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Important note here - this is not equivalent to the typical powder metal sintering printers that people are probably thinking of based on the title, which are s
by mdorazio 7y ago
Important note here - this is not equivalent to the typical powder metal sintering printers that people are probably thinking of based on the title, which are still in the $100K+ range. This is an example of normal FDM printing with metal-infused filament and then fusing the layers in a furnace, which is quite a bit easier to accomplish, but also messier and more time consuming.
A few people are working on metal powder sintering at lower price points, but I haven't seen any massive progress in that space lately.
- jbay808 7y agoSomething like this? Rapidia apparently uses a water-based process instead of a binder. https://www.rapidia.com/ https://www.rapidia.com/
- mdorazio 7y agoYup, same idea, but the water-based setup likely has to deal with steam issues instead of fume issues. Personally I'd still go with the casting methods, but this is an interesting option.
- jepler 7y agodesktop metal are another company who have a product which starts with an FDM/FFF type process: https://www.desktopmetal.com/ https://www.desktopmetal.com/ [a friend works there]