BASF, a German-based company with locations across North America, has the perfect stainless-steel powder for TRIDITIVEs recently-launched 3D printer, the AMCELL®.
The AMCELL is a hybrid and automated 3D printer, which is said to be capable of producing up to 10,000 green parts per month using BASFs Ultrafuse 316LX filament, which is a metal-polymer composite made up of austenitic stainless steel-type 316L powder.
The green parts printed with AMCELL using BASFs metal filament solution meet the geometric and surface quality requirements for mass manufacturing of final parts, said Mariel Diaz, CEO of TRDITIVE. The controlled build chamber environment in the AMCELL and its optimized extrusion process achieve part porosities similar to those that are typically obtained from metal injection moulding technology (MIM).
Enabled by its control software and remote monitoring, the integrated system is aiming to make 3D printing a viable solution for high volume manufacturing, 24/7.
AMCELLs automated manufacturing of large batches and the use of Ultrafuse 316LX is said to greatly ease material handling processes by eliminating potential hazards inherent to other metal powder additive manufacturing (AM) processes. The automatic load and consumption control of Ultrafuse 316LX filament spools allow the system to operate largely unsupervised during the whole production process, which keeps human labour and intervention to a minimum.
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