Metal 3-D printing has yet to command center stage, but 3-D printing-watchers say that, with the developments going on at a Massachusetts-based company, that may change
The company has a system that could "revolutionize" manufacturing by making the cost and speed of 3-D metal printing competitive with traditional processes.
Ryan Whitwam, ExtremeTech, said that in manufacturing, "3-D printing is mostly seen as a prototyping technology, not a way to actually produce things." Various aerospace firms, for instance, turn to metal printing for making individual components.
It has been observed that some organizations are getting valuable use out of laser-melted metal printing, but the process is slow and does not seem to scale well.
Could printing with metal become fast enough and cheap enough for mass production?
"Fundamentally different approaches are needed to move metal 3-D printing beyond its current limits," the company has stated.
Desktop Metal "thinks it can finally take 3-D metal printing mainstream with its new system, which is supposed to be both less expensive and more capable," said Whitwam.
Desktop Metal isn't the first company to bring metal 3-D printing to market, said TechCrunch, "but it's probably the most efficient."
What's the big deal all about? Desktop Metal has a system where parts can be printed in minutes instead of hours. Video notes described the system as "100 times faster and 20 times cheaper than laser-based 3-D metal printers.
CEO Ric Fulop said in TechCrunch: You can change your design and iterate very fast."
Source: https://www.desktopmetal.com/products/production
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