XJet opens its metal and ceramic additive manufacturing center

Last Monday in Rehovot, Israel, the XJet manufacturer opened its new additive manufacturing center, one of the largest in the market. With its 9 3D metal and ceramic printers, the Israeli actor intends to accelerate its research and offer a complete solution for the industry. 3Dnatives was present for the inauguration and was able to meet some members of the XJet team. A team that is now made up of 110 employees, but also clients and investors.

In 2016, XJet closed a $ 25 million investment to develop its technology called NanoParticle Jetting. In contrast to additive manufacturing methods that merge powder, the Israeli has developed a technology based on liquid droplets. These contain nanoparticles of metal or ceramic. The drops evaporate in a few seconds on the printing plate to leave room for the nanoparticles and thus form the desired part. XJet has designed two models of 3D printers, the Carmel 1400 and Carmel 700, which are distinguished by their size; the 1400 offers a print volume of 1,400 cm2, hence its name.

The inauguration of the new additive manufacturing center brought together several market players (photo credits: 3Dnatives)

Xjet’s additive manufacturing center to evolve technology

XJet has invested $ 10 million in its new additive manufacturing center in which it runs 9 machines. Dror Danai, CBO of the company explains that each is composed of 24 print heads that have 512 nozzles. They therefore have more than 12,000 nozzles working at the same time, each capable of projecting 20,000 drops per second. XJet hopes to add 3 more machines to the center by the beginning of 2019. Hanan Gothait, CEO of XJet, said: ” We will use our Additive Manufacturing Center to develop and demonstrate specialized applications, print test pieces for our customers. worldwide and test new ceramic and metallic materials.” The idea would not be to produce finished parts for marketing purposes but to evolve its technology and go further in the available materials. Whether for the final structure or for the print media.