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Materialise Begins Production with HP Jet Fusion 3D 4200

Materialise Begins Production with HP Jet Fusion 3D 4200

The widely anticipated HP Multi Jet Fusion technology, which promises to be a game-changer in the 3D printing industry, entered production recently at Europe’s largest single-site factory for 3D printing. Materialise, our parent company and leading provider of Additive Manufacturing software and sophisticated 3D printing solutions in the medical and industrial markets, has also added a second HP Jet Fusion 3D 4200 Printing Solution to its production facility. The technology is currently available for orders for Materialise selected partners.

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How 3D Printing in Polyamide (Nylon Plastic) Really Works

How 3D Printing in Polyamide (Nylon Plastic) Really Works

Polyamide is one of the most popular 3D printing materials used by professional 3D printing companies. Its advantages are manifold: it is available at a reasonable price, it can include interlinking and interlocking parts, and it can be finished in various ways (dyed, smoothed, spray-painted, given a velvet finish). Today we will explain why Polyamide is such a great all-rounder and how 3D printing in nylon plastic really works.

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The First 3D Prints of the HP Jet Fusion 4200 Are Here

The First 3D Prints of the HP Jet Fusion 4200 Are Here

The surface of Materialise engineer Giovanni Vleminckx’s desk is covered in stone-grey 3D prints. Gears, hinges, interlocking links. Meet the first test prints of the widely anticipated HP Jet Fusion 3D printer! Announced last autumn, the news of the HP Multi Jet Fusion technology quickly spread waves of excitement throughout the 3D printing world — and Materialise, the mother company of online 3D printing service i.materialise, is privileged with early access to the new technology. Giovanni, as a researcher and engineer in our production unit, got the opportunity to run frequent tests on the machine. Here’s what he thinks and what the first test prints look like.

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