马萨诸塞州的3D打印机制造商Desktop Metal(DM) has announced the acquisition of Belgian recoater system developer气吸收。
利用其专利选择性粉末沉积侦探hnology, Aerosint is able to 3D print multiple materials simultaneously, unlocking powder efficiency, cost and part throughput gains. Having now bought the company, Desktop Metal intends to steadily integrate this multi-material process into its own offering, while allowing the firm to operate independently, albeit as a fully-owned subsidiary.
“This transaction advances our strategy to own differentiated print technologies that enable an expanding set of AM 2.0 applications at scale,” said Ric Fulop, Founder and CEO of Desktop Metal. “Today people print parts, but in the future, people will look to print full products, which may be composed of multiple materials. Multi-material printing is the next frontier in additive manufacturing.”
“Industrializing Aerosint’s core technology and related powder processing systems will provide many benefits to the broad adoption of AM solutions.”
购买多物质AM
Since it was founded in 2016, Aerosint has iteratively developed anovel powder re-recoating systemthat’s capable of selectively depositing two or more powders into multi-material layers. Compatible with polymers, metals and ceramics, the firm’s technology enables the full three-dimensional control of placement during printing, and can be integrated into any LPBF, SLS, HSS or binder jetting setup.
Marketed as the only high-throughput, multi-material recoating system of its kind, Aerosint says that the technology offers reduced waste and lead times compared to conventional powder bed printing processes, and given that it allows users to locally optimize the mechanical properties of parts, it holds the potential to unlock new additive manufacturing applications.
Specifically, using Selective Powder Deposition, it’s possible to tweak the chemical and physical qualities of components to lend them enhanced wear resistance, vibration dampening and thermal or electrical conductivity. In certain molds, for instance, integrating cooling channels could help optimize their heat dissipation, while cutting tools can be made with a durable exterior but a highly-ductile interior.
Now that Desktop Metal has acquired Aerosint’s patented technology, it intends to run its subsidiary at arm’s length, leaving Co-founders Edouard Moens de Hase and Matthias Hick at the helm. Likewise, Aerosint’s product and service portfolio will continue to be made available to the wider industry, although they’re also expected to be integrated directly into Desktop Metal platforms within the next two years.
By adding Aerosint’s technology to its portfolio, Desktop Metal stands to advance its broader ‘AM 2.0’ strategy, and unlock new applications for its existing offering. For Aerosint, meanwhile, the deal provides it with access to a wider distribution network, which it says will allow it to “transform the AM industry and capture new market opportunities.”
“We are thrilled to partner with Desktop Metal to accelerate the execution of this vision, now with access to its scale, distribution network, and industry-leading AM 2.0 technology portfolio,” said Moens de Hase, Co-founder and MD of Aerosint. “We look forward to beginning a close collaboration with Desktop Metal while strengthening our ongoing efforts with our existing partners.”
“At Aerosint, we believe the future of AM is going to be multi-material.”
桌面金属和“ AM 2.0”
Desktop Metal is known as a builder of binder jet 3D printers, but it changed course dramatically last year with its decision togo public as a $2.5 billion firm，以及其“ AM 2.0”议程的推出。从那时起，该公司开始进行收购狂潮，目的是购买“下一代AM技术，这些技术可以解锁大规模生产的吞吐量，重复性和竞争性零件成本”。
Using the $580 million in funding raised via itsmerger with SPAC Trine Acquisition，台式金属首先bought EnvisionTEC for $300 million, in a deal that has improved its access to the dental, jewelry and bio-3D printing markets. A few months later, the company also获得的树脂供应商Adaptive3D, allowing it to better support its Xtreme 8K line of DLP systems, and address the lucrative elastomers market.
In addition to buying into growth opportunities, Desktop Metal has also invested in expanding its own portfolio,rolling-out Desktop Healthin March as well as itsForust Wood 3D打印子公司in May 2021. While the former has already seen further expansion with the acquisition ofeardrum bioprinting firm Beacon Bio，后者有望为台式金属机器提供可持续的新材料。
在第1季度2021年，该公司的财务状况显示了它花费了网络$182 million on investment activities桌面金属仅凭单独的决定，并决定抢购空气吸引力，现在已经明确表示，它仍然致力于其快速扩展策略，通过该策略，它打算整合更多的技术来帮助扩展其粘合剂喷射组合的应用。
Fulop总结说：“我们期待与我们在Aerosint上的新同事合作，以成熟这项独特的技术，并将其集成到未来几年的即将到来的台式金属产品中。”“我们也很高兴Aerosint通过向第三方制造商和客户提供选择性粉末沉积解决方案和服务来独立地继续其增长轨迹。”
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特色图片显示，使用Aerosint的Recoater打印了一个多金属部分。通过Aerosint摄影。
