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ExOne on the Launch of its S-Max Flex Sand 3D Printer
Last year, the acquisition of ExOne by Desktop Metal joined two of the largest manufacturers offering binder jetting solutions together. Now, we have been able to see the fruits of their efforts, with the launch of the S-Max Flex Sand…
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Last year, the acquisition of ExOne by Desktop Metal joined two of the largest manufacturers offering binder jetting solutions together. Now, we have been able to see the fruits of their efforts, with the launch of the S-Max Flex Sand 3D printer. Touted as the most affordable sand 3D printer ever offered by ExOne, the aim behind the S-Max Flex is to bring binder jetting to every foundry. We sat down with Eric Bader, the Managing Director of ExOne in Germany to learn more about the S-Max Flex, its value in the EMEA region and how it is expected to be integrated as an additional asset in ExOne’s European Adoption and Application Center.
3DN: Could you introduce yourself and your connection to 3D printing?
Eric Bader
My name is Eric Bader and I am the Managing Director at ExOne GmbH in Germany. I joined ExOne in April 2015 as Chief Financial Officer for European operations however I became Managing Director in February 2017. Prior to joining the company, I held various positions including Financial Controller, General Manager China, General Manager Europe, Business Unit Director, Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director. I was fortunate to spend most of my career in an international engineering environment including being responsible for multiple locations in Asia and Europe, managing sales staff and sales representatives in Europe reporting to U.S. headquarters and in overseas assignments in Malaysia and China. This experience has helped me to understand the needs of our international client base at ExOne.
3DN: Tell us about ExOne’s S-Max® Flex Robotic Sand 3D printer. What sets it apart from other sand 3D printers?
As you may know, the S-Max Flex is ExOne’s newest additive robotic manufacturing 3D printer. What is really great about this machine is that it is affordable, easy to use and it delivers quality parts. The system is equipped with an industrial robotic arm with an innovative printhead end effector based on Single Pass Jetting (SPJ) technology, enabling print speeds of up to 115 l/h.
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