3D printing service provider3D Metalforge已经完成了一系列聚合物3D打印机的测试和调试，这些打印机将扩大其在国防，海上以及石油和天然气领域内的高端聚合物应用的产品。
The new printers expand the firm’s fleet of polymer machines to 33, capable of printing in up to 25 different materials, and form part of its strategy to meet customer demand for more high-end, high-performance polymer capabilities.
“We always ensure we have a wide range of materials available to help us meet client demand and we are very pleased to add these customized polymer printers to our range,” said Matthew Waterhouse, 3D Metalforge Managing Director.
“We firmly believe there will be significant increased demand for high performing polymers as the AM industry grows and matures.”
3D Metalforge’s expanding capabilities
除了各种后处理机器外，3D Metalforge已经拥有SLM，DED，MJF和FFF 3D打印机的全面投资组合。使用这些技术，该公司为能源和国防，海上以及石油和天然气行业的客户提供一系列生产，设计咨询和相关培训服务。
Back in 2017, 3D Metalforge opened its增材制造中心(AMC) in Singapore, an end-to-end production facility specifically designed to target the marine, oil and gas, and construction sectors. The firm has since签署了两个理解的备忘录（谅解备忘录）新加坡海事和港口管理局, and established anew FFF 3D printing farm在新加坡。
今年,3 d Metalforge已经持续增长capabilities, fueled bygoing public on the ASX in March此举使该公司筹集了1000万美元的资本。在其IPO之后，该公司在开设其声称的是，在得克萨斯州建立了新工厂“世界的第一个” AM港口设施，配备了公司的混合线弧形（W-HAAM）3D打印机。
Around the same time, 3D Metalforge also became a certified pump impeller supplier forFlowserve，使其能够为客户提供55亿美元的美国市值和强大的APAC用户群。最近，服务提供商利用其3D打印功能manufacture and supply heat exchanger partsto one of oil and gas conglomerateShell’s离岸设施。
Increasing polymer capabilities
3D Metalforge现在已经完成了一系列定制聚合物3D打印机的测试和调试，这将使公司将其产品扩展到PACF和PEEK等高性能聚合物。
该公司预测，由于其独特的特性，国防，海事和石油和天然气部门对这些特定材料的需求不断增加。例如，PACF表现出较高的刚度和耐化学性，而PEEK的特征是其出色的化学和热耐药性。
While the company has not revealed the brands or companies behind the printers it has tested and commissioned, it will install three machines with a print size of 600 x 600 x 600 mm, and four machines with a print size of 400 x 300 x 300 mm. Over the next two months, five more of the larger format printers will be installed across 3D Metalforge’s global locations, taking the firm’s fleet of polymer printers to 33.
服务提供商扩大的聚合物功能将使多达25种不同的材料（包括越来越受欢迎的高性能聚合物）生产持久的完全致密的零件。
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Featured image shows3D Metalforge printers printing a large format part in PACF. Photo via 3D Metalforge.
