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XJet ceramic material formnext 2018
XJet alumina is the latest ceramic material to be released
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XJet has introduced a new ceramic material and a soluble support solution for a soon-to-be-released stainless steel material at Formnext 2018.
The alumina build material was developed as a result of interactions with industrial partners, and is said to offer good electrical insulation, and high mechanical strength, compressive strength, and hardness. Yet relative to zirconia it has lower wear resistance, meaning it is simple to machine before and after firing.
Meanwhile, the soluble support material for stainless steel helps to enable fine details and complex geometries, while taking around ten minutes to dissolve in a Jacuzzi.
The two launches represent the latest developments in XJet’s NanoParticle Jetting technology as it begins to ship and install more of its Carmel series of additive manufacturing (AM) systems. The latest of which was announced ahead of Formnext last week. Beam-IT is among Italy’s largest AM service bureaus and will install the Carmel 1400 before the end of the year. It will be the seventh country XJet has delivered a machine to since launching the systems a year ago.
“XJet is devoted to the ongoing development of this technology and to serve the AM market,” commented XJet CEO, Hanan Gothait. “The recent opening of our more than $10m Additive Manufacturing Center is a testament to this, as the largest facility dedicated entirely to development of new materials and applications in metal and ceramic AM. The new alumina material development was sped up thanks to the availability of dedicated systems for this purpose in the last few weeks. Whilst XJet NanoParticle Jetting technology is in itself unique, offering distinct advantages, we’re examining every part of the process for opportunities to push the envelope, from the hardware, the material chemistry and beyond.
“It’s been a year of outstanding growth and I’m immensely proud of what the team here at XJet has achieved both in product development, the manufacturing agreement and new facility, and the new labs opening. Next year will be even bigger as we add these new materials, welcome many new customers and continue to build an infrastructure to support that rapid growth including a network of distributors, a great customer development and support team and more.”
