ExOne’s X1 160Pro Metal Binder Jetting machine enters production

August 13, 2020

The frame of an X1 160Pro machine in production (Courtesy The ExOne Company)

During The ExOne Company’s recent quarterly financial results release, John Hartner, ExOne CEO, announced that the company’s new X1 160Pro™ metal Binder Jetting (BJT) machine, announced in November 2019, is currently in production for its first customers. 

“Recently, we won our first commitments for our X1 160 Pro, the industry’s largest metal binder jet system, which we announced last November,” Hartner stated. “This breakthrough system, our tenth metal printer to date, is well on its way to proving itself as a critical tool that will move metal 3D printing into high-volume production.”

“Our team has already begun producing the first 160Pros for customers, and we remain on target with our release plans,” he stated. “We continue to expect first shipments by the end of 2020.”

The X1 160Pro is built off the company’s S-Print platform for sand Additive Manufacturing, originally launched in 2005. Designed for high-throughput and large-part production, it was stated at the machine’s announcement that it will offer build dimensions of 800 x 500 x 400 mm and build speeds of up to 10,000 cm3/hour.

The open material system is expected to be capable of building in six qualified metals, including the popular stainless steels 316L, 304L and 17-4PH, as well as in ceramic. The X1 160PRO will also feature Industry 4.0 cloud connectivity and process-linking capabilities enabled by Siemens MindSphere.

The new system also incorporates ExOne’s patented Triple Advanced Compaction Technology (ACT) system, said to be critical to delivering consistent part density and repeatability across the entire build area in the Binder Jetting process. Triple ACT is reported to tackle the challenges associated with dispensing, spreading and uniformly compacting ultra-fine metal powders, with an average particle size, or D50, of 9 ­µm.

www.exone.com 

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