N T I N G
HP SHOWS ITS METTLE IN
METAL 3D PRINTING
HP Inc has launched HP
Metal Jet, what the
company describes
as the world’s most
advanced 3D printing technology
for the high volume manufacturing
of production-grade metal parts.
Providing up to 50 times more
productivity at a significantly
lower cost than other 3D printing
methods, HP Metal Jet is being
deployed by manufacturing
leaders GKN Powder Metallurgy
and Parmatech for the factory
production of final parts. Customers
placing orders include global
stalwarts Volkswagen and Wilo and
innovative vertical market leaders
such as Primo Medical Group and
OKAY Industries.
As part of its mission to transform
the way the world designs and
manufactures, HP has also launched
the Metal Jet Production Service,
enabling customers around the
world to rapidly iterate new 3D
part designs, produce final parts
in volume, and integrate HP Metal
Jet into their long-term production
roadmaps.
“We are in the midst of a digital
industrial revolution that is
transforming the $12 trillion
manufacturing industry. HP has
helped lead this transformation by
pioneering the 3D mass production
of plastic parts and we are now
doubling down with HP Metal Jet,
a breakthrough metals 3D printing
technology,” says Dion Weisler,
ceo and president, HP Inc. “The
implications are huge – the auto,
industrial, and medical sectors alone
produce billions of metal parts each
year. HP’s new Metal Jet 3D printing
platform unlocks the speed, quality,
and economics to enable our
customers to completely rethink the
way they design, manufacture, and
deliver new solutions in the digital
age.”
HP Metal Jet is a groundbreaking,
voxel-level binder jetting technology
leveraging more than 30 years
of HP printhead and advanced
chemistries innovation. With a
bed size of 430 x 320 x 200mm,
4x the nozzle redundancy and 2x
the printbars, and significantly less
binder by weight, HP Metal Jet
delivers greater productivity and
reliability at a low acquisition and
operational cost compared to other
metals 3D printing solutions. HP
Metal Jet will start with stainless
steel finished parts, delivering
isotropic properties that meet or
exceed ASTM and MPIF Standards.
In first half of 2019, customers will
be able to upload 3D design files
and receive industrial-grade parts in
large quantities from the new Metal
Jet Production Service. The parts
UP TO 50X MORE
PRODUCTIVE
Produce high volumes of
parts—and large parts—
with a binder jetting build
size of 430 x 320 x 200
mm
HIGH-QUALITY
METAL PRINTS
Easily produce
geometrically complex
parts without trade-offs,
with HP voxel-level 1200
x 1200 dpi 3D printing
accuracy.
will be produced by HP partners GKN
Powder Metallurgy and Parmatech
to ensure the highest standards of
engineering and production quality.
Complete technical information
on HP’s new Metal Jet technology
can be found at www.HP.com/
go/3Dmetals.
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