On the ultimate day of RAPID + TCT 2023, Nexa3D introduced the speedy availability of Jabil PK 5000, an eco-friendly powder to be used with its high-throughput QLS-Sequence powder mattress fusion printers. This contains its highest throughput system QLS 820, in addition to the fast-cycle sintering system QLS 236.
Nexa3D just lately acquired the QLS 230 and QLS 236 “Zero Waste” powder mattress fusion SLS 3D printers. The corporate says that each techniques have “business main” recycled powder acceptance and efficiency charges, minimising and generally eliminating powder waste.
“The QLS 230 SLS printers completely provide the power to make use of end-of-life powder from different SLS machines to provide high-quality elements whereas minimising powder waste,” mentioned JawsTec CEO Oscar Klaasen. “On high of the operational sustainability, the smaller construct quantity of the QLS 230 permits for a 22-hour full construct cycle that solely requires a two-hour cooling cycle with zero destructive impact on half accuracy or floor high quality.”
Nexa3D says that Jabil PK 5000 affords QLS sequence customers a listing of advantages that embrace improved affect energy and elongation over PA12 and different comparable nylon supplies. The corporate additionally highlighted the low moisture absorption, dimensional stability, chemical resistance, and a large processing window as key advantages of the eco-friendly energy.
The polyketone resin used to make PK 5000 is an eco-friendly, low-carbon materials that’s constituted of carbon monoxide in accordance with Nexa3D. The corporate claims that the power to leverage carbon monoxide, which is a number one explanation for atmospheric air pollution, might scale back general carbon footprint by as a lot as 60%.
Luke Rodgers, Senior Director of R&D for Additive Manufacturing at Jabil mentioned: “Jabil applauds Nexa3D’s dedication to sustainability with the addition of PK 5000 to their supplies portfolio. Collectively, we will meet rising demand for top-performing polymer formulations that give product designers better selections for rigorous prototype and serial manufacturing purposes whereas addressing evolving environmental-impact issues.”
