What to Expect at RAPID + TCT 2022

The biggest North American additive manufacturing event, RAPID + TCT will be taking place this year from May 17th-19th in Detroit, Michigan. This is the 30th year that the event will be held and is a joint project between two 3D technology event industry veterans SME and Rapid. This year certainly promises to be an interesting one as already many in the industry are reacting to the Biden Administration’s efforts to promote the use of AM in the USA. And 3Dnatives will of course be attending to keep you up to date on all the news coming from the event. But before it starts, we want to give a breakdown on what you can expect. Take a look at the round up of some of the biggest news from attending 3D printing companies to see what you can look forward to at RAPID + TCT 2022.

AON3D Will Print High Performance Materials in Duplication Mode

In a first for the FFF 3D printer market, AON3D has announced that they will be showcasing what they term “High Temperature Duplication Mode” at RAPID + TCT 2022. As 3D printing is increasingly adopted for even more industries, one thing that we are seeing is that users are looking for high performance parts, with little to no post processing, fast, and at scale. AON3D hopes to address this need with their ability to print even high performance, difficult to print materials in duplication mode (printing in two print heads simultaneously) thanks to a new firmware update to the AON M2+ High-Temperature 3D Printer. The company will also be showing new high-performance materials at their booth including Zymergen Z2 Polyamide, VICTREX AM™ 200 LMPAEK™ (low-melt polyaryletherketone) and Braskem FL900PP-CF (a carbon-reinforced polypropylene).

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Desktop Metal to Showcase 300+ 3D Printed Production Parts

It has been a busy few years for Desktop Metal. The company has rapidly gone from startup to one of the leading companies in the additive manufacturing market with several notable acquisitions in 2021 especially. And for the first time, DM will be showing applications across the expanded Team DM portfolio including metal, polymer, elastomer, ceramic, composite, and upcycled wood 3D printing solutions. Attendees at RAPID + TCT 2022 will be able to see more than 300 3D printed production parts during the event as well as of course DM’s various 3D printing platform including the new the ExOne S-Max® Flex robotic sand printer for foundries. The applications for the parts are expected to be vast and include examples from the automotive, aerospace, energy, medical, and consumer goods industries.