Australian 3D printer maker Aurora Labs has announced that it has made new breakthroughs in large-format 3D printing complex parts technology, increasing the printing speed to eight times the standard printing speed.
Aurora Labs managing director David Budge said the breakthrough is significant in the company's history and shows that large-format technology has significant potential to transform the metal manufacturing market. "The nature of large-format technology and its ability to mass-produce it made me realize that in the research and discovery phase, the print rate is expected to reach 1000KG / day. It is the original intention to develop large-format printing technology to break through the bottleneck that limits the speed of printing.
Aurora Labs uses its first functional large format printer, the Alpha 3D printer, and CP Ti Grade 1 metal powder to print complex cubic crystal structures with a print speed of approximately 662 g / hour (15.88 kg / day). This speed is 8 times faster than the equivalent model 3D printer on the market. The department said that the printing speed is also expected to achieve 1000kg / day. At present, the Division is advancing the large-format technology process for the rapid manufacturing printer system that has not yet been launched.
Earlier this year, Aurora Labs announced plans to launch a large-format 3D metal printer with a print size of 1.5m x 1.5m x 2.5m (L x W x H), which is expected to print 100 times faster than existing 3D metal printers. Subsequently, the Division announced plans to add an additional $ 8 million in funding for further research and development of large format technology, with a view to commercializing large format technology in 2019.