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'24
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EOS News
EOS Levels-Up Polymer Additive Manufacturing with the Introduction of the EOS P3 NEXT
Developed with extensive market feedback, the EOS P3 NEXT delivers up to 50% more productivity and the best investment yield in its class.
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EOS kicked off Formnext 2024 in a big way by introducing its new EOS P3 NEXT industrial 3D printer, achieving a new level of productivity and efficiency for its polymer customers.
With its integrated monitor, the EOS P3 NEXT casts a slightly smaller overall footprint than the prior EOS P 396, requiring less floor space yet maintaining the same build volume (340x340x600mm). The biggest changes lie under the hood: advanced software updates and scanning algorithms, improved recoater speed, optimized heating, and new peripheral equipment, providing:
- Increased productivity: An optimized process sequence with accelerated pre-scanning, recoating and cool down, resulting in up to 50% increase in productivity
- Higher Machine Utilization: Up to 90% machine availability ensuring that machine, labor and floor space are used efficiently while driving operational excellence
- Improved Material Efficiency: 80% material reusability with ALM PA 950 HD nylon 12 material; 70% material reusability with EOS PA 2220 HighReuse
- Lowered TCO: Up to 30% reduced of total cost of ownership
- Enhanced Part Quality: Increased dimensional accuracy, surface finish and mechanical part properties with flexible parameter adjustment capabilities and material variety
- User-friendly print-to-part workflow: Streamlined production processes that include unpacking and finishing of parts as well as sieving, and mixing of materials, ensuring safe and efficient operations
- Regulated Markets Readiness: Biocompatible material, field-proven technology, EOS qualification services & quality assurance procedures
The EOS P3 NEXT is commercially available beginning December 2024. Material availability at launch includes the EOS materials PA 2200, PA 2220 HighReuse, PA 2201, PA 1101, PA 3200 GF, PA 2241 FR and ALM PA 950 HD. Additional materials will be qualified per customer request.
