Desktop Metal Introduces All-New Digital Sheet Metal Forming Technology with Figur G15 at IMTS 2022 :: Desktop Metal, Inc. (DM)

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Desktop Metal Introduces All-New Digital Sheet Metal Forming Technology with Figur G15 at IMTS 2022 :: Desktop Metal, Inc. (DM)

Batch production of fully dense, customer-ready metal parts.

Office-friendly production of metal prototypes and one-off parts.

Print continuous fiber-reinforced parts with industrial-grade AFP tape.

Founded in 2021 to deliver 3D printing and biofabrication solutions to drive the advancement of personal healthcare.

Founded in 2002 to deliver industrial-grade polymer 3D printing solutions.

Founded in 1995 to deliver industrial sand 3D printing solutions for foundries and tooling applications.

Our technology works with stainless steels, low-alloy steels, tool steels, as well as copper, nickel alloys, precious metals and more.

Our technology works with a wide range of polymers, including premium elastomers, from Adaptive3D, ETEC and world-leading material partners.

Our technology works with a wide range of foundry silica and ceramic sand for metal casting molds and cores.

Our technology works with a wide range of ceramics, from silicon carbide and carbon to tungsten carbide cobalt.

Our technology works with a wide range of composites, including carbon-fiber and fiberglass reinforced materials such as PEEK, PEKK, nylon and more.

Our technology combines two wood industry byproducts, sawdust and lignin, to rematerialize wood.

Founded in 2015 to develop high-performance 3D printable resins that deliver breakthrough material properties needed for end-use products. Creators of DuraChain™ 2-in-1 pot photopolymers.

Founded in 2019 to build a greener future through 3D printed wood derived from two waste streams: sawdust and lignin

Manufacturing preparation software for successful production of powder metal sintered parts

Easy-to-use software to generate and optimize binder jetting builds for printing and sintering success

A software workflow for the Desktop metal Studio System to manage part creation from digital model to sintered part

Rapid design exploration through real-time generative design

Examples of how Desktop Metal customers are using 3D printing to change the face of manufacturing

Deep dives into the technology and applications for metal additive manufacturing

In-depth looks at how metal 3D printing is impacting industry and guides on how to use the technology

See Desktop Metal printers in action and learn about the systems from experts

Learn more about how Desktop Metal 3D printers work and how they can help you create custom metal parts

Learn more about Desktop Metal.

Latest press releases, coverage and downloadable press kits

See job openings and career opportunities at Desktop Metal

Design, development, and manufacturing of motor vehicles

Serving manufacturers of consumer goods across a wide range of industries

Schools, colleges, universities, and training centers

Design and manufacture of mechanical systems

Manufacturing aids, jigs, fixtures, and tooling

High-speed mass production of metal parts, designed for the factory floor.

Binder jet 3D printing featuring patented Triple ACT for excellent surface quality and specialty materials, including both metals and ceramics.

Batch production of fully dense, customer-ready metal parts.

Office-friendly production of metal prototypes and one-off parts.

Print continuous fiber-reinforced parts with industrial-grade AFP tape.

Founded in 2021 to deliver 3D printing and biofabrication solutions to drive the advancement of personal healthcare.

Founded in 2002 to deliver industrial-grade polymer 3D printing solutions.

Founded in 1995 to deliver industrial sand 3D printing solutions for foundries and tooling applications.

Our technology works with stainless steels, low-alloy steels, tool steels, as well as copper, nickel alloys, precious metals and more.

Our technology works with a wide range of polymers, including premium elastomers, from Adaptive3D, ETEC and world-leading material partners.

Our technology works with a wide range of foundry silica and ceramic sand for metal casting molds and cores.

Our technology works with a wide range of ceramics, from silicon carbide and carbon to tungsten carbide cobalt.

Our technology works with a wide range of composites, including carbon-fiber and fiberglass reinforced materials such as PEEK, PEKK, nylon and more.

Our technology combines two wood industry byproducts, sawdust and lignin, to rematerialize wood.

Founded in 2015 to develop high-performance 3D printable resins that deliver breakthrough material properties needed for end-use products. Creators of DuraChain™ 2-in-1 pot photopolymers.

Founded in 2019 to build a greener future through 3D printed wood derived from two waste streams: sawdust and lignin

Manufacturing preparation software for successful production of powder metal sintered parts

Easy-to-use software to generate and optimize binder jetting builds for printing and sintering success

A software workflow for the Desktop metal Studio System to manage part creation from digital model to sintered part

Rapid design exploration through real-time generative design

Examples of how Desktop Metal customers are using 3D printing to change the face of manufacturing

Deep dives into the technology and applications for metal additive manufacturing

In-depth looks at how metal 3D printing is impacting industry and guides on how to use the technology

See Desktop Metal printers in action and learn about the systems from experts

Learn more about how Desktop Metal 3D printers work and how they can help you create custom metal parts

Learn more about Desktop Metal.

