While they used to be only industrial 3D printers, metal 3D printing is now becoming cheap and accessible enough for use in far lower cost rapid prototyping. This has wide-ranging effects in areas such as classic car parts which are no longer in production, aerospace, space, 3D printed jewelry, and even in the creation of 3D printed guns.
But how will metal 3D printing change the world for the average person?
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00:00 ● Intro: 0. Additive Manufacturing and 3D Systems
01:19 ● 1. Relativity Space
03:40 ● 2. Stratasys
05:12 ● 3. Aurora Labs 3D
06:44 ● 4. 3D systems
09:22 ● 5. Markforged
● 1. 3D-Prints Its Rockets - Relativity Space
Relativity Space Raises $650M to Build 3D-Printed SpaceX Competitor
Venture-backed startup Relativity Space, which aims to build the world's first fleet of 3D-printed rockets, said on Tuesday it has raised $650 million from a raft of new investors including BlackRock, hedge fund Soroban Capital, and the actor Jared Leto.
Though it has yet to launch a rocket, the latest capital raise gives Relativity a market valuation of $4.2 billion, making it the second-most valuable privately-held space firm behind Elon Musk's SpaceX.
👉• www.relativityspace.com/
● 2. Stratasys
Stratasys® is a global leader in additive manufacturing / 3D printing technology, and is the manufacturer of FDM® and PolyJet™ 3D Printers. The company’s technologies are used to create prototypes, manufacturing tools and production parts for industries, including aerospace, automotive, healthcare, consumer products and education. For 30 years, Stratasys products have helped manufacturers reduce product-development time, cost and time-to-market, as well as reduce or eliminate tooling costs and improve product quality. The Stratasys 3D printing ecosystem of solutions and expertise includes: 3D printers, materials, software, expert services and on-demand parts production. Online at: www.stratasys.com, blog.stratasys.com and LinkedIn.
👉• www.stratasys.com/
● 3. Aurora Labs 3D - Multi-level Rapid Manufacturing
David Budge, CEO and Co-founder of Aurora Labs, has unveiled some key aspects behind Aurora’s Rapid Manufacturing Technology (RMT) at a talk to major industry groups at Formnext in Frankfurt, Germany.
An explanatory animation of the technology is available here. The animation shows that the major advance allowing Aurora’s RMT to print so much faster than current metal 3D printing technologies is the parallel, multi-layer printing, whereby Aurora RMP machines print multiple layers simultaneously in a single pass. By printing on multiple levels at once Aurora’s machine overcomes key speed limitations in the 3D printing process.
👉• auroralabs3d.com/
● 4. 3D systems
Metal 3D Printing Technology: Direct Metal Printing
Company based: USA
Notable metal 3D printer: ProX DMP
The original 3D printer company, 3D Systems launched their first printer based on stereolithography back in the late 1980s. Now 30 years later and still going strong, 3D Systems entered the metal 3D printer market in 2013. With $600M in annual revenue and thousands of staff, 3D Systems control the Direct Metal Printing market (a process which is similar to Direct Metal Laser Sintering).
Despite being a giant in the 3D printing industry, 3D Systems’ venture into the metal 3D printer market wasn’t as you’d expect. Rather than develop their own metal 3D printer systems, they acquired French company Phenix Systems who did produce metal printers. Using Phenix’s expertise, 3D Systems have since expanded their range and cemented themselves in the metal 3D printing market.
👉• www.3dsystems.com/
● 5. Metal 3D Printing - The Markforged
Metal 3D Printing Technology: ADAM
Company based: USA
Notable metal 3D printer: Metal X
Markforged have grown to become a huge player in the 3D printing industry very quickly due to their competitive advantage: carbon fiber 3D printing. This has allowed the American metal 3D printer manufacturer, started up by Greg Mark in February 2013, to offer parts up to 23x stronger than typical FDM parts. This is due to carbon fiber being interwoven within the PLA or ABS extruded when printing.
Since conquering the FDM 3D printer market, Markforged have set their sights on releasing their first metal 3D printer. This impressive machine, the Markforged Metal X, uses their patented ADAM (Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing) technologies to create metal parts at a very low cost. The Metal X is also far cheaper than most industrial metal 3D printer machines, retailing at $100,000.
👉• markforged.com/
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