HP has arrived at RAPID + TCT in Boston with several announcements from its additive manufacturing portfolio.
As the company marks a decade in the 3D printing industry, it has introduced updates across its polymer Multi Jet Fusion and Metal Jet product lines that promise increases to productivity and accessibility.
The first update is a new High Productivity print mode for its HP Jet Fusion 5600 system that increases output by 20% and provides support for HP 3D High Reusability PA 12 Glass Beads to produce stiff, dimensionally stable parts at a low cost. It’s also launching a new HP Multi Jet Fusion Dual Tone technology, which, from later this year, will allow 5600 Series users to create special part features such as textures, QR codes, markings, and labels by simultaneous printing in white and grey using HP’s agent capabilities.
“As we mark a decade of innovation in additive manufacturing, these latest advancements across our portfolio reflect HP’s focus on bringing industrial-grade capabilities closer to where ideas take place,” said Alex Moñino, SVP and GM, HP Additive Manufacturing Solutions. “By lowering cost per part and simplifying workflows, we are making it easier for customers to adopt additive manufacturing and scale it across new applications.”
The biggest announcement, however, is the launch of a new printer - the HP Multi Jet Fusion 1200 3D Printer Solution - designed to broaden the accessibility of MJF with a smaller, lower cost machine. Expected to launch in early 2027, it features a 12 litre build volume and claims to deliver ‘exceptionally fast time to part’ with automated processes for unpacking parts, material mixing, and build preparation. The printer comes packaged with Magics Print for HP, a dedicated build-preparation software powered by Materialise that provides part nesting, orientation, and build layout tools.
There’s also a couple of updates to its new filament-based technology, which was unveiled last November. The HP Industrial Filament 3D Printer 600 High Temperature (HT) is now generally available throughout the United States and Canada, and a first machine has already been sold and installed to Haelvoet, a Belgian manufacturer of durable furniture for hospitals and care centres.
In metals, new materials have been qualified for the HP Metal Jet platform including copper, nickel-based superalloys such as M247LC for high-temperature aerospace components, and tungsten carbide–cobalt (WC-Co) materials for tooling. HP has also announced a collaboration with metal powder handling specialist Volkmann GmbH to deliver semi-automated part depowdering, cleaning, powder recovery, and refilling to the HP Metal Jet S100 Printing Solution through the entry-level vPort contained powder management system.
