Essentium, Inc., the developer of theHigh Speed Extrusion（HSE）FDM 3D打印平台，在Rapid + TCT 2019上首次展示了其180-S平台。
该公司还展示了electrostatic discharge (ESD)safe Ultrafuse Z PCTG, 3D printing material, which protects electrostatic-sensitive devices.
Faster 3D printing with HSE
Headquartered in College Station, east Texas, Essentium specializes in the development and provision of additive manufacturing materials and processes. This includes HSE and FlashFuse technology, which it has combined in its 180-S platform, an additive manufacturing system that intends to address both the speed and strength issues with traditional FDM/FFF 3D printers.
Essentiumclaims that its 180-S 3D Printer is 10x faster, printing faster than 500mm a second, and 5x more accurate than these traditional 3D printers. This performance is achieved by utilizing a non-slip, high torque extruder system and all linear motor. When printing, the HSE nozzle can adjust to temperatures from 20-600 degrees.
Blake Teipel, CEO and Co-founder of Essentium commented on the advantages of HSE, “While companies have already begun to include 3D printing in their production processes the bulk of manufacturing continues to be done by traditional CNC machines as firms are hindered by speed and scale obstacles.”
补充说：“ Essentium HSE正在通过这些障碍物粉碎，提供速度而不会损害印刷零件的性能，以加速向大型增材制造的转变。当公司进入行业4.0时，它可以实现广泛的应用程序，以帮助推动其产品开发生命周期的更大创新，效率和可持续性。”
该公司声称，一个未透露姓名的客户正在使用该技术，该技术“将其工具的时间减少了85％，而铝工具的时间比其他传统方法可节省97％的成本。”
3D printing with Ultrafuse
With regard to materials, the company primarily produces filaments for general use in polymer processing and is also known for itsFlashFuse技术– a method combining 3D printing with electric welding. To supplement its printer, Essentium have also developed a ESD safe materialin tandem with BASF.
叫Ultrafuse Z PCTG无定形copolyester developed specifically for electronic applications. The filament can be processed at speed while being strong enough to withstand impact loading, fatigue, or cyclic loading and protect electrostatic-sensitive devices.
它的拉伸强度为46 MPa，使其足够坚固，可以轻载固定装置。它显示出突破时的伸长率为35％，并且缺口撞击强度为74 J/m - 明显高于可比的PETG。
该材料特别适合制造“用于电子设备的手持工具，机器人和自动化组件的固定装置”和“防爆环境的零件”。
随着对工业规模3D打印的需求继续增长，Essentium一直热衷于与世界各地的数字制造商合作，最著名的是比利时软件和3D打印服务提供商实现。
While there has existed a partnership between the the two companies自2018年11月以来，收到更新在今年的Rapid + TCT 2019上，宣布Mitalize的Magics Essentials软件将与HSE 3D打印平台集成。
在此之前，Essentium宣布2220万美元的A系列资金from BASF and Materialise今年1月，旨在开发HSE材料并引入3D打印的公开市场模型。Essentium最近还将其总部转移到了德克萨斯州奥斯汀的一个更大的工厂，以维持其增长。
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Featured image shows Essentium’s High Speed Extrusion 3D Printing Platform. Photo via Essentium.
