DMP/PRO Metal Binder Jet 3D Printer for Precise, High-Volume Manufacturing

Digital Metal’s DMP/PRO binder jet system was developed as a modular component of a complete binder jet 3D printing solution. The system has been engineered for precision production of metal binder jet components for industry, luxury goods, medical manufacturing and consumer products.

The company says the system’s architecture was developed from the ground up to be an industrial binder jet solution for high-volume manufacturing with binder jet to provide maximum reliability, accuracy and repeatability. The machine’s 70,400 nozzles are said to precisely deposit material, enabling the system produce up to 1,000 cm³ of parts per hour at 1,600 dpi.

It is said typical production values will see customers will make around 500 cm³ of parts per hour throughout every day. This high productivity is matched by a robust platform, custom software and a fast material change powder magazine to minimize downtime and shorten turnaround times, the company says.

The company says it has gone from a single machine to a production machine and now a true production platform to provide tighter tolerances, higher volumes and higher precision. It is said this modular platform is optimized to work in concert with debinding, sintering and postprocessing equipment.

The DMP/PRO comes equipped with linear motors, air bearings and a diabase stone base for stabile process control. It is also said to be modular, adaptable and future proof. The current DMP/PRO system can be extended in future through inertization and automation modules. It is also completely customizable, with remote monitoring, KPI monitoring and traceability, the company says.

According to the company, the system is built on Siemens’ MindSphere cloud IoT OS software system to ensure that future IoT integration and connections will be reliable and secure. It is said the system is intuitive and easy to use, and optimized for production environments. New support structure minimization is said to increase productivity and reduce part cost. It is said to offer higher powder utilization, which means that 100% of excess powder can be recycled, thereby further reducing part costs.