FRIEDBERG, Germany--(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.
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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Investors and Media
Johannes Pesch
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johannes.pesch@voxeljet.de
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