American company Impossible Objects released two announcements at the "RAPIC TCT" 3D printing exhibition that the company and BASF (USA) cooperated to launch carbon fiber reinforced nylon 6 (PA6) composite materials for 3D printing, and recently developed a new 3D printing Equipment CBAM-2.
A few days ago, the American company Impossible Objects released two announcements at the "RAPIC TCT" 3D printing exhibition that the company and BASF (USA) cooperated to launch carbon fiber reinforced nylon 6 (PA6) composite materials for 3D printing, and recently developed a new type 3D printing equipment CBAM-2.
By cooperating with BASF, Impossible Objects' Model One and CBAM-2 3D printers will provide printing support for BASF's Ultrasint PA6 powder, which is convenient for users to produce parts with high-performance carbon fiber reinforced PA6 composite materials.
According to Impossible Objects, carbon fiber reinforced PA6 composite material has higher strength and better temperature characteristics than PA12 at a lower cost. The strength of carbon fiber reinforced PA6 composite parts is four times that of traditional fused deposition process (FDM) parts and twice that of multi-jet fusion process (MJF) parts.
At present, PA6 has become one of the materials supported by Impossible Objects' 3D printing equipment, and will be available in the third quarter of 2019.
The new CBAM-2 3D printing system can realize the industrial mass production of complex structural parts. The production speed of this printing system is 10 times faster than other additive manufacturing equipment. The CBAM-2 system uses long carbon fiber reinforced high-performance polymers and fiberglass panels to quickly manufacture stronger, lighter, and more durable 3D composite parts.
In addition to improving the production speed, other features of CBAM-2 include: support for printing high-strength composite materials including high-performance thermoplastic resins such as PEEK and nylon; the area of the printable sheet can reach 12 inches * 12 inches; by adding 3 The camera significantly improves the quality control accuracy; through automatic powder filling and the use of large-volume ink cartridges, the maintenance procedures are simplified and the work cycle is extended. CBAM-2 will also be available to customers in the third quarter of 2019.
Impossible Objects raised $ 4.1 million in investment from OCA through a round of investment, bringing the total investment to more than $ 13 million.