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DESKTOP METAL SHOWCASES HOW BMW GROUP USES EXONE BINDER JETTING TECHNOLOGY TO VIRTUALLY ELIMINATE EMISSIONS
BMW Landshut casts aluminium parts using a fleet of four ExOne 3D printers for serial production of cores using inorganic binders that generate no odours or emissions.
Eric Bader, Managing Director of ExOne, a Desktop Metal Company, stands behind a cylinder head that was produced with the help of a 6-cylinder water jacket core that was binder jet 3D printed on the ExOne Exerial system. (Photo: Business Wire)
Desktop Metal released a video showcasing how the BMW Group uses ExOne binder jet 3D printers for the serial production of casted powertrain components.
ExOne and the BMW Group have been working together for more than 20 years on project development. The automaker uses four ExOne Exerial binder jet 3D printing systems for the serial production of water jacket cores used for metalcasting, with two more systems slated for delivery. When combined with a microwave, a desanding station, and a fully automated conveyor system, the complete Exerial system runs high-speed 24/7 production and delivers high-accuracy parts.
Each of BMW’s ExOne Exerial binder jet 3D printers has four job boxes that enable continuous 24/7 production of water jacket cores for metal casting with earth-friendly inorganic binders. (Photo: Business Wire)
In binder jetting, an industrial printhead selectively deposits a binder into a bed of powder materials — such as sand, metal, or ceramic — creating a solid part one thin layer at a time. When used for sand casting, the sand part is removed and assembled into a mould package used for casting molten metal. Binder jet 3D printing technology is widely viewed as a desirable and sustainable production method, largely because of its high speed, low waste and cost, as well as material flexibility.
Desktop Metal released a video showcasing how the BMW Group uses ExOne binder jet 3D printers for the serial production of casted powertrain components.
ExOne and the BMW Group have been working together for more than 20 years on project development. The automaker uses four ExOne Exerial binder jet 3D printing systems for the serial production of water jacket cores used for metalcasting, with two more systems slated for delivery. When combined with a microwave, a desanding station, and a fully automated conveyor system, the complete Exerial system runs high-speed 24/7 production and delivers high-accuracy parts.
Each of BMW’s ExOne Exerial binder jet 3D printers has four job boxes that enable continuous 24/7 production of water jacket cores for metal casting with earth-friendly inorganic binders. (Photo: Business Wire)
In binder jetting, an industrial printhead selectively deposits a binder into a bed of powder materials — such as sand, metal, or ceramic — creating a solid part one thin layer at a time. When used for sand casting, the sand part is removed and assembled into a mould package used for casting molten metal. Binder jet 3D printing technology is widely viewed as a desirable and sustainable production method, largely because of its high speed, low waste and cost, as well as material flexibility.
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