Anisoprint launches industrial continuous fiber 3D printer: ProM IS 500

Anisoprint provides additive manufacturing systems compatible with composite materials reinforced with continuous fibers, as well as providing these materials themselves. Continuous fiber composites are up to 30 times stronger than pure thermoplastics and comparable to metals. Their benefit also lies in the fact that they are several times lighter and cheaper than metal 3D printed parts. The market for composite 3D printing has been growing rapidly, and Anisoprint is one of the leaders in this market. At Formnext, the company launched a new machine called ProM IS 500: an industrial solution specifically designed to print high temperature thermoplastics with continuous fiber reinforcement.

When speaking to Fedor Antonov, CEO of Anisoprint, he explained: “Through the interaction with our customers we’ve learned that everyone is looking for bigger parts. Today, most of the 3D machines on the market have small build areas. Bigger parts need higher strength, however the main challenge for printing big parts is productivity. With our ProM IS 500 solution we’ve found ways to increase productivity dramatically by using reinforced fibers of different sizes and a microlayering approach. You can reinforce perimeters with thin, more tolerant fibers, while switching to much more productive thick fibers in infills and regular zones. Together with industrial motion control and guideways, we can achieve a productivity which is 5 to 10 times higher than in the current systems. And, contrary to traditional machining techniques like milling, we save weight by saving machine time — this is the beauty of additive. You will have large scale jigs for welding, assembly, bending and milling that are robust, lightweight and precise – made on demand, on your machine shop, in a matter of hours. No compromise.”

The ProM IS 500 was unveiled for the first time at Formnext 2019

The ProM IS 500 is based on Anisoprint’s patented Composite Fiber Co-extrusion (CFC) technology and represents another step towards a new approach to manufacturing that enables design freedom and material choice, by offering users choice beyond plastics and metals. The ProM IS 500 is the second solution from the manufacturer after the Composer, its desktop continuous fiber 3D printer, also based on the same technology. It enables the creation of complex shape continuous fiber composite tools, spare parts and functional prototypes matching industrial standards for aerospace, automotive, robotics and other industries.