HP Disrupting Traditional Manufacturing with New Metal Jet S100 Solution for More Resilient Supply Chain
Commercial Metal Jet Solution takes 3D printed metals to mass production by delivering high-quality parts at scale across industries; Global leader in sustainability and efficiency Schneider Electric developing breakthrough applications with new solution
News Highlights:
- New HP Metal Jet S100 now commercially availability for mass production of high-quality 3D printed metal parts
- HP helping customers across medical, industrial, consumer goods, and automotive industries scale 3D metals
- Global innovator Schneider Electric latest to design and manufacture new Metal Jet-printed parts
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Palo Alto, CA, September 13th, 2022 – Today, at the 2022 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), HP Inc. announced the commercial availability of its Metal Jet S100 Solution. Accelerating innovative designs an d products and digitally printing mass quantities of quality parts, HP’s Metal Jet S100 Solution is transforming industries and helping scale 3D metals to mass production.
The manufacturing industry has evolved drastically over the past decade and is currently expected to be worth around $12 trillion[1]. We are in the early stages of a fourth industrial revolution, spearheaded by the accelera ted growth of 3D printing and its ability to accelerate designs, improve process developments, and now in an industry first, realize true economies of scale.
“We are witnessing entire industries, from industrial to consumer, and healthcare to automotive, looking to dig itally transform their manufacturing processes and supply chains in a world where volatility is the new normal,” said Didier Deltort, President of HP’s Personalization and 3D Printing business. “As the promise of additive man ufacturing takes hold, HP has become a trusted partner to help speed the path to production. The introduction of our new Metal Jet commercial solution, along with innovative collaboration with market leaders like Schne ider Electric, is delivering the blueprint for more sustainable, reliable, and efficient manufacturing.”
New HP Metal Jet S100
HP’s new Metal Jet S100 Solution is opening the doors for a digital reinvention of the global metals manufact uring sector, with a strong focus on end-to-end supply chain solutions in both software and hardware that are customer-centric and design led.
The Metal Jet S100 Solution provides industrial production capabilities, integrated workflow, subscription and service offerings – an unprecedented level of technical and business advantages for customers, helping them ac hieve their goals for business transformation. The modular solution enables build units to travel between four different stations, meaning users can continually run production at scale for mass metals production.
“Since announcing the breakthrough Metal Jet technology in 2018, we have been working to develop the indust ry’s most advanced commercial solution for 3D metals mass production,” said Ramon Pastor, Global Head and G eneral Manager of 3D Metals, HP Inc. “3D printed metal parts are a key driving force behind digital transformat ion 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 dig ital manufacturing.”
HP’s unequaled expertise and IP in Thermal Inkjet technology and Latex chemistry delivers cost, quality, prod uctivity, and reliability advantages. HP’s Thermal Inkjet printhead dramatically improves the printing speed, pa rt quality, and repeatability. The advanced latex chemistries developed by HP lend significant benefits to the binder itself, enabling stronger green parts, eliminating the need for de-binding, and yielding industrial pro duc tion-grade quality.
Key advantages of HP Metal Jet technology include:
- Innovative New Designs: New geometries, density control and designs to lightweight or consolidate metal parts push the boundaries of what is possible with 3D printing.
- Improved Customer Economics: Process steps needed to create parts are shortened whilst costs due to manual labor or complexity requirements are reduced, driving efficiencies across the supply chain.
- Increased Productivity: Binder jetting can boost productivity tenfold, allowing for processing layer by layer versus point process. Isotropic properties also require no post-processing and no support removal, and the use of metal powders is also more cost-effective than laser-based 3D printing powder.
- Higher Resolution to Drive Part Quality: HP printheads leverage decades of industrial thermal inkjet technology developments, defining geometry and delivering high resolution and system robustness, making mass 3D metal parts a viable option for commercial manufacturing.
Innovative Collaboration, Breakthrough Applications
Advancements and new production applications highlight the advantages of Metal Jet, including better product ivity, low part cost, and outstanding quality.
HP has already built strong momentum with leading partners and customers including GKN, Parmatech, Cobra Golf, Legor Group, and Volkswagen, and more. HP is also collaborating on mass metals production opportunities with new partners and customers around the world, including Domin Digital Motion, an innovative industrial co mpany focused on hydraulic systems and valves, Lumenium, a startup developer of advanced rotational engin es, and Schneider Electric.
Schneider Electric is the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation. The ir product portfolio includes products, controls, software and services across residential, commercial, industrial and critical applications.’
“We are excited about the new possibilities for our business as a result of this collaboration with HP,” said Micha el Lotfy, SVP of Power Products & Systems, North America, Schneider Electric. “We are constantly in pursuit of solutions that will enable more sustainable, agile innovations development. Leveraging HP Metal Jet our teams have delivered a proven use case showcasing the benefits of digital manufacturing and 3D printing, and we look forward to uncovering many more applications that meet the evolving demands from our customers addressing the challenges around sustainability and Electricity 4.0.”
Together with GKN, a new filter used on Schneider Electric’s NSX breaker was produced using HP Metal Jet tec hnology, which could not be achieved with conventional industrial manufacturing capabilities due to the shape & material complexity. HP Metal Jet technology not only facilitated the design of new power filters shapes that re duce gas, pressure, and heat impact in a more limited space, it also resulted in significant productivity gains and environmental benefits.
HP Showcasing 3D Metals Mass Production at IMTS
Michael Lotfy will join Ramon Pastor, and Meaghan Ferris, HP’s Global Head of 3D Metals Go-to-Market, on Sep tember 15 at 8:15 am U.S. Central Time for a keynote address at the Additive Manufacturing Conference at IM TS. HP and its partners and customers will showcase their journey driving 3D printing metals technology into ma ss production. See the new HP Metal Jet S100 Solution and a wide variety of production applications at the HP booth at IMTS #433000.
Learn more here on how to propel your business with the new HP Metal Jet S100 Solution.
About HP
HP Inc. is a technology company that believes one thoughtful idea has the power to change the world. Its prod uct and service portfolio of personal systems, printers, and 3D printing solutions helps bring these ideas to life. Visit http://www.hp.com.
About Schneider Electric
Schneider’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On.
Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency.
We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, end-point to clou d connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries.
We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems tha t are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.
[1] https://www.contextworld.com/3d-printing-industry-sees-accelerating-five-year-26%25-cagr-materials-rev enue-growth-as-annuity-streams-shift-to-manufacturing-aggregate-materials-revenue-accelerates-as-installe d-base-of-industrial-and-professional-3d-printers-grows
