Epsilon 3D printers BCN3D’s Epsilon Series of fused-filament-fabrication 3D printers has two extruder heads that can operate independently in what the company calls its Independent Dual Extruder (IDEX) system. The IDEX system prints parts and their support structures; parts made from two different materials; two identical parts to double production speed; or two mirror-image parts. In the U.S., BCN3D’s products are distributed by Matterhackers Inc., Lake Forest, Calif.; Dynamism Inc., Chicago; and Archematerial Inc., Fairfax, Va.
What’s new? The Metal Pack, which will begin shipping in January. This upgrade kit allows BCN3D’s Epsilon W27 and W50 printers to print metal parts using BASF’s Forward AM-brand metal filaments. The Metal Pack includes two hotends for metal, accessories to ensure smooth printing and one spool each of Ultrafuse 316L and Ultrafuse 17-4PH metal filaments. After printing, parts must be sent to a Forward AM-authorized network of suppliers for debinding and sintering processes to achieve their final properties of hardness and strength.
Benefits Cheaper, faster production of metal prototypes and parts, including tooling. The company said its printers can produce corrosion-resistant stainless-steel parts with qualities similar to parts produced via metal injection molding and CNC manufacturing, but with more design freedom and in an office-friendly manner.
BCN3D Technologies Inc., Barcelona, Spain, 34-935-95-43-43, www.matterhackers.com, www.dynamism.com, www.archematerial.com
