BCN3D Epsilon 3D Printer
Ahead of Formnext 2019, Barcelona-based 3D printer manufacturer BCN3D has unveiled its latest piece of hardware, the BCN3D Epsilon, claiming to bring “industrial power to your workbench”.
Designed to cater to a more demanding industrial work setting, the Epsilon builds on the company’s Sigma and Sigmax printers with Independent Dual-Extruders (IDEX) technology compatible with fibre-reinforced materials and a fully enclosed heated build chamber. The goal is to enable the manufacture of functional parts, prototypes and tools with maximum performance and efficiency.
Xavier Martínez Faneca, CEO of BCN3D said: “A new product is always a good sign. Ever since the spin-off, we have worked very hard to present this product, the first of many. We want to be identified as a major player in the industry and this product and its features will help us gain visibility. Furthermore, it will open up new business opportunities that will most certainly be beneficial in the future.”
Earlier this year BCN3D announced it had officially spun out of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) having raised 3 million USD through seed funding. BCN3D says it has already sold more than 5,000 of its systems to a number of high profile customers and is said to have already attracted interest from BMW, Nissan, Seat and Renault for its latest piece of kit.
With a price tag of 6,995 EUR, further features include a build volume of 420 x 300 x 400 mm, 5” touch screen, cloud connectivity for remote printing, compatibility with a large range of hotends and materials, industrial grade HEPA and carbon filters, and an emergency stop function.
Eric Pallarés, CTO of BCN3D, commented: “BCN3D started to develop some of the features of BCN3D Epsilon even before the spin-off last March. At that time, we were able to expand the engineering team and invest more resources. That was the starter pistol that signalled the official launch of the projects, even though many things had already been approved and designed. BCN3D was designed as a desktop printer manufacturer and will stay there, no doubt. However, the desktop market has a lot of players and there is more competition than ever before. In addition, the entire market has matured and now it expects more from 3D printing than what it did just a few years ago”.
In addition to hardware, BCN3D has also announced a collaboration with BASF and Mitsubishi Chemical (MCPP) to develop new filaments for industrial grade applications on the new printer.
First units will ship in December but visitors can find out more on booth 11.1, F51 at Formnext on 19-22 November.
Register for your showfloor ticket here and visit the TCT @ Formnext Conference website to register for your conference pass.
