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3Diligent Adds New 3D Printing Processes for Metal Parts
Monday 19. December 2016 - 3Diligent, the 3D Printing Partner for Every Business, announced today it has expanded its metal rapid manufacturing technologies to provide the most comprehensive range of 3D printing options to create metal parts anywhere.
The company has announced new capabilities which will enable 3Diligent to offer metal plating of resin and plastic parts in addition to metal casting of wax-printed parts. These offerings complement the companys other metal printing and machining options.
The metal 3D printing market is booming – as evidenced by industrial giant GEs purchase of printer manufacturers Arcam and Concept Laser GmbH. Furthermore, market researcher IDTechEx reported metal 3D printer sales grew by 48 percent in 2015 and material sales grew at 32 percent.
“The size of the metal 3D printing market is growing and so are the number of different printing technologies available. At 3Diligent, were committed to understanding the tradeoffs between these technologies to advise and provide our customers a single, seamless rapid manufacturing solution. Thats why were pleased to add wax-to-metal and metal plating options to our already market leading breadth of capabilities,” said Cullen Hilkene, CEO of 3Diligent.
Metal plating of 3D-printed parts allows designers to achieve many of the benefits of metal printing, without the price tag. Through metal plating, parts are given a metallic appearance and additional durability.
Wax print to cast metal technology provides customers a means to access metals that arent readily printed any other way. This process can be utilized for casting of precious metals or industrial alloys that arent readily offered in the powder form required for other types of metal 3D printing.
These processes are added to 3Diligents already impressive range of printing capabilities, which include Laser Melting (a.k.a. DMLS), Electron Beam Melting (EBM), and Binder Jetting with Metal Infiltration (BJMI). The company also offers 3-, 4-, and 5-axis CNC Machining.