Desktop Metal’s X25Pro adds TurboFuse high-speed binder
Desktop Metal, headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA, has announced that the X25Pro production Binder Jetting (BJT) Additive Manufacturing machine can now process TurboFuse – a high-strength binder chemistry intended to eliminate a heating step during manufacturing and improve Binder Jetting speeds by 50% or more.
TurboFuse is currently available for use on the X25Pro with 316L stainless steel and will require the purchase of an upgrade kit for existing customers. The binder is also compatible with sixteen metals and one cermet, with parameter validation now underway.
Eaton, an intelligent power management company with six Desktop Metal AM machines, is currently beta testing TurboFuse on its X25Pro at its Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence, a part of Eaton Research Labs, in Southfield, Michigan, USA.
“Eaton is thrilled to collaborate with Desktop Metal to prove this new binder technology. Using the new binder, we have reduced our print times by nearly 4X from the previous binder system,” said Eric Johnson, PhD, Senior Manager — Additive Manufacturing, at Eaton Research Labs. “This is a game changer and significantly enhances the affordability of this technology.”
“TurboFuse is an intelligent chemistry developed specifically for Binder Jetting by the world’s most experienced Binder Jetting team at Desktop Metal,” stated Ric Fulop, founder and CEO of Desktop Metal. “By implementing TurboFuse on the X25Pro, we have dramatically improved print speeds of the market’s most popular and trusted production binder jet system and delivered other benefits as well, such as stronger green parts and improved printhead life — all of which reduce operating and per-unit part costs.”
Desktop Metal’s binder portfolio for metal and ceramic Additive Manufacturing now includes TurboFuse, CleanFuse, AquaFuse, PhenolFuse, and FluidFuse.
The X25Pro is a mid-sized production metal Binder Jetting machine with a build volume of 400 x 250 x 250 mm. It is part of Desktop Metal’s X-Series line of metal Additive Manufacturing machines featuring Triple Advanced Compaction Technology (ACT). It has discrete mechanical controls for dispensing, spreading, and compacting ultra-fine powders in Binder Jetting. This feature enables tight parameter control across a wide range of metal and ceramic powder types and size distributions.
