Digital Metal: Its Process and Components of Manufacturing Costs

Metal 3D printing creates products by layering materials from CAD data. This document introduces the elements of each process and the cost factors for part manufacturing.

Metal 3D printing, unlike traditional methods that use molds or cutting tools to carve out material from a solid block, directly shapes products by adding layers of material from CAD data. Additionally, Digital Metal's binder jetting (BJT) method differs from other methods such as laser techniques, as it does not melt the material during the entire process. Instead, it imparts the necessary characteristics of the final product during the sintering process, which occurs below the melting point of the material after shaping. This document introduces each step of the process and the factors affecting the cost of component manufacturing. The greatest benefits can be obtained by not viewing metal 3D printing as an extension of traditional methods, but by discovering products that can only be realized through metal 3D printing.

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