i.materialise's video: High Detail Stainless Steel 3D Printing Technologies

The technology prints your model by binding together layers of ultra-fine grains of stainless steel powder in a precision inkjet printer. Specifically, after a layer of stainless steel powder is spread across the base of a “build box”, a special print head moves back and forth over the layer, and deposits binding agent at specific points, as directed by a computer and your design file. Once the layer is finished and it has been dried via powerful overhead heaters, a new layer of powder is spread, and the process begins again. In this way, layer by layer, from the bottom up, your part is created. Once the printing is done, your model is carefully taken out and the extra powder that was not bound, and is not part of your design, is then removed. At this point, your part is still very fragile. This so called “green state” will be the base of some of the design rules and limitations that are mentioned in our design guide. Your part is now sintered in an oven of 1300°C. This can either be done in sand or on a ceramic plate. The sand is most used because it’s suited for designs which are irregular and don’t have a flat base. The ceramic plate is more used for technical pieces with a flat base. After the cool down process, the model is put into a mechanical polishing machine and shipped to you. Learn more: https://i.materialise.com/3d-printing-technologies/indirect-metal-printing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/i.materialise Twitter: https://twitter.com/imaterialise Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imaterialise