ExOne’s New Metal Adoption and Application Center in Europe Provides One-Stop Shop for All Binder Jetting Needs

ExOne, an industrial leader in binder jetting systems with a portfolio of both metal and sand 3D printers, has expanded its application and adoption center (EAC) in Europe. Now the 2,070-square-meter center will offer direct metal binder jet 3D printing as well as their existing sand printing service. Though ExOne already has metal adoption centers in the United States and Japan, this is the first time that one is available in Europe, marking the combination of two pillars of ExOne’s services, the German-developed sand business and the American-born metal business. The metal center will provide a complement to existing sand centers already in the region and will help show customers the benefits of metal binder jetting, especially for industries like the metal injection molding sector.

Discussing the importance of having this new center, Eric Bader, the General Manager, stated, “We see the demand on the market to have an adaptation and application center in Europe. All kinds of markets think and behave differently and we have it in the States for example, but the flexibility we gain through the EAC located in Germany is of huge-value. Customers can really come to us, especially in this pandemic when it’s more complicated than before, and with the EAC they can see the technology live.” With the opening of this newest expansion, there will be a center located in Europe wherein the entire process chain is under one roof. This is a significant benefit for customers on the continent as previously it was necessary to ship parts from the States, delaying the entire process. Now anyone will be able to discover binder jetting for each stage of the process, including debinding and sintering.

Eric Bader, the General Manager ExOne GmbH, with some of the ExOne printers available at the center

ExOne notes its true purpose lies in introducing users to ExOne’s binder jetting technology and how they can be optimized and used in innovative ways. ExOne has seen the growing interest in binder jetting and its applications, and by expanding to the metal EAC, they can help foster that interest by providing a risk-free space for users to test how binder jetting can be beneficial to them. Thanks to experts in a variety of fields, including material science, post-processing and more, customers will be helped at each step of the process. With this center, ExOne now offers both sand and metal binder jetting through their EACs in Europe and the United States.