Latest press releases, coverage and downloadable press kits

See job openings and career opportunities at Desktop Metal

Design, development, and manufacturing of motor vehicles

Serving manufacturers of consumer goods across a wide range of industries

Schools, colleges, universities, and training centers

Design and manufacture of mechanical systems

Manufacturing aids, jigs, fixtures, and tooling

● The Figur G15 uses patent-pending Digital Sheet Forming (DSF) technology in which a software-driven ceramic toolhead on a gantry shapes standard sheet metal into parts with up to 2,000 lbs of force

● With a maximum sheet size of 1600 x 1200 mm (63.0 x 47.2 in), the Figur G15 delivers parts with a draw depth up to 400 mm (16 in) in Z without custom forming tools, molds, dies, or presses

● The G15 supports forming a range of metals and sheet thicknesses – including steel up to 2.0 mm and aluminum up to 2.5 mm

● Parts produced on the G15 have a high quality surface finish with little to no post-processing required

● Manufacturers now have a competitive way to offer formed sheet metal parts and products quickly without the high startup and development costs normally associated with sheet metal fabrication

● The Figur G15 will be on display at IMTS 2022 in Chicago, with live demonstrations planned every morning and afternoon in Desktop Metal Booth 432212

● Reservations for the Figur G15 are being taken at figur.desktopmetal.com

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM), a global leader in additive manufacturing technologies for mass production, today announced the launch of the Figur G15, the first commercial platform of its kind to shape standard sheet metal on demand directly from a digital design file using all-new, patent-pending Digital Sheet Forming (DSF) technology — no stamping tools, molds, dies, or presses required.

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The Figur G15 uses an all-new Digital Sheet Forming (DSF) technology from Desktop Metal to produce sheet metal forms on demand from a digital file. A wide range of metals, such as steel and aluminum, can be processed by the Figur G15 — eliminating the need for expensive tools, dies, molds or presses with long lead times. (Photo: Business Wire)

While digital cutting tools are commonly used today and have delivered many benefits to the $300 billion sheet metal forming and fabrication industry, no turnkey digital sheet forming solutions have been widely commercialized. Nearly all solutions for rapid production of sheet metal parts require custom forming tools, molds, or dies, which typically have long lead times and are expensive to produce.

Figur’s breakthrough DSF technology maintains high precision with a flexible, incremental forming approach through a proprietary build box design that reduces force distribution across the sheet during the build. This unique solution eliminates high startup costs and long-lead time associated with custom tools, molds, and dies to unlock the benefits of digitization for sheet metal manufacturers, improving their business agility and making sheet metal forming accessible to new applications across a range of volumes.

“After years of development, we’re excited to show our Digital Sheet Forming technology to sheet metal fabricators,” said Ric Fulop, Founder and CEO of Desktop Metal. “Sheet metal forming with the Figur G15 is accessible, flexible, and cost-effective, even at low volumes. Manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, appliance and other industries can now produce a fully formed part in less than an hour without a major investment of time or money.”

The Figur G15 features a software-driven ceramic toolhead on an XY gantry that progressively forms large metal sheets layer by layer with up to 2,000 lbs of force. With a forming area of 1450 x 1000 mm (57 x 39 in) in X and Y, the Figur G15 can process positive and negative forms up to 400 mm (16 in) in the vertical Z direction. A wide variety of metals and sheet thicknesses can also be processed – including steel up to 2.0 mm thick and aluminum up to 2.5 mm.

A video showing the production of parts on the Figur G15 can be viewed at figur.desktopmetal.com, where manufacturers can also reserve a system.

Additive Manufacturing 2.0 Live at IMTS 2022

Desktop Metal will showcase its breakthrough portfolio of Additive Manufacturing 2.0 technologies — including more than 350 metal, polymer, sand, and wood 3D printed parts — in two booths on Level 3 of the West Building at the International Manufacturing Technology Show.

IMTS, which will take place Sept. 12-17 at McCormick Place in Chicago, is the largest and longest-running industry trade show in the Western Hemisphere.

Among the technology to be on display at the show:

● The Figur G15, will demonstrate its all-new Digital Sheet Forming (DSF) technology for steel, aluminum and more. Live demonstrations to be held two times a day at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Booth 432212.

● The Shop System™, now the world’s best-selling metal binder jetting system with new configurations for power users, including the Shop System+ and the Shop System Pro. Desktop Metal Booth 433103, and SolidCAM Booth 134502 in the East Building.

● The Production System™ P-1, an industrial manufacturing platform powered by Desktop Metal’s Single Pass Jetting™ technology. Booth 433103.

● The Studio System™, an office-friendly, two-step Bound Metal Deposition (BMD) printer, now featuring an industry-leading eight metal materials. SolidCAM Booth 134502.

● The S-Max® Flex, a robotic AM 2.0 system, makes sand 3D printing affordable to foundries worldwide. Designed for turnkey ease of use, S-Max Flex uses SPJ technology to print at high speeds delivering low part costs. Booth 432212.

● The ETEC Xtreme 8K, the world’s largest production-grade DLP polymer printer featuring two top-down video projectors, as well as the ETEC Envision One. ETEC systems 3D print a wide range of materials and exclusively offer DuraChain™ photopolymers, such as Elastic ToughRubber™ and FreeFoam™.

Desktop Metal, Inc., based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is accelerating the transformation of manufacturing with an expansive portfolio of 3D printing solutions, from rapid prototyping to mass production. Founded in 2015 by leaders in advanced manufacturing, metallurgy, and robotics, the company is addressing the unmet challenges of speed, cost, and quality to make additive manufacturing an essential tool for engineers and manufacturers around the world. Desktop Metal was selected as one of the world’s 30 most promising Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum and named to MIT Technology Review’s list of 50 Smartest Companies. For more information, visit www.desktopmetal.com.

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Desktop Metal Introduces All-New Digital Sheet Metal Forming Technology with Figur G15 at IMTS 2022 :: Desktop Metal, Inc. (DM)

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