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Metal Jet S100, HP’s Metal 3D Printing Solution, is Finally Available

At the end of 2018, HP announced its intention to enter the metal additive manufacturing market. Four years later, its machines are finally available commercially, after being tested by several companies carefully selected by the American manufacturer. This is highly…

Metal Jet S100, HP’s Metal 3D Printing Solution, is Finally Available
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At the end of 2018, HP announced its intention to enter the metal additive manufacturing market. Four years later, its machines are finally available commercially, after being tested by several companies carefully selected by the American manufacturer. This is highly anticipated news for the market, which hopes to achieve the same results as those offered by solutions using Multi Jet Fusion technology. The Metal Jet S100 machine, which uses HP’s new Metal Jet Fusion process, was unveiled at IMTS in Chicago.

It is in a context of growth that the manufacturer HP has decided to start the commercialization of its metal 3D printing solution. According to a report published by Allied Market Research, the industrial additive manufacturing market is expected to reach more than $105 billion by 2031, an estimated annual growth rate of 21.9%! And the manufacturing needs of users are diverse and varied. Ranging from tooling to prototypes, but also increasingly end-use parts. The arrival of HP’s turnkey solution should contribute to this growth and allow users to design parts in a repeatable manner more quickly.

Metal Jet S100

The different units of the 3D metal printing solution (photo credits: HP)

Features of the Metal Jet S100

The solution is composed of 4 units: a block to manage the powder, the printer itself, a heat treatment unit and finally a machine to easily and correctly remove the powder. HP’s goal is to create a turnkey digital workflow. Ramon Pastor, global head and general manager of 3D Metals, HP Inc, expanded, “Since announcing the breakthrough Metal Jet technology in 2018, we have been working to develop the industry’s most advanced commercial solution for 3D metals mass production. 3D printed metal parts are a key driving force behind digital transformation and the new Metal Jet S100 Solution provides a world class metals offering for our customers, from the first designs right through to production, but more importantly helps them to realize the unlimited potential for digital manufacturing.”