D3-AM GmbH, at Formnext, will showcase LABII, an innovative hardware system for technical materials based upon the Micro-Particle Jetting process. D3-AM has overcome the limitations imposed by conventional inkjet printing systems with the Micro-Particle Jetting technology. It allows the direct printing water-based, highly-concentrated suspensions, of any particle size, and distribution.
After sintering is achieved, intelligent droplet generation produces complex, high quality, and dense components. Micro-Particle Jetting and the LABII System offer limitless material development possibilities.
“Material Jetting, from a theoretical standpoint, represents the most promising technology in additive manufacturing as it enables the construction of objects drop by drop, voxel by voxel,” says Stefan Waldner, Chief Product Officer of D3-AM GmbH. “However, the previous material limitations for conventional inkjet print heads have been a significant barrier to market breakthrough. We have enabled the production of previously impossible components by eliminating material compatibility limitations. Our technology has the potential to transform the manufacturing process of the future, from aerospace to the energy transition.”
D3-AM GmbH, a spinoff and corporate startup from the Durst Group – a leading manufacturer of digital production and printing technologies – is a spinoff of this company. By leveraging the extensive and cross-industry expertise of the Durst Group, D3 is committed to transforming additive manufacturing with innovative solutions like Micro-Particle Jetting (MPJ), offering industrial production solutions such as the LABII system for high-quality components optimized for functional and application-technical areas. The ceramics industry is a growing sector of additive manufacturing.
Durst Group has been a world leader in the inkjet industry for many decades and has successfully digitalized new industries. D3-AM has developed a special print head that is unique for Micro-Particle Jetting. This allows direct printing of water-based solutions with high solids and particle sizes and distributions. Intelligent droplet generation creates complex, high-quality and dense components that can be sintered directly – without tool costs or additional final binding and post-processing steps.
D3’s new LABII system, as well as components already manufactured from alumina or sintered silicon carbide will be on display at Formnext